NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent Ask anyone familiar with the South Shore what our most common tree is and they will answer “pine,”… or if they know a little bit […]
Visiting Duxbury’s Whiton Woods
The Chesapeake, The Shannon, and the North River Boys Who Got Between Them
NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent On June 18, 1812, US President James Madison declared war against the United Kingdom. Trade conflicts had heated up, due to the Napoleonic Wars and the […]
120 Years Ago: The Portland Gale
NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent Friday morning, November 25th, 1898: sunny and clear. Thanksgiving now over for another year, the citizens of Marshfield and Scituate begin their days. Not too cold, […]
Should We Ban Plastic Bags?
Have you heard about the colossal gyres of plastic trash in our oceans? The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, off the coast of California, is estimated to be 1-2 times the […]
Join Us For the National Natural Landmark Ceremony
On September 23, Congresswoman Nikki Tsongas will appear at a celebratory rededication of the rivers’ National Natural Landmark status. At 1pm there will be a ceremony at South River Park […]
Celebrating Our Rivers’ National Natural Landmark Status
A summer view of the South River from the Francis Keville Bridge in Marshfield. Are you aware that we have a nationally recognized landscape in our midst? Like California’s Mount […]
Noteworthy North River Ships
NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent The North River today is so serene: it can be difficult to imagine that it was once a booming center of industry. Beginning in the […]
Visiting the Waterfalls of Massachusetts
NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent Quite by accident, I visited two of our state’s Top Ten waterfalls this summer. One weekend in late June, I went to the Berkshires for […]
Rockland’s Rail Trail
NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent Do you know about the Hanover Branch Railroad? It extended 7.8 miles from Hanover Four Corners, through South and West Hanover, across Rockland, to North Abington, where it connected with […]
Unplugging: Its Joys and Challenges
Unplug by taking a walk in the woods. Pictured here: Cornell Woodland in North Marshfield. (This article was originally published in September 2011. It was inadvertently left out of this […]