the City of Boston. With the cessation of sewage discharge, the waters around the island have become a prime fishing resource. However, access is limited to private boat. The lagoon on the northwest of Moon Island formed by the Moon Island causeway, Squantum and Thompson Island has become an anchorage for private boats, providing protection from the boat wakes in Dorchester Bay and Western Way. Current occupants All land on Moon Island is owned by the City of Boston, but the island is under the jurisdiction of Quincy. Current occupants include: Boston Police Department firing range Boston Fire Department training facility Notes References Cole, William I., "Boston's Pauper Institutions", The New England Magazine, Volume 24, Issue 2, April 1898 Downst, Henry P., "Random Notes of Boston", Humphrey Publishing, ca. 1916. Kales, Emily, Kales, David, "All About the Boston Harbor Islands", Hewitts Cove Publishing, 1983. Mikal, Alan, "Exploring Boston Harbor", Christopher Publishing House, North Quincy, Massachusetts, 1973. Richburg, Julie A., Patterson, William A., III, "Historical Description of the Vegetation of the Boston Harbor Islands, 1600–2000", Northeastern Naturalist, 12(Special Issue 3), 13–30, 2005. Sammarco, Anthony Mitchell, "Boston's Harbor Islands", Images of America series, 1998. Snow, Edward Rowe, "The Islands of Boston Harbor", 1935. Snow, Edward Rowe, "Sailing Down Boston Bay", Yankee Publishing Company, 1941. "Some Events of Boston and Its Neighbors", printed for the State Street Trust Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 1917. "The Islands of Boston Harbor", in "Some Events of Boston and Its Neighbors", Chapter 4, printed for the State Street Trust Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 1917. Sweetser, M.F., "King's Handbook of Boston Harbor", Moses King Corporation, Boston, 1882; reprinted in 1988 by Applewood Books, and The Friends of Boston Harbor Islands. . This book was written about the time when the first Boston almshouse was being built on Long Island. Cf. pp. 179–186, for Long Island. University of Vermont, "It starts With a Bed: UVM alums Richard Weintraub & Lyndia Downie lead fight to break cycle of homelessness in Boston, Vermont Quarterly, Fall 2002. Interview with Richard Weintraub about Long Island social services. Winsor, Justin, Jewett, C.F., "The Memorial History of Boston Including Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 1630–1880", 1880. External links Moon Island – National Park Service Moon Island Training Academy – Boston Fire Historical Society MWRA Sewer History Boston Harbor islands Islands of Massachusetts Islands of Norfolk County, Massachusetts Quincy, Massachusetts