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New? Learn more about our runs here! Beantown #265: Great Molasses Flood Analversary (Dr Blow)
When: January 14, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Details:
Beantown #265: Great Molasses Flood Analversary
This week marks 107 years since Boston’s sweetest disaster, the Great Molasses Flood. On January 15, 1919, a 50-foot steel tank burst and sent 2.3 million gallons of blackstrap molasses sweeping through the North End at 35 mph, destroying buildings and ensnaring everything in its path. 21 people died and 150 were injured. We’ll piece together the fascinating timeline of events from clues we collect on trail.
What: Beantown #265: Great Molasses Flood Analversary
When: Wednesday 1/14/2024, 6:30 pm show, 7:00 go
Where: Lamplighter Brewing Co CX, 110 N First St, Cambridge, nearest T stop is Lechmere on Green Line E
Hash cash: $5
Trail: A to B, 3.69 miles
Hare: Doctor Blow
Bag car: Mister Rogers
Promises: Learn about the history of the Great Molasses Flood (aka the Treacle Tsunami, aka the Boston Molassacre), beer, hot drinks, molasses cookies, short outdoor On-In
Lies: Sometimes you can still catch a whiff of molasses in the North End
Bring: Virgins, cranium lamps, layers, maybe YakTrax traction things, but the forecast is above freezing