New England Boating Television: Quincy, MA

The city of Quincy, Massachusetts, is well known for its history,
but its boating scene deserves equal billing. Its 27 miles of coastline comprises
beaches, rivers, islands and protected coves that are ideal for watersports,
fishing, swimming, picnics and whiling away a summer afternoon. Perhaps
best of all, Quincy’s location puts mariners within easy striking distance of
the fabulous Boston Harbor Islands National Park and its many sites and
diversions, including historic Fort Warren.
The birthplace of John Adams and John Quincy Adams, Quincy is proudly called
“The City of Presidents.” It was also home to the country’s first commercial
railroad,, constructed in 1826 and known as the “Granite Railway.” Blocks of
rock hewn from Quincy quarries were transported via this rail to the harbor and
shipped to different parts of the coast, including nearby Charlestown, where. Quincy granite was used in the construction of the Bunker Hill Monument.