A photographic tour of Moon Island and Long Island in Boston Harbor. Of particular interest is the former sewage storage facility on Moon Island and its potential for use in aquaculture.

1. A Visit to Moon and Long Island In Boston Harbor Massachusetts Oyster Project Restoring oysters to their natural range to improve harbor water quality June 6, 2011

3. Map of Long Island and Moon Island in Boston Harbor Moon Island Long Island

6. The Sewer Structures One day we may be able to use one of these tanks to raise oysters.

7. The Sewer Structures

8. The Sewer Structures- A view from that far wall.

9. The Sewer Structures This is the exterior of the wall at the far end.

10. The Fire Fighter Training Facility On the East Side

11. The Viaduct to Long Island

12. The Bridge to Long Island

14. The road through the woods on Long Island

15. Memorial to Civil War Dead

16. Potters Field Burial Ground

17. Approaching the main campus and Long Island Water Tower

18. The Curley Auditorium The Curley Auditorium is condemned due to asbestos, which is too bad. It sits high above the water with a porch that would be wonderful for intermissions during Summer Theater. In this auditorium Dropkick Murphys’ recorded their video of “The State of Massachusetts " a song about the effects of drugs on individuals and their families. It was released as the first single from the album, The Meanest of Times . and was especially popular with the Boston Red Sox and the Boston Bruins sports teams http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd7xTWAzuT0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVvcslW21lQ

19. Flora covers the island and the flowers smell wonderful.

20. The highly productive farm produces 250,000 pounds of food a year.

21. The Chicken Coop

22. Beehives!

23. The View North East to Deer Island.

24. The View North to Boston

25. The Grotto Dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima The old chapel once stood beside it.

26. The newer(?) Chapel I did not go in and do not know if this building is still in use

27. View South to Peddocks’ Rainsford and Georges’ Islands