THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO HELP. MARIA: CHANCES ARE YOU’VE TAKEN A RIDE ON ONE OF HIS VOTES. PAUL PADGETT, OWNER OF BOSTON’S SWAN BOATS, HAS DIED. HIS FAMILY HAS OWNED AND OPERATED THE BUZZ ...

The inaugural ride of the season for the popular Swan Boats on the Boston Public Garden lagoon will take place on Saturday, April 15 at 11 a.m. when the swans, metaphorically, spread their wings ...

It's officially springtime in Boston, meaning the city is filled with magnolias, marathon runners and the iconic swan boats. Started in 1877, the Boston swan boats are a beloved tradition that ...

As a child growing up in Boston, Maria DeSisto regularly went to the Swan Boats with her mother and sisters. She still tries to make it to every opening day. “It just remains a wonderful ...

For almost 150 years, the Paget family has been giving Public Garden visitors a swan’s eye view of the Boston park’s peaceful lagoon. What started as a singular small row boat in 1877 is now a ...

made its first splash of the season on the lagoon in the Public Garden. The swan boats have always been a family business, even though they weren't present at the company's inception.

THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO HELP. MARIA: CHANCES ARE YOU’VE TAKEN A RIDE ON ONE OF HIS VOTES. PAUL PADGETT, OWNER OF BOSTON’S SWAN BOATS, HAS DIED. HIS FAMILY HAS OWNED AND OPERATED THE BUZZ ...