Tinker's Island

The island was named after the breed of mackerel that can be found close to its shores.

During an April 1786 snowstorm, a Spanish ship carrying iron wrecked on Tinker's Island.

[1] Through history, the island has been variously rented out for ballast or for a boy's camp.

Official ownership (for tax purposes) of Tinker's Island was unresolved for decades, then, in 1969, Salem, Massachusetts officially claimed the island for tax purposes.

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Tinkers Island as seen from the beach.
Back of a camp on the island.