National Parks of Boston Economic Report 2022

Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park | credit: NPS

A new National Park Service (NPS) report offers insights into the economic benefits of the National Parks of Boston.

Approximately 2.5 million visitors to National Parks of Boston in 2022 spent $167.3 million in communities near the park.

That spending supported 2,090 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $255.4 million.

The peer-reviewed visitor spending analysis was conducted by economists at the National Park Service. The report shows $23.9 billion of direct spending by nearly 312 million park visitors in communities within 60 miles of a national park.

The report is available at the U.S. National Park Service website (nps.gov).

The National Parks of Boston is a collection of three National Park Service sites – Boston National Historical Park, Boston African American National Historic Site, and Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park.

For more information on the National Parks of Boston, visit: www.nps.gov/bost, www.nps.gov/boaf, and www.bostonharborislands.org.

source: National Park Service

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 This list includes a sampling of local and regional blogs related to New England USA, listed alphbetically.

Blogs included in this list range from small to mid-sized independent projects. Please comment to suggest additional blogs.

Boston 1775
http://boston1775.blogspot.com/

Boston Restaurant Talk
http://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/

Cape Ann Images
http://capeannimages.blogspot.com/

Carol's View Of New England
http://carolsviewofnewengland.blogspot.com/

Col's Creations
http://colscreations.blogspot.com/

Connecticut Explorer
http://connecticutexplorer.blogspot.com/

Downeast Denizen
http://downeastdenizen.blogspot.com/

Exploring Western Massachusetts
http://explorewmass.blogspot.com

Ghosts of New England
http://ghostsofnewengland.blogspot.com/

Irish Boston History & Heritage
http://irishboston.blogspot.com/

Irish Massachusetts
http://irishmassachusetts.blogspot.com/

Jericho, Vermont Photos
http://jerichovermont.blogspot.com/

Massachusetts
http://tjsbaystate.blogspot.com/

NEW ENGLAND FOLKLORE
http://newenglandfolklore.blogspot.com/

New England Lighthouses
http://nelights.blogspot.com/

New England Photos
http://newenglandphotos.blogspot.com/

New England Travels
http://newenglandtravels.blogspot.com/

New England USA
http://new-england-usa.blogspot.com/

New Hampshire Wine-man
http://nhwineman.blogspot.com/

Newburyport ArtWalk
http://artwalknewburyport.blogspot.com/

NH Sustainable Marine Fisheries
http://nhsustainablefisheries.blogspot.com/

P.E.I. Heritage Buildings
http://peiheritagebuildings.blogspot.com/

Recreational Kayaking in Maine
http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/

Rhode Island Carp Fishing
http://ricarpfishing.blogspot.com/

Rhode Island Striped Bass
http://ristripedbass.blogspot.com/

Rocky Coast News
http://rockycoastnews.blogspot.com/
   
Saltwater News
http://saltwater-news.blogspot.com/

Sea Kayak Stonington
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Ship Movements at St. John's and other ports
http://wwwshipshots.blogspot.com/
   
Shipfax
http://shipfax.blogspot.com/

Shiphotos...by Paul Beesley
http://shiphotos.blogspot.com/

Simply Cape Ann
http://simplycapeann.blogspot.com/

Springfield Vermont News
http://springfieldvt.blogspot.com/
   
State Library of Massachusetts
http://mastatelibrary.blogspot.com/

Stay at a Lighthouse
http://stayatalighthouse.blogspot.com/

Strange Maine
http://strangemaine.blogspot.com/

The Narwhal's Left Tooth
http://narwhalslefttooth.blogspot.com/

THE OLD COLONY GRAVEYARD RABBIT
http://oldcolonygraveyardrabbit.blogspot.com/

The Rhode Islander
http://oceanstater.blogspot.com/
   
Tugfax
http://tugfaxblogspotcom.blogspot.com/

tugster: a waterblog
https://tugster.wordpress.com/

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region
https://usfwsnortheast.wordpress.com

New England Food Adventures
http://newenglandfoodadventures.blogspot.com/

Mayflower Voyage - Plymouth Colony 400th Anniversary

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Massachusetts will host a series of events in 2020 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of two historic events that helped shape the United States of America; the Mayflower voyage and the founding of Plymouth Colony.

Selected by the state’s Plymouth 400 Commission, the events will highlight the historical significance of the English Pilgrims who landed in Plymouth in 1620, and interactions with the Native American Wampanoag people.

The series of 400th anniversary events will showcase Massachusetts’ vibrant culture, cuisine, history and natural beauty.


400th anniversary activities for 2020 include:

• official Plymouth 400 opening ceremony in Plymouth


• the sailing of the Mayflower to Boston, Provincetown and Plymouth


• a maritime festival hosted by Mayflower Sails 2020 in Boston Harbor alongside the USS Constitution and Mayflower


• a homecoming festival in Plymouth with visiting ships and maritime activities


• Wampanoag Ancestors Walk, led by the Wampanoag tribes of Massachusetts


• Official State House Salute to the 400th Anniversary


• Embarkation Festival


• Indigenous History Conference and Powwow


• Illuminate Thanksgiving 2020


• a moving exhibit entitled “Our Story: 400 Years of Wampanoag History", is traveling around Massachusetts and New England in 2020


• the United Kingdom and The Netherlands are also participating by sending official delegations to Massachusetts

In preparation for 400th anniversary celebrations, the Plimoth Plantation has completed a three-year, $11.2 million restoration of the historic wooden sailing ship Mayflower.

For information about visiting Massachusetts, go to massvacation.com.

sources: Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism, plymouth400inc.org, Plimoth Plantation

Boston Christmas Tree - A Gift in Rememberance of the Halifax Explosion

The City of Boston's annual holiday display includes the official Christmas tree from Nova Scotia and trees throughout Boston Common.

The 60-year-old white spruce tree is a thank you to Boston for its support following the 1917 Halifax Explosion. Every year, Nova Scotians and Bostonians celebrate the lighting of the Nova Scotia tree gifted to Boston.

Nova Scotia's Communities, Culture and Heritage Minister Leo Glavine was among a delegation of Canadians that visited Boston to witness the 2019 tree lighting ceremony on the Boston Common.

"This special tree is for the generosity shown to us after the Halifax Explosion and I am honoured to witness it light up the City of Boston," said Mr. Glavine.

This is the 48th year that Nova Scotia has given a tree to the people of Boston as thanks for relief efforts following the December 6, 1917, explosion of a munitions ship in Halifax Harbor.

Within 24 hours of the disaster a train loaded with supplies and emergency personnel was making its way from Boston to Nova Scotia.

sources: City of Boston, Province of Nova Scotia