Sunday, September 3rd, 2023. A Lollygag is the perfect culmination to summer, a classic lazy haze.
A Lollygag is the perfect culmination to summer; and an essential lead-in to Labor Day, Burning Man or back-to-school. Enjoy kwality time with your pals and a boatload of strangers with a day trip to the amazing Georges Island in Boston Harbor. Ride the boat, picnic, explore a historic Civil War fort, snooze, play Frisbee or just behold the outer harbor's beauty! The Sunday (8/31) on the weekend of Labor Day weekend is the beginning and the end of the Lollygag's calendar.
08/21/2025
PSA: we Lollygag this year (and every year) on the Sunday of Labor Day Weekend: August 31, 2025.
This year Georges Island is closed, we gather at Spectacle Island instead. This is a self-catered picnic in the Boston Harbor Islands, invite your friends!
Check the ferry schedule at https://www.bostonharborislands.org/ferryschedule/
08/26/2024
User's guide to Georges Island
09/02/2023
How to LOLLYGAG: Gather your party and get out of the house and onto the boat. Embark from Long Wharf. Yacht it up through Boston Harbor. Find yourself on an island.
TIMING: It all takes place right smack in the middle of Labor Day weekend. Sunday morning, or perhaps early afternoon. Sunday, September 3rd, 2023.
NEXT: Explore the fort with a flashlight, take a nap, look at the skyline, throw a disk, chit-chat, watch the clouds, natter, kibbitz, picnic, visit the snack bar, apply sunscreen, play freeze-tag, bird-watch, visit the museum, make new friends.
There are NO LIMITS, though remember to get back on the boat at sunset.
Hey Lollygaggers - We have set the 2023 Lollygag for Sunday September 3rd
(Sunday of Labor Day weekend).
2020 Lollygag on Speck-a-Tackle Island. We get on the boat for Spectacle Island in a few mins. Lollygaggery is another word for resourceful. Desperate times, gotta pick another island!
Seeking after-school caregiver, 2 or 3 days/week
We are looking for a reliable and friendly after-school caregiver 2-3 days/week starting January 1st (we can discuss together which specific days). Hang out with a sweet, funny adolescent girl with developmental disabilities.
Meet her van at 2:20pm, provide a snack, and encourage her to play, chat, make art, or take walks. She often naps or has screen time, so you'll also have downtime. Higher pay if you want to do light kitchen housework. Afternoon shift ends at 5:30pm most days. Potential for additional weekend and evening hours. We are located directly on bus line (80 & 94), less than a mile from Tufts.
No prior experience with special needs is required, but flexibility, kindness, and a sense of humor go a long way! Must be punctual. Allergy alert: we are a 2 cat household. Please contact me or Meryl Perlson. Thanks!
How to LOLLYGAG: Gather your party and get out of the house and onto the boat. Yacht it up through Boston Harbor. Find yourself on an island.
TIMING: It all takes place right smack in the middle of Labor Day weekend. Sunday morning, or perhaps early afternoon. Sunday, September 1st, 2019.
NEXT: Explore the fort with a flashlight, take a nap, look at the skyline, throw a disk, chit-chat, watch the clouds, natter, kibbitz, picnic, visit the snack bar, apply sunscreen, play freeze-tag, bird-watch, visit the museum, make new friends
There are NO LIMITS, though remember to get back on the boat at sunset.
09/03/2017
We stand in readiness.
08/20/2017
So, there's not much to it. You get on the boat, of a Sunday.
For 2017, we will Lollygag the Sunday of Labor Day Weekend. That is, Sunday Sept 3rd on Georges Island in Boston Harbor.
Share widely & come as you are!
08/20/2017
For 2017, we will Lollygag the Sunday of Labor Day Weekend. That is, Sunday Sept 3rd on Georges Island in Boston Harbor.
Share widely & come as you are!