GREAT MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, CONCORD, MA
Trees are growing. Blue herons are nesting. Owl babies are getting ready to fly. Some birds are coming for the summer while others are on their way to the north. Beavers swim about. Flowers are blooming. Make sure to ring the Paul Matisse's Forest Bells that rest on the top of a slight hill to […]
Come celebrate the opening of the Sudbury Historical Society History Center and Museum at a fun-filled open house featuring food trucks, kids' activities, and games! Creation of the Sudbury History Center and Museum in the town-owned c1730 Loring Parsonage in Sudbury’s Town Center has been a long time coming. The project has revitalized an historic […]
Visit historic Sholan Farms in Leominster, Massachusetts for our 21st Apple Blossom Festival celebration! There’s fun for the whole family—food trucks, crafters, a butterfly release, scavenger hunt, entertainment, and giant basket silent auction. Walk the trails, take in the views, and experience this special time of year in North Central Massachusetts. This program is […]
Through short scenes acted out by costumed living history interpreters and narrators, "Woburn's Road to Revolution" will tell the history of Woburn's Battle March Road and some of the stories of Woburn residents and events that took place in or were related to Woburn leading up to, on, or shortly after April 19, 1775, the […]
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 and/or heard. Next drop by the Lawrence Library from 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM to enjoy coffee and pastries while viewing the Shattuck Bird Collection. […]
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 from his essay, “Walking.” Afterward he will take questions (in character) for an entertaining and educational look into Thoreau’s life in 19th Century Concord, Massachusetts. […]
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 to ca.1930 and display Federal, Colonial/Greek Revival, Victorian Eclectic and Craftsman architectural styles. We will honor the birth of the town, carved out of three […]
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 along the way are converting their sections of the 104-mile railroad into a connected rail trail. This program will focus on the Clinton section that […]
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 where families can participate in a fairy house-making workshop. Fairy homes will be scattered across town during the weekend of May 28-29. Visitors will be […]
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, a great blue heron rookery, and beautiful woodland scenery. You will learn about the on-the-ground impacts of a 1-2 mile sheet of ice that existed […]
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. The exhibit will be self-guided with docents on hand to answer questions. This program is offered by Ashby Historical Society as part of the Hidden […]
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 from a private collector, most of which were painted by soldiers following their service in the war, the exhibit also includes helmets with local ties […]
