Calf Island (Massachusetts)

Access by private boat may be hazardous and is not recommended.

Over the years, several huts and houses were built on the island, including a colonial style summer estate built by Benjamin P. Cheney, Jr. and his wife, actress Julia Arthur, in 1902.

[2] Illegal boxing matches were staged on the island in the late 19th century.

The thin soil layer supports grasses, shrubs and salt-tolerant trees.

Some of the plant species found on the island include wild cherry, beach plum, and mock orange.