Boston Duck Tours
Boston Duck Tours is a privately owned company that operates historical tours of the city of Boston using World War II amphibious DUKW vehicles. Boston Duck Tours first started running tours in Boston, MA on October 5, 1994.[1] The company has three departure locations throughout the city of Boston: the Prudential Center, the Museum of Science and the New England Aquarium.
Company history
Founder Andrew Wilson was inspired by the famous duck tours of Wisconsin Dells, WI. The company started running tours in Boston with four Ducks and now runs a fleet of 28. The first departure location was on Long Wharf in front of the New England Aquarium. In 1997 the Boston Duck Tours operation was moved to the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston at the Prudential Center. In 2002, Boston Duck Tours opened a second departure and ticketing location at the Museum of Science. In 2009, Boston Duck Tours opened a third departure and ticketing location at the New England Aquarium. Each year, Boston Duck Tours carries approximately 600,000 passengers.
In 2002, the Boston Duck Tour Ducks were first used as the parade vehicles for the New England Patriots after the Patriots won Super Bowl XXXVI over the St. Louis Rams. Since that time, the Boston Duck Tour Ducks have participated in eight professional sports championship parades in Boston. There have been three for New England Patriots (2002, 2004, 2005),[2] three for the Boston Red Sox (2004, 2007, 2013),[3] one for the Boston Celtics (2008),[4] and one for the Boston Bruins (2011).[5]
In 2010, Boston Duck Tours was asked to help transport flood victims in Wayland, MA. Torrential rains had left Pelham Island area of Wayland isolated and the Ducks were brought in to ferry people in and out of their neighborhood until the waters receded.[6]
References
- ↑ Small Business School, Inc. - A New Business Category: Entertainment - Tourism - Education
- ↑ "SI.com". CNN. February 3, 2004.
- ↑ Estes, Andrea; Greenberger, Scott S. (October 30, 2004). "City girds for Sox tribute". The Boston Globe.
- ↑ "2008 NBA Champs - Celtics Rolling Rally". The Boston Globe. June 19, 2008.
- ↑ Duck Boats Ready For Bruins Rolling Rally On Saturday « CBS Boston
- ↑ Finucane, Martin (April 1, 2010). "A Boston icon rides to the rescue in flooded Wayland". The Boston Globe.
Further reading
- "Visitors can Tour Historic Boston by Ducks". The Milwaukee Sentinel. March 2, 1995. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
- Marantz, Steve (May 6, 1999). "Boston Duck Tours draws scrutiny after deadly Ark. accident". Boston Herald. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
- Wong, Nicole C. (June 19, 2008). "Judge says a duck tour is a duck tour". The Boston Globe. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
- AP (July 16, 2010). "5 hurt in "duck boat" accident in Boston". The Boston Globe. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
- Abel, David (July 9, 2010). "Duck tours sail on in Boston, despite Philadelphia sinking". The Boston Globe. Retrieved December 25, 2011.