Getting There
Ferry tickets are $14 for adults, $10 for seniors, and $8 for kids. The inter-island shuttle to Bumpkin costs an additional $3. For a full schedule of ferry arrivals and departures and other tips on planning your visit, go to the Boston Harbor Islands website:
http://www.bostonharborislands.org/mainland-piers
In addition to the public ferry, a special Art Encampment boat shuttle will deliver visitors directly to the island. The boat leaves Christopher Columbus park at 1pm on Saturday, July 31 and Sunday, August 1, and returns to Boston both days at 7pm. Tickets are only $15 per person and WILL sell out. Purchase advance tickets now at:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/117637
BUMPKIN ISLAND ART ENCAMPMENT 2010
The 2010 Bumpkin Island Art Encampment will open to the public July 31 - August 1. For five days, eight artist groups will take temporary ownership of eight plots of land on Bumpkin Island. As "homesteaders," they will build some kind of home on the land, live on the land for five days, and "improve" the land via a site-specific, temporary performance or installation. In its fourth year, the Bumpkin Island Art Encampment is going strong. You are invited to join the temporary community