Wareham Week: Construction may be in the future for Wickets Island. BRT General Corp., owner of the island, is planning to move forward with building a single family home on the property if the town decides not to purchase...

Hi Everyone Sorry for the lack of good emails as of late. Of course, it’s mid-winter, so there has not been any fishing going on for me. Plus I was crippled by the flu all last week. So this...

It has been 90 years since the first wooden Beetle Cat sailboat was launched in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Today, the Beetle Boat Shop in Wareham, Massachusetts, is still turning out the handsome gaff-rigged catboats, as well as a variety...

On Tuesday, February 8, I stopped by the Beetle Boat Shop on Thatcher Lane in Wareham, Massachusetts. While the crew was preparing for the Cape Cod Boat Show this weekend in Hyannis, they were also busy with several other...

Seasons greetings! Dave and I are hoping you are enjoying the holidays and have survived the big Nor’easter (or “Wintercane”, as one Boston weatherman has termed it). All this week we’ll be taking a look at some of the...

An article by Jaime Rebhan in Wareham Week describes the work of oyster farmers in an unlikely and unheralded part of Buzzards Bay—the Wareham River. Here’s an excerpt: “You’ve probably eaten a few oysters on the half-shell, but have...

Seven southeast Massachusetts towns have received federal grants aimed at buying and protecting tracts of undeveloped land in the Buzzards Bay watershed, thereby protecting the health of Buzzards Bay as a whole. The grants were awarded to Bourne, Dartmouth,...

BoatingLocal coverage of the 8th annual Bird Island Challenge in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.

August 19, 2010: The 8th Annual Bird Island Challenge, held to benefit the Gleason Family YMCA in Wareham, Massachusetts, provide Y memberships to needy families, was a big success and lots of fun. The paddling and rowing event was...

A scenic paddle along the Wareham River in southeastern Massachusetts turns up a bit of history.