Spring is not quite officially here, but the tell tale signs have started and that includes metal buckets appearing on some of the grand old maple trees of Concord. The nights are still very cold but with day temperatures warming it is the perfect combination to extract the kind of sap that will eventually […]

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Having just come back from Miami Florida, as much as I love New England I knew the palm trees and warm skies were going to be hard to part with. Fortunately, our second day back greeted us with a brilliant sky and a fresh blanket of snow. Now there are days admittedly, that […]

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Stark beauty best describes this valley off Monument Street. The winter sun seems most brilliant on the coldest days, as today most certainly is. While the view itself is supremely peaceful and attractive, I would venture that a walk through would challenge even the hardiest New Englander. The wind whips down into […]

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My daughter Emily and I took a long hike down from the Visitor’s Center at Minute Man National Park, over the Old North Bridge, until we were at the river’s edge and looking toward the Old Manse. It’s wonderful to have such an enthusiastic partner beside me on a morning that was not yet […]

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Once you’ve visited Main Street Concord and are looking to rejuvenate body and soul you must visit the South Bridge Boat House where you can rent a canoe and travel down the Concord River. The views have not been spoiled by 200+ years of development. Concord has managed to keep the lands that […]

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