• Lush vegetation on the top of Spectacle Island's North drumlin dominates the foreground. Boston's skyline can be seen in the distance. The park's logo with tag line minutes away, worlds apart empashises the stark contrast between the city and islands.

    Boston Harbor Islands

    National Recreation Area Massachusetts

Creating A Curriculum-Based Education Program Using The ATBI

Dawn Tesorero
Boston Harbor Islands
National Park Service
408 Atlantic Avenue
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 223-8631
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Did You Know?

Burrage Hospital on Bumpkin Island

Clarence Burrage was a philanthropist who established the Hospital for Crippled Children on Bumpkin Island in 1902. It was one of the first facilities with ramps instead of stairs.  Though it burned in 1945, the remains can be seen today at Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. More...