Find Out What’s Happening in the

Heritage Area

placeGREAT MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, CONCORD, MA

Events

Find out what’s happening in the Heritage Area.
BACK TO CONNECT

B is for Birds: ‘Breakfast or Brunch’

Heald Orchard Heald St, Pepperell, MA, United States

For the 'early birds', Breakfast with the Birds will start at 6:30 AM and run until about 10:30 AM. Meet at Heald Street Orchard where 52 species have been seen […]

Free

An Afternoon with Henry David Thoreau

Thoreau Farm 341 Virginia Road, Concord, MA, United States

Step back in time to 1858 and spend some time with the famed 19th-Century writer and naturalist Henry David Thoreau! Mr. Thoreau (portrayed by Historian Richard Smith) will read selections […]

Free

Tour the New Town Center

Boxborough Town Hall 29 Middle Road, Boxborough, MA, United States

Visit the exteriors of eight historic buildings, collectively the "New Town Center" of the town of Boxborough, Massachusetts on a guided walking tour. The structures represent the period from ca.1790 […]

Free

Central Mass Railroad to Central Mass Rail Trail

Holder Memorial 210 Church Street, Clinton, MA, United States

This is a two part program including the history of the short-lived Central Mass Railroad that ran from North Station in Boston to Northampton and also about how communities all […]

Free

Lexington Fairy Homes & Gardens Tour

Munroe Center for the Arts 1403 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, United States

In preparation for the Lexington Fairy Homes and Gardens Tour, you’re invited to a rock and blues band concert in the back field at the Munroe Center for the Arts […]

Free

Biodiversity Thriving Amidst Glacial Remnants

Wharton Plantation Martins Pond Rd, Groton

Groton comprises an exuberance of glacier-created geologic features as well as an extraordinary biodiversity. This 4-mile hike will lead you to outcrops, eskers, kames, kettle holes and ponds, beaver ponds, […]

Free

America at War: Ashby’s Contribution

Old Engine House 846 Main Street, Ashby, MA, United States

Visit the Old Engine House and view an exhibit of photos, ephemera and objects documenting Ashby's men and women who went to war from the Revolution to the Cold War. […]

Free
Recurring

Painted WWI Helmets Exhibit

Fort Devens Museum 94 Jackson Road, 3rd Floor, Devens, MA, United States

Visit the Fort Devens Museum for the opening of its Painted WWI Helmets Exhibit featuring three dozen helmets and other WWI artifacts and memorabilia. Primarily comprised of helmets on loan […]

Free

The Art & Architecture of the Afterlife

Woodlawn Cemetery 26 Harvard Road, Ayer, MA, United States

Some of the finest historic world-class sculpture and architectural design can be discovered and appreciated here in Ayer. Join Ayer Director of Community & Economic Development, Alan S. Manoian, for […]

Free

Tools of the Time: 19th-Century Farm & Woodworking Tools

Sawyer House & Barn 676 Main Street, Bolton, MA, United States

Step back in time for a carpentry demonstration of tools of the 19th century, including the tools of Amos Evans, a joiner who lived and worked in Bolton. On display […]

Free

Rail Trail Destination – Clinton!

Rauscher Farm 29 Clamshell Road, Clinton

Discover a new section of the Mass Central Rail Trail (MCRT) being developed in Clinton. This historic section of the MCRT was purchased by the Town of Clinton with a […]

Free