MARIA: CHANCES ARE YOU’VE TAKEN A RIDE ON ONE OF HIS VOTES. PAUL PADGETT, OWNER OF BOSTON’S SWAN BOATS, HAS DIED. HIS FAMILY HAS OWNED AND OPERATED THE BUZZ SINCE -- BOATS SINCE 1877.

BOSTON -- The owner of the iconic swan boats has died at age 99. Paul Paget was the grandson of Robert and Julia Paget, who first established the Swan Boats in the Boston Public Garden in 1877.

The owner of a business synonymous with Boston Public Gardens has died. Paul Paget, the owner of Boston’s Swan Boats, died on Monday at 99 years old, according to his family. The Brighton native ...