Jeanie Johnston visits Boston, Massachussetts,
Thursday, 24th July to Monday 4th August, 2003

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Jeanie Johnston will be docked in Boston, Massachussetts, from Thursday, 24th July, after sailing from Providence, Rhode Island. The ship will be open for tours at two separate locations, please see details below.

Dates the ship is open to visitors and locations:

  • Friday 25th to Tuesday 29th July - Rowes Wharf at the Boston Harbor Hotel
  • Wednesday 30th - Sunday 3rd August - Fan Pier, Boston City
    Open to visitors - 10.30a.m till 6.30p.m daily

    Details of Jeanie's arrival

  • On July 24th there will be a private arrival ceremony scheduled for 11.00a.m, honoured guests will include Mayor Menino and representatives from the Irish Consulate.

    Please call 617-439-7700 for further details about the Jeanie's visit.

    Admission prices:
    $7.00 adults
    $5.00 seniors
    $4.00 children under 12
    $20.00 family ticket (2 adults and up to 4 children)

    Map showing location of Rowes Wharf, Boston, where Jeanie Johnston will be docked

    Map showing location of Rowes Wharf, where Jeanie Johnston will be docked.

    • The Irish flag flies at Rowes Wharf, Boston
    The Irish flag flies for Jeanie Johnston, berthed at Rowes Wharf, Boston. Photo by Brian Murray.    		 Pavilion at Rowes Wharf, near Jeanie's moorings
    Crowds waiting in the pavilion, to board the Jeanie Johnston.
    Photo by Brian Muray
    Joe Leary presenting an award to Dr. Henry Lyons
    Mr. Joe Leary, President, Irish American Partnership, Boston with Dr. Henry Lyons, Chairman, Jeanie Johnston Company, 1995-2001 at Rowes Wharf. Dr.Lyons and John Griffin were honored by the IAP at a special function for "their courage and farsightedness" in building the Jeanie Johnston. The IAP also saluted the new board and Capt Tom McCarthy "whose abilities and seamanship guided the Jeanie Johnston to America".
    Photo by Brian Murray.     		Jeanie moored in front of Cpongressman Joseph Moakley Court House
    Jeanie berthed in Boston with the Congressman Joseph Moakley Court House in the background. Congressman Moakley was a strong advocate of Irish and American relations and worked hard on helping with the Peace Plan for Northern Ireland.
    Photo by Alice Kennedy.
    Dan Kennedy with the photo of the Kennedy brothers, aboard Jeanie
    Dan Kennedy, with a photo of JF Kennedy when he was US President, with brothers Bobby and Ted. The handwritten incription is to Captain McCarthy, and it expresses Congressman Patrick Kennedy's graditude for docking the Jeanie Johnston in Providence, Rhode Island as the Jeanie Johnston represents many of the ships that brought our ancestors to America.    		 Alice and Dan Kennedy, who kindly sent their photos from Boston.
    Alice and Dan Kennedy, who kindly sent their photos from Boston.
    Will you be visiting the Jeanie Johnston whilst she is docked in Boston? If so, we would like to hear from you, letting us know how you found the experience onboard, for posting in a short report on this page. A photo or two would be nice as well!

    and return to JeanieJohnston.net.