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Duckling Day Parade - Mother's Day Sunday, May 11th, 2008

The parade begins at 12:00; preregistration will begin at 10:00 a.m. on the Boston Common, at the base of the Shaw Memorial, just below the State House. You may also preregister on line by clicking the DONATE NOW button.

Click DONATE NOW to pre-register: $25.00 per family by 7:30 A.M. on Sunday May 11 (you may register on the Common after this time).

Based on the book Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey, children and their families will retrace the steps of Mr. and Mrs. Mallard and their family of eight ducklings. Led by the Harvard University Marching Band, children relive the adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Mallard dressed as one of their favorite characters from the book.

The Friends of the Public Garden is a non-profit organization dedicated to the care and protection of the Boston Common, the Public Garden and the Commonwealth Avenue Mall. The donation for Duckling Day is $25 per family. This donation includes snacks, entertainment, and a toy for each child.

Swan Boats

The swan boats are a tradition dating to the 1870s when Robert Paget developed a bicycle powered boat so old and young alike could enjoy the beauty of the Public Garden from the lagoon. To ride the swan boats find out more from the Paget Family who still run the swan boats.
http://www.swanboats.com

Frog Pond

A favorite wading pool for youngsters in Summer, in Winter the frog
pond offers skating in the midst of the City on Boston Common. It is
managed by teh Frog Pond Foundation and the City of Boston. Enjoy the
Frog Pond during its Summer and Winter
http://www.cityofboston.gov/parks/frogpond_summer.asp

Ancient Weir Project

Five thousand years ago, in what is now Boston’s Back Bay, Native people built fishweirs in tidal flats to catch alewife, smelt and salmon. These four-foot high fence-like structures were made of over 65,000 wood stakes. Archaeological evidence discovered during subway excavation and building construction over the last one hundred years indicates that fishweirs were built over a 1500 year period in tidal marsh now located twenty eight to forty feet below the Boston Common and the Back Bay.  The Ancient Fishweir Public Art Project brings to life the story of the fishweirs and the people who built them each May through the construction of a fishweir on the Boston Common, numerous education events and activities and a curriculum.  For more information on the Ancient Fishweir Public Art Project, please visit, www.fishweir.org