Voyage Back In Time To Great Brewster Island

Experience the history and mystery of the Boston Harbor Islands in a special trip circumnavigating Great Brewster Island with the Friends of the Boston Harbor Islands.

The trip celebrates the 133-year-old excursion of four intrepid women from Lowell who spent 17 days sojourning on Great Brewster Island, an experience documented in A Boston Harbor Islands Adventure: The Great Brewster Journal of 1891, authored by Stephanie Schorow and the Friends.

With Great Brewster and Boston Light on Little Brewster as a backdrop, Friends volunteers will present entries from the elaborate journal kept by the women, and show slides of the islands as they were in 1891. Columbia Point will circle the island several times with pause points for presentations. See the islands through the eyes of four remarkable women who defied convention to travel on their own.

About the trip:

• There is no dock on the island but the MV Columbia Point will circle the island several times with pause points for presentations.
• Adverse weather conditions can force cancellations. Please check your email and voicemail before your trip.
• There is no food or water available on the boat. Feel free to bring your own snacks and meals.
• Alcohol, smoking and vaping are prohibited on the boat.