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Low income kids in Boston can sail on the Charles River as much as they want all summer for $1 at Community Boating. Used to be $1 for all kids, but a few years ago they switched to a sliding scale that’s based on family income. Highest cost for the season is $395.
So I corrected my post to my last paid membership fee, which is $5,000.
But still… I’m talking about the average middle-class family here. And it’s year-round.
(That said, I have always considered Boston to be a very water-influenced city. So no arguments there. And as a Montreal native, I hate to admit that.)
Milwaukee - Three rivers, including the Wisconsin travel through downtown Milwaukee; and Lake Michigan is like an Ocean on Milwaukee's Lakefront.
Baltimore - Many of its most historic and interesting neighborhoods are adjacent to water, Baltimore is a major Atlantic port on the upper Cheasepeake-Patpsico River, 200 miles of inland protected water. Maryland blue crab, Baltimore Crab Cakes. Baltimore's historic maritime history. The birth of the Star Spangled Banner our National Anthem flag flys high on a peninsula, historic Ft. McHenry (site of War of 1812) that jets into part of the upper Cheasepeake.
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We're talking about water being ingrained into the existing culture. Seattle is arguably the top seafood city in the country and it has a fish market, a ferry ride, and a complex of boat locks as three of its top 5 tourist attractions.
Sports teams are Seahawks, Mariners, Sounders, and Kraken. Does Boston or Balitmore have one water-based sports team?
The whole state is named after the bay, but sure you got a Soccer team.
Touché for the most part, though if metro areas are in play UMass Lowell’s mascot is a river hawk. MIT’s is a beaver.
What are the famous locks? I don’t think I’ve ever heard of them.
There is a movie based in Boston, and it’s named after one of the two rivers that flows into the harbor: Mystic River.
Also, if a young person in Seattle (or Miami) wanted to take a sailboat for a spin for an hour or two, where would they go and how much would it cost?
The locks are in Ballard, one of the many water-oriented neighborhoods in Seattle. It's where freshwater meets saltwater and it is critical for several reasons:
1) To move boats from the water level of the lakes to the water level of Puget Sound, and vice versa
2) To maintain the water level of the fresh water Lake Washington and Lake Union
3) To prevent the mixing of sea water from Puget Sound with the fresh water of the lakes
It's pretty awesome to watch - it's like a boat elevator where the water drains/fills, the boat reaches saltwater/freshwater sea-level and is on its way.
Miami's water is just more of all year long affair and you can do much more in the water here than in Seattle. I mean people come to visit Miami from all over the US and the world 12 months out of the year just so they can be in the water here. You can't say the same for Seattle.
Perhaps if Seattle has Miami's climate it would be a different story, but really what brings Miami to the win here is that it is so accessible all year long.
The locks are in Ballard, one of the many water-oriented neighborhoods in Seattle. It's where freshwater meets saltwater and it is critical for several reasons:
1) To move boats from the water level of the lakes to the water level of Puget Sound, and vice versa
2) To maintain the water level of the fresh water Lake Washington and Lake Union
3) To prevent the mixing of sea water from Puget Sound with the fresh water of the lakes
I know WHAT locks are. I used to walk over the Charles River locks on my way to sailing practice on the harbor while in high school. I’d just never heard of these ones, and I’m skeptical that they’re really as big a tourist attraction as I was led to believe.
I know WHAT locks are. I used to walk over the Charles River locks on my way to sailing practice on the harbor while in high school. I’d just never heard of these ones, and I’m skeptical that they’re really as big a tourist attraction as I was led to believe.
"The Locks still contribute over $1.2 Billion/yr. to the Seattle economy and are the Nation's busiest and over 1.5 million visitors/yr come to the Locks."
"Officially known as the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, the Ballard Locks is one of Seattle’s most popular tourist attractions, especially during the sunny months. The grounds also feature a fish ladder and the Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Garden — one of the most beautiful park settings in Seattle."
"The Locks still contribute over $1.2 Billion/yr. to the Seattle economy and are the Nation's busiest and over 1.5 million visitors/yr come to the Locks."
"Officially known as the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, the Ballard Locks is one of Seattle’s most popular tourist attractions, especially during the sunny months. The grounds also feature a fish ladder and the Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Garden — one of the most beautiful park settings in Seattle."
For an outdoor free attraction, especially a waterfront park, 1.5 million visitors a year is not a lot. If you measure how many “visitors” and random Riverwalk or harbor walk you’d get a big number.
Like San Antionio’s Riverwalk claims 14 million visitors
San Diego seems to not be getting enough love here.
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