Logan International Airport before the area was designated. Management The Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area is managed by the Boston Harbor Islands Partnership, a statutory body established as a federal operating committee by the park enabling legislation. The partnership consists of individual members who represent a range of federal, state, city, and nonprofit agencies, including: United States National Park Service United States Coast Guard Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Massachusetts Port Authority Massachusetts Water Resources Authority City of Boston Boston Redevelopment Authority Boston Harbor Island Alliance Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center The Trustees of Reservations In addition, the Partnership includes representation from the Boston Harbor Islands Advisory Council, whose purpose is to make recommendations to the Partnership about park management. There are 13 Partners in total, together with 13 Alternates. Apart from the representative for the Coast Guard, who is appointed by the Secretary of Homeland Security, all the members of the partnership are appointed by the Secretary of the Interior after consultation with the appropriate agency or other body. In practice, day-to-day management of each individual island or other site is the responsibility of one of the partner agencies or other bodies. The partnership provides a consistency and coordination across the whole park. Boston Harbor Islands State Park Boston Harbor Islands State Park is a Massachusetts state park comprising 13 islands located in Boston Harbor, which now forms part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The park was developed from the 1970s by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management (DEM). In 1996, the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area was created, including the State Park's islands and many others. However, due to the unusual partnership management arrangements of the National Recreation Area, the State Park still exists as a low profile administrative entity. It is now managed by the DEM's successor, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, from a park headquarters near to the ferry terminal in Hingham. The islands of the Boston Harbor Islands State Park are: Bumpkin Island Calf Island Gallops Island Grape Island Great Brewster Island Green Island Hangman Island Little Calf Island Middle Brewster Island Outer Brewster Island Raccoon Island Sheep Island Slate Island Transportation Boston Harbor Cruises offers ferry service from Long Wharf at Christopher Columbus Park to Georges and Spectacle Islands. Free service is available between Georges and Spectacle, as well as between the other islands. Summer