Boston Zoos Begin Reopening May 28
Franklin Park Zoo in Boston will reopen on May 28, followed by Stone Zoo in Stoneham on May 30, Zoo New England announced today, allowing guests into the facilities for…Continue Reading →
Trustees To Reopen DeCordova, Naumkeag, World’s End, Fruitlands, Crane Beach
The Trustees of Reservations will reopen deCordova Sculpture Park in Lincoln, the grounds of the Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, Naumkeag in Stockbridge, and World’s End in Hingham, and Crane Beach…Continue Reading →
Arnold Arboretum: How Frederick Law Olmsted And Charles Sargent Created A National Historic Landmark
“A visitor driving through the arboretum will be able to obtain a general idea of the arborescent vegetation of the north temperate zone without even leaving his carriage,” said Charles…Continue Reading →
Walking The Boardwalk Through Ponkapoag Bog In The Blue Hills
For about a decade and a half beginning in the 1930s, Professor William J. V. Babcock had been taking his biology classes from Eastern Nazarene College in Wollaston to study…Continue Reading →
Photos: Brush Fire Scorches Woods Atop Pine Banks Park, Melrose
The top of Mt. Ephraim—at 208 feet the tallest point of Pine Banks Park in Melrose—was recently left charred by a brush fire. Even days later the area, with its…Continue Reading →
Boston Museum Of Science Furloughs 250, Lays Off 122
Due to coronavirus closings, Boston’s Museum of Science announced today that it is “furloughing 250 staff members and laying off 122 staff members, affecting nearly two-thirds of the Museum’s overall…Continue Reading →
Photos: Windstorm At Lynn Shore Drive
The National Weather Service recorded winds gusting up to 59 miles per hour around Boston today. The high winds whipped up seas along Lynn Shore Drive and Nahant Beach. Photos…Continue Reading →
The Unhappy History Of Mount Misery, Connecticut
Note: Nonrequired travel between New England states is not recommended during the coronavirus pandemic. As of April 5, the state of Connecticut was warning: “Travelers: Any person coming into Connecticut…Continue Reading →
The View From Mount Misery in Lincoln, Massachusetts
The first article in Wonderland’s series about Miserable Places: At 227 acres, Mount Misery is considered to be the largest conservation area in Lincoln, Massachusetts. When we arrived on a…Continue Reading →
Taking Care Of Animals At The Stone Zoo During Coronavirus
The flock of flamingos in the Caribbean Coast exhibit continues their honking and fluttering around regardless of the fact that Zoo New England’s Stone Zoo announced on March 13 that it…Continue Reading →