Michele

I’m back at it! Join me tomorrow for a walk through time in Boston!

I’ve been giving walking tours in Boston for 19 years (and hanging around near Faneuil Hall, the Blackstone Block, and Haymarket for a lot longer than that). And yesterday was the 1st time I noticed this 100-year-old plaque at 16 North St. about the unsung hero of 1775, William Dawes. #midnightride

Welcome, October!

Thursday, Oct 2 at 5 pm: Boston’s Chinatown! It’s one of the city’s smallest yet most vibrant neighborhoods. Explore one of the few surviving Chinatowns on the east coast with us! Register: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/boston... #ThingsToDoInBoston #walking #history

This a classic “only in Boston” event. Does Boston have cliffs? No, she does not. Is Boston the only North American stop on the global Red Bull Cliff Diving competition circuit ? Yes, she is. Come watch people jump off a building into the harbor! It’s amazing.

The Rev. Dr. Matthew Cadwell and officials from the British and Canadian governments in front of Old North Church's War Memorial.

Today, on the 85th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, Old North's Congregation helped honour the 10 Americans who fought in the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) forces during this battle, the first military campaign fought entirely in the air.

This Saturday 9/13 at 1:30 pm, join me for Boston Reborn: After the Great Fire of 1872. This Boston By Foot tour is inside the 65-acre footprint of the fire. We’ll see what replaced the buildings that were destroyed. Details and tickets: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/boston...

A mother’s letter, a son’s choice and the incredible moment women won the vote In the summer of 1920, the country needed one more state to ratify the 19th Amendment, and the Tennessee General Assembly was deadlocked. Then state Rep. Harry T. Burn got a letter from his mother, Fe...

Tonight, I am leading Road to the Vote, a @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social walking tour about Boston women in the suffrage movement. It’s the 105th anniversary of Tennessee’s ratification of the 19th Amendment, with a little nudge from an activist mom:
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I accomplished a long-time goal last week by visiting Orchard House, just a 25-minute drive from where I live. It was my first visit but won’t be my last! Seeing the place where Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women was inspiring and poignant. #louisamayalcott #orchardhouse #concordma

New post up on my Substack, Woman Walking! Seize the last of summer days and make some August adventures in Boston. open.substack.com/pub/michele7...

Boston By Foot | Walking Tours | Historical | Architecture Boston By Foot is a non-profit educational organization committed to inspiring locals and visitors to discover and appreciate the diverse stories of Boston by exploring the cityscape together.

Upcoming Boston By Foot tours and cruises I’m leading!
-Architecture Cruise 10 am Aug. 16, Aug. 29, Sep. 7
-Road to the Vote, Aug. 18, 5:30 pm
-Road to Revolution, Aug. 31, 10 am
- Boston Reborn: After the Great Fire of 1872 - Sep. 13, 1:30 pm, Oct. 4, 11 am, Nov. 9, 11:30 am
Tix: bostonbyfoot.org

I was in heaven yesterday, also known as the Radcliffe Quad (Harvard Radcliffe Institute in Cambridge)

Experiencing Boston through a child’s eyes Things I learned by giving walking tours to children

Keys to giving walking tours to children: end on time; ask questions to activate imagination; touch buildings; enjoy the funny things they say. #womanwalking #lifeofatourguide

I’m leading this tour tomorrow, come join me!

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The @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social guide who developed the tour Slavery and Abolition in Massachusetts will lead the tour tomorrow, July 26, which starts at 10:30 at 53 State Street (corner of State & Congress) and ends at noon at this memorial.

The always-inspiring Shaw-54th Regiment Memorial still had flowers on it from the anniversary of the July 18, 1863 battle at Fort Wagner, SC, when I visited Sunday. Seeing the mini-bio of St. Gaudens, the sculptor, made me wonder what other such works have this kind of information. Few, I think!

Staycation! The Great Recession and walking tours in Boston

Reflecting on my first years as a walking tour guide, as the country struggled with the effects of the Great Recession.
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Arrived downtown early for my tour. The park at One Post Office Square and this bench are nearly irresistible, but duty calls! It’s so gorgeous out! #lovelyday #lifeofatourguide #Boston

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Woman Walking | Michele | Substack Adventures on walking tours of history, art and architecture at home and abroad. Click to read Woman Walking, by Michele, a Substack publication. Launched a month ago.

Trying something new over on Substack. I just can't express it all on a social media post! Check out Woman Walking for my adventures as a walking tour guide and lover of history, books, art, and architecture. michele706559.substack.com?r=kymtg&utm_...

My next few tours for Boston By Foot tell two sides of the story of the American Revolution. On July 19 or July 27, join me for Boston’s Loyalists. On July 26, walk in the footsteps of patriots on the Road to Revolution. Register:

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Millions of Americans know the pain and hardship of getting a cancer diagnosis. That’s a misfortune, a terrible misfortune.

Voting for a tax scheme designed to rip health care from millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet? That’s not a misfortune, that’s an injustice.

Excited to be in London this week for INTERFLAM 2025, a fire protection engineering conference at the Royal Holloway College of the University of London. The campus boasts the 1880s Founders Building and many women’s suffrage acknowledgments. We enjoyed cask ale at the Red Lion in nearby Egham.

Followed this adorable buggy across the Charles in Needham-Newton earlier this afternoon.

Spent Sunday morning at Newport Flower Show at the Rosecliff mansion. Delightful! #NewEngland #summahvibes #Newport

How exciting! I visited the Gilbert Stuart birthplace in Rhode Island back in September...so fascinating.

Sounds amazing!

Yes, better than 30 minutes late!

Correction (to myself): my tour starts at 11:30 am on Saturday.

Sorry to hear. Wishing you both strength.