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by Marjorie | January 19, 2024 · 2:42 pm

Beaver Pond Franklin, MA in winter

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Beaver Pond is quite close to downtown Franklin, MA, but feels a world away from the bustle of Dean College, churches, businesses, the town common, and the well-used commuter rail station. Rt. 495 skirts this conservation area, so quiet is not at the top of the list of attractions here. Despite the noise, the views are lovely, both from the beach area overlooking the water, and amidst the tree-lined path that skirts the edge of the pond.

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by Marjorie | January 18, 2024 · 2:32 pm

Strenuous travel-EJ Phillips and me

Marjorie Turner Hollman is a writer who loves the outdoors. Link to all Marjorie’s books.

E.J. Phillips, actress, devoted mother and grandmother

Ambivalent—that’s how I feel about travel, especially when the likelihood is high of it being strenuous. I have the heart of a world traveler but the body of a day-tripper. A yearning for travel is in my very bones, yet the effort involved in leaving home can freeze me in my tracks.

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by Marjorie | December 2, 2023 · 2:42 pm

Exploring Paths in Norton, MA

Marjorie Turner Hollman is a writer who loves the outdoors. Link to all Marjorie’s books.

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Canoe River, Norton, next to Norton town forest

Easy Walks South of Boston features six different destinations to visit when you are in the town of Norton. On a beautiful day in autumn I stopped by four of these open space properties to get some pictures of fall color. It was also an opportunity to see what my collaborators, Marilyn and Dave Doré, had discovered during their fieldwork for the book.

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by Marjorie | November 15, 2023 · 4:16 pm

Stoughton MA trails

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Remnants of one of the quarries found at the Bird St. conservation area

One of the first things I learned about the trails at Bird St. Park in Stoughton, MA was that the best parking is not on Bird St. It’s on West St. OK, got it. Now to get there and head out on the trail.

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by Marjorie | October 25, 2023 · 9:35 am

Powers Farm, Randolph MA

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Returning to where we have been before says a lot about our enjoyment level. Some are, for me, one and done. But I look forward to returning to others, like Powers Farm, Randolph, MA, when the opportunity presents itself.

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by Marjorie | October 10, 2023 · 10:30 am

The Basin and Other Easy Walks in the White Mountains

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The Basin in Franconia, NH is a delightful outdoor destination with paved walkways alongside the Pemigewasset River. It was not always so. Others who visited in years past describe steep, eroded paths that made for treacherous footing. A tremendous amount of effort and financial investment has transformed this into a beautiful place for people of many abilities to enjoy.

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by Marjorie | October 3, 2023 · 3:38 pm

In Search of Sea Caves (and Gold!)

Along the cliffs of The Ovens Natural Park

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On our trip to the area near Halifax, Nova Scotia, (NS) we planned to ride our adaptive tandem bicycle on the multiple rail trails that are available in that area. The Salt Marsh Trail and St. Margaret’s Bay Trail ended up providing us with plenty to see on our travels. The rigors of setting up our tandem and riding up to twenty+ miles per outing means we take a rest day between the times when we venture out on the rail trails.

One of our “off” days took us to the Lunenburg, NS area. While looking at maps, we spotted a reference to The Ovens, in Riverport, near Lunenburg, which promised a cliff walk and sea caves.

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by Marjorie | September 26, 2023 · 2:39 pm

Exploring Easy Walks South of Boston destinations

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Swamp maples, early harbingers of autumn

The trail guide, Easy Walks South of Boston includes over fifty open space areas in seventeen contiguous towns south of Boston, thus the title. I recently visited several of these paths on a beautiful, blue-sky day in early fall. We saw touches of color but nothing like the show that awaits us in autumn in New England.

Over several months, Marilyn and Dave Doré, my collaborators, visited the 50+ destinations that now constitute this newest trail guide. I am endeavoring to visit many of these places in the coming month or so in preparation for upcoming Easy Walks presentations in various towns. The programs will be open to the public.

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by Marjorie | September 20, 2023 · 3:21 pm

Many faces of the Bay of Fundy

Among the flower pots at the Bay of Fundy

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The Bay of Fundy is world famous for its tides. Up to 50 feet in some places. Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park has perhaps the most famous portion of the Bay’s spectacular shoreline to visit, but there are so many other locations where you can witness the tides in this unique area.

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by Marjorie | August 23, 2023 · 5:11 pm

War Memorial Park, West Bridgewater, MA

So much history in a small riverside park

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War Memorial Park in West Bridgewater, MA looks like a small green space from the road. Well, …it is. Within its four+ acres is a lot to see. The Town River flows through the area, and as with so many rivers, and even streams in New England, the river was used as a power source for multiple industries through the years.

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Tag Archives: family portrait ideas

Beaver Pond Franklin, MA in winter

Strenuous travel-EJ Phillips and me

Exploring Paths in Norton, MA

Stoughton MA trails

Powers Farm, Randolph MA

The Basin and Other Easy Walks in the White Mountains

In Search of Sea Caves (and Gold!)

Exploring Easy Walks South of Boston destinations

Many faces of the Bay of Fundy

War Memorial Park, West Bridgewater, MA

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