And, as Krim notes, everything you hear in the show, written by Jon Lipsky, is historically accurate. One shortcoming is that the video screens are sometimes hard to see because of sunshine and reflections, but that's being worked on. The cruise is aboard the Frederick L. Nolan, which holds 550 passengers, and the show is in an enclosed area. After all, you really haven't seen Boston until you see what its harbor holds. In Boston Harbor.
Bumpkin is one of the city's Harbor Islands.
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