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From YouTube: Swan Boats Opening Ceremony 2023
Description
Mayor Wu celebrated the opening of the Boston Common Swan Boats by taking the first ride of the 2023 season.
Learn more about the Swan Boats at: boston.gov/swan-boat
A
A
B
Morning,
everyone
welcome
to
boss,
America's
first
Botanical
Garden,
the
Boston
Public
Garden.
Here
my
name
is
Ryan
Woods
and
I
have
the
pleasure
of
serving
as
the
parks
commissioner
for
the
city
of
Boston,
overseeing
our
332
properties
throughout
the
city
and
we're
so
glad
to
have
you
here
with
us
today
we
might
have
had
summer-like
weather
yesterday,
but
for
us
in
the
parks
department,
the
start
of
spring
is
always
the
kickoff
of
the
Swan
Boats.
B
Has
been
overseeing
the
Swan
Boats
to
make
sure
in
this
past
year
we
lost
a
couple
Legends
in
the
Paget
family,
Paul
and
Marilyn,
who
helped
run
this
operation
for
over
50
years,
so
they
are
with
us
today,
I
know
and
celebrating
this
kickoff
as
they
have
for
decades
throughout,
so
we're
glad
to
be
here
with
their
family.
We're
also
glad
to
have
with
us
these
beautiful
artists
from
the
Tynan
School
that
are
here
with
all
their
artwork.
B
A
C
A
Thank
you,
I
want
to
recognize.
We
have
so
many
friends
here
who
serve
every
day,
I'm
grateful
to
serve
alongside
them.
Also
on
the
city
council,
City,
councilor,
Aaron
Murphy,
who
is,
is
stepping
up
as
always
and
helping
to
display
artwork
for
one
of
the
artists
who
couldn't
be
here.
We
also
have
state
representative,
Jay
Livingstone,
represents
this
area
and
is
such
a
great
Champion
for
the
park
and
the
garden
and
all
our
communities.
A
So
most
of
all,
what
I
wanted
to
say
is
that
it's
going
to
be
beautiful,
you
picked
the
exactly
right
day
to
come
and
enjoy
this
park,
and
the
Swan
Boats.
Please
make
sure
that
you
come
back
again
and
again
and
again
visit
neighborhoods
throughout
Boston.
We
are
working
every
day
to
make
sure
that
this
is
a
city
that
is
the
best
city
to
raise
a
family
and
anywhere
across
the
country.
A
We
want
to
be
first
for
families
here
in
Boston
families
of
all
generations
and
all
ages
and
and
backgrounds,
and
that
means
we're
doing
a
lot
on
every
front
to
make
sure
that
housing
is
there
and
transportation
and
jobs.
But
most
of
all
the
Delight
of
our
little
ones
is
what
powers
me
every
day
so
I'm
so
excited
that
and
thankful
to
the
Swan
Boats
for
keeping
that
tradition
going
for
a
very,
very
long
time
in
Boston,
so
happy
spring
and
Swan
boat
day
happy
Marathon
weekend.
Thank
you
for
joining
us.