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Swan Boat Season in Boston
It was 1877 when the Paget family first launched the swan boats in the Boston Public Garden Lagoon. Since then, for generations, local families and travelers from around the world have made it their destination to visit the Boston Public Garden and take a ride on the Swan Boats. Through this story, we share in one family's tradition, while learning about another family's dedication, to this important landmark. Even our littlest armchair travelers can experience the excitement of Opening Day of Swan Boat Season, through the pages of this book!
- GenresChildrens
32 pages, Hardcover
First published April 19, 2016
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August 5, 2025
This is a sweet tale!
It’s been a tradition in the family for years to go ride the swan boats in Boston on opening day, so grandmother and granddaughter set out.
You’ll learn the history of how the boats were started (by a husband and wife team), why they chose swans and other interesting facts.
We visited Boston and rode the boats: watch my reel!
Ages: 2 - 8
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It’s been a tradition in the family for years to go ride the swan boats in Boston on opening day, so grandmother and granddaughter set out.
You’ll learn the history of how the boats were started (by a husband and wife team), why they chose swans and other interesting facts.
We visited Boston and rode the boats: watch my reel!
Ages: 2 - 8
Content Considerations: nothing to note.
**Like my reviews? Then you should follow me! Because I have hundreds more just like this one. With each review, I provide Content Considerations, mentioning any objectionable content I come across so that parents and/or conscientious readers (like me) can determine beforehand whether they want to read a book or not. Content surprises are super annoying, especially when you’re 100+ pages in, so here’s my attempt to help you avoid that!
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August 12, 2018
We got this book in June 2018 on our trip to New England from the Swan Boat shop. It's a cute book that talks about how the swan boats started (in 1877) and have continued to this day in the care of the same family. The history and progression of the swan boats and Boston Common is interesting and enjoyable to read about. The last page of the book gives some info and pictures of many of the flowers that are planted each year in the park.
The illustrations are too cartoon-ish for my taste but they are colorful and detailed so they still are fun to look at.
The story is told in the context of a grandma telling her granddaughter about their family tradition of riding on the swan boats on the first day they open every year in mid-April. It's a sweet story of a special day being preserved through the generations.
The illustrations are too cartoon-ish for my taste but they are colorful and detailed so they still are fun to look at.
The story is told in the context of a grandma telling her granddaughter about their family tradition of riding on the swan boats on the first day they open every year in mid-April. It's a sweet story of a special day being preserved through the generations.
July 14, 2016
It's a little lengthy for reading to younger children. I think it would be nice to read to read to K-2 before going to the Public Gardens, to talk about the history and the area.
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