Event Descriptions

Directions for South Boston Parade

Directions start with getting across the Broadway Bridge into South Boston -- Coming South on 93: get off at Exit 20 (Mass Pike/Albany Street). Immediately, take the ramp for South Boston/Albany Street and follow the signs at the bottom of the ramp for the Broadway Bridge which will involve turning left under the expressway. This will put you onto the Broadway Bridge. Coming from the turnpike, you’re doing the same thing but the ramps are different: as you approach the end of the turnpike, get into the middle lane and follow the signs for 93 (Expressway) South. After you loop over the turnpike, immediately take the ramp for South Boston/Albany Street and follow the signs at the bottom of the ramp for the Broadway Bridge which will involve turning left under the expressway.

South Boston Parade
Sunday
1 pm (assemble @ Gillette Parking lot at 11:30 am)

Directions: after you cross the bridge, take your first left (the Broadway T will be on your right) and go a long block to the Gillette Parking lot.

Directions for Andover Parade

Assembly and parking area is behind the old Town Hall on Route 28. Map (113K, 40 seconds).

Directions to Medford parade

Park at City Hall where the parade ends (exit 32 off Route 93, take the first left just after the Rotary) and get the Shuttle Bus no later than 12:15 pm. (The Parade starts near the Somerville line at Main & Medford Streets.) Map (80K, 30 seconds).

Directions to Fort Revere

Location:

On Telegraph Hill abutting Hull Village and the Cemetery, at the far end of the Hull peninsula.
Map: Hull USGS quadrangle
Location is 42018'22"N 70054'30"W. Maximum elevation is 60 feet.

Driving Directions:

From the Southeast Expressway, south of Boston: You can either go to Quincy and take Route 3 to Route 228, or take the exit at Neponset Circle, cross the bridge over the Neponset River, bear left along Quincy Shore Drive to the Southern Artery/ Route 3A. See directions for "3A Quincy".

From Route 128: Proceed southbound to "the split" in Quincy. Take Route 3 South to Route 228. See directions for "Route 3 North or South".

From Route 3 North or South: Take Route 228 (exit 14) which takes you north along scenic Main Street in Hingham, taking several sharp turns along 228, past Glastonbury Abbey to the waterfront at Hull, where the road becomes *Nantasket Avenue.

From Route 3A in Scituate/Marshfield: Head north to Hingham. When you come down the short hill to the harbor you will be at the rotary. At the rotary take the Hull/Nantasket road, staying to the coast. This takes you along George Washington Boulevard, past the Carousel on your right, to join *Nantasket Avenue.

From Route 3A in Quincy/Weymouth: Head south to Hingham Harbor. At the rotary take the Hull/Nantasket road, staying to the coast. This takes you along George Washington Boulevard, past the Carousel on your right, to join *Nantasket Avenue.

*Nantasket Avenue: This is the single main road in Hull, heading all the way to the end of the peninsula at the Lifesaving Museum boathouse at Hull Gut. Look for Fort Revere/Lifesaving Museum signs. Head past Daley & Wanzer warehouse on your left. At the foot of Allerton Hill take the extreme left fork, along the Hingham Harbor side, past the Saltwater Club and Yacht Club to your left. At the Waste Treatment plant, take the left fork (bay side), past the cemetery on your right. Take the second right (first right is Gallops Hill Rd.) into Hull Village. Pass the white church on your right and, at the crossroad, turn right up the hill. At the top of the hill bear right past the huge boulder on your right into Fort Revere. Signs will indicate parking for the public at the school below the Fort; shuttle vans will provide transport to the Fort throughout the day, as parking at the fort will be reserved for re-enactors and encampment staff.

Directions to the Marlboro Parade

Assemble at 11 am at Pleasant & Chestnut Streets. Step off is at noon. Drop off your passengers at the assembly area and then park at the end (Rt 85 & Maple St): we usually park in the St. Mary's Credit Union lot a few blocks beyond the American Legion building. Shuttle buses back to the start run from 10-11:30 am from the American Legion. Dress is French, white gaiters. Bring full canteens and whatever you have for cartridges.