Author Talk: A Boston Harbor Islands Adventure
Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library: 30 South Street 30 South Street, Jamaica PlainIn July 1891, four intrepid women from Lowell, Massachusetts, set off for Great Brewster Island in Boston Harbor for an adventure they would remember all their lives. Calling themselves “the Merrie Trippers,” the women created a journal of their 17-day sojourn with entries, illustrations and photographs – like a 19th Century Facebook page. But they did not include their names. Volunteers from the Friends of the Boston Harbor Islands, led by author Stephanie Schorow, did…