Wednesday Walk out to Palmer Island

3 days ago

Walk out to Palmer Island

This post if for Wednesday walk challenge
Any questions about the challenge read the guide at the Bottom of the post ;)

For this week, I will share a walk I recently took out to Palmer Island here in New Bedford

Palmer’s Island is a historic, six-acre island located in the Acushnet River right at the entrance to New Bedford Harbor. Originally surveyed by English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold in 1602, the island carries a heavy history, including its use as an internment camp for Native Americans during King Philip’s War (1675–1676). By the mid-19th century, it transformed into a bustling destination, hosting a hotel, a dance hall, and an amusement park. However, devastating fires and the brutal hurricanes of 1938 and 1954 eventually wiped away all of these structures, returning the island to a quiet, natural state.Today, the island's most iconic feature is the Palmer’s Island Lighthouse, a 24-foot stone tower built in 1849 that originally burned whale oil. It stands as one of the few surviving rubble-stone lighthouses in New England and was completely restored and relit in 1999. Visitors can walk to the island at low tide via the New Bedford hurricane barrier to enjoy bird watching, rocky beach walks, and panoramic views of the harbor, making it a peaceful coastal escape right next to the city.

But my first photo is not the island but the way to walk out to it beside the hurricane barrier wall

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IT was low tide when I did this walk, so here I am on the beach on the island

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One can walk up on these rocks to a view point on the top of tyhe island

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Another view of the hurricane barrier wall from the island

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I am back off the island for this next photo, shwing some of the island and the lighthouse

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Wednesday Walk is a challenge started by me, the idea is to get out for a short walk and get some shots of what you can see within a short distance of your home office or wherever you start. And this is my entry for this week, but first, let me explain the challenge.

This is my post for the Wednesday Walk challenge hosted by myself, let me first explain the guidelines

Try and get out once a week for a short walk, can be from your office, home or anywhere really and walk for a few blocks or a few minutes looking for things to get shots of.

Your walk does not have to be on a Wednesday I just ask if possible to share your walk photos on a Wednesday.

Try and get a few shots not just one

Add a bit of a write up about where you walked

Just one Wednesday Walk tagged post a week

You can look for anything in general or decide on one subject you want to get shots off.

Make a point of looking around and up and see what you can find to get shots of that otherwise you may miss

Do a post with the shots you get on a Wednesday and tag it with #wednesdaywalk, also if you happen to join, please leave a link to your post in a comment on this post and I will try and visit them all, especially if its not one of the first 5 tags or I may miss seeing it .

Following me and re-Hiving the post so more see it would be appreciated but isn't a rule just a suggestion.

I am not strict on these rules and hence why they are called guidelines and not rules

I will try and visit, and upvote all who take part in the Wednesday Walk.

I hope a few of you may find this an interesting challenge and decide to join in.

unless stated otherwise all photos used in my posts are taken and owned by myself, if you wish to use any of my images please contact me.

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@bozz 83

3 days ago

The photos always make it look like the island isn't big enough to have those things on it, but then again I guess six acres isn't that small. I think it's the rockiness that makes it deceptive.

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@tattoodjay 83

1 day ago

its kind of long and narrow so from this angle it looks smaller than it is

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