In July, 4 groups from Somerville community organizations including the Somerville YMCA, Mystic Learning Center, and The Welcome Project, climbed aboard the Bay State Cruise Company’s flagship Provincetown II to Georges Island, for one of Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s free All Access Boston Harbor cruises.

These youths started the trips cruising the cool, clean waters of the Boston Harbor, learning sea chanteys and history about the Harbor cleanup. Once on Georges Island, these Somerville groups spent the day fishing, crabbing, and exploring Boston’s spectacular urban natural resources.

“What a great way to spend a summer day,” said Bruce Berman, Director of Strategy and Communications at Save the Harbor/Save the Bay. “The Harbor Islands are truly Boston’s treasure, and we’re certain that the more than 10,000 kids and families that will attend these free trips this year will agree.”

Save the Harbor’s free trips allow young people from all Boston’s neighborhoods, and from 40 cities and towns across the region, to experience the Boston Harbor Islands State and National Park where they can fully learn, explore, and enjoy all that the islands and harbor have to offer.

For more information about Save the Harbor/Save the Bay, visit their website at www.savetheharbor.org, their blog Sea, Sand & Sky at www.blog.savetheharbor.org or follow their social @savetheharbor.