MHN editor enjoys a cold one

 Published Date: 2 August, 2013
You editor in front of Boston's Green Dragon Tavern.
Your editor in front of Boston’s Green Dragon Tavern.
The Green Dragon Tavern was supposedly the "birthplace of the American Revolution".
The Green Dragon Tavern was supposedly the “birthplace of the American Revolution”.

Earlier this summer, MHN ran this story about the most famous pubs from military history. Well, all that talk of historic watering holes made me thirsty. So I dug out my passport, drove nine hours and checked one of them out for myself — The Green Dragon Tavern in Boston. Moments after taking the above photo, yours truly slipped inside for a cold draught of Samuel Adams beer. And while I was in the area, I checked out some of the other sights, as you can see below. We’ll be back next week with new stories, in the meantime… more sight seeing. Thanks for reading.

I also went aboard the USS Constitution, which is the oldest commissioned warship in the world. In order to claim this distinction, the Constitution must travel a minimum of one nautical mile per year (which is does) and must fire one of its guns as least once (which it does). Amazingly enough, Old Ironsides was a 44-gun heavy frigate, which would have made it only a fifth rate warship in the Royal Navy. (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia)
I also went aboard the USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned warship in the world. In order to claim this distinction, the Constitution must travel a minimum of one nautical mile per year (which is does) and must fire one of its guns as least once (which it does). Amazingly enough, Old Ironsides was a 44-gun heavy frigate, which would have made it only a fifth rate warship in the Royal Navy. (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia)
The USS Constitution's gun deck.
The USS Constitution’s gun deck.
This shot, which was taken two mornings ago, gives you an idea of what else I've been up to. This is a 26-year-old humpback whale named Pinball feeding on the northwestern edge of the Stellwagen Bank, 23 miles off Gloucester, Mass.
This shot, which was taken two mornings ago, gives you an idea of what else I’ve been up to. This is a 26-year-old humpback whale named Pinball feeding on the northwestern edge of the Stellwagen Bank, 23 miles off Gloucester, Mass.

5 thoughts on “MHN editor enjoys a cold one”

  1. Help this old man’s memory here… A historic ship burned and sank not too long ago… What ship was that? I had thought it was the USS Constitution but now…

    And I sure wish I knew of that tavern! I was in Boston a few years ago…

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  3. The Cutty Sark was the historic ship that caught fire a few years ago, although she did not sink as she was in dry dock at Greenwich in London. She has now been repaired and reopened to the public.
    I think that the USS Constitution is the oldest warship afloat, but that HMS Victory, which is in dry dock, is the world’s oldest commissioned warship.

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