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Images of First Harbor Company's Land Rover with a Christmas tree in tow, cruising around Marblehead.

Highlights of the historic October 10th northern lights display in Marblehead, MA.

October 8th, 2024 A mesmerizing display of northern lights appeared in our skies last night, as well as the night before. Until recently, I thought this phenomena could only be observed by traveling to Alaska or Finland or areas close to the arctic circle. However, in May of this year, we experienced a major northern lights event here in Marblehead, which broke down every preconceived notion that I had. Apparently we are at the peak of an 11 year solar cycle whereby the sun's magnetic poles FLIP! Who knew?! Near the end of the cycle, coronal mass ejections (CME's) become more prevalent. Chunks of the sun are launched towards earth and fluoresce when they come into contact with earth's charged...

A collection of First Harbor Company boat photos from December, 2023. Newest photos will be added to the top.  

Photo candidates for the Marblehead Festival of Arts. All photos from this series were taken in Marblehead, MA.