The view from Couch Beach in summer. It was a perfect July morning. Sunny, breezy, warm but not hot. A group of more than twenty of us had gathered on […]
Paddling the North River’s Upper Reaches
The Indian Head River, just upstream of where it flows together with Herring Brook to form the North River. Recently I participated in the NSRWA’s Annual River Tour, a pontoon […]
A Forgotten River
The Hoosic River in Adams, Massachusetts. My mother and I recently took a day trip to Adams, Massachusetts, in the Berkshires, the town where both my parents grew up. Although […]
A New Bridge on the South River
Installing the Francis Keville Bridge on the South River in Marshfield. After years of planning and discussion, there is now a footbridge over the South River in Marshfield Center, thanks […]
The Natural Treasures of North Weymouth: Webb and Great Esker Parks
Great Esker Park in North Weymouth. Winter puts me in hibernation mode, and as much as I love it, there’s only so much time I can spend curled up on […]
Some Little-Known Facts About the North River
The North River at Union Street, the site of many historic ferries and bridges. I’ve been researching the North and South Rivers for close to ten years now. In this […]
Rediscovering the Familiar
Kayakers at Couch Beach on the North River One day this summer — I don’t recall when it was or what I was doing at the time — I remember […]
Corn Hill Woodland
Some of the summer greenery at Cornell Woodland in North Marshfield. One of the things I like best about the transition from spring to summer is watching the world outside […]
A Walk at Two Mile Farm
Summer trees and a very large nest at Two Mile Farm in North Marshfield. I’ve lived on the South Shore all my life, but my parents are originally from the […]
Visiting The Willow Brook Farm Preserve
Exploring the trails at Willow Brook Farm in Pembroke. Pembroke’s Willow Brook Farm Preserve is one of the South Shore’s newer and more diverse open space areas. Managed by the […]