IN Walden Pond
Thursday, 17 August 2006, on U.S. Highway 20, in Concord, Massachusetts
Today I fulfilled a lifelong dream and swam in Walden Pond, a pause on the way to Fenway Park.
There were many other people there too. A good replica of Henry David Thoreau’s 10x15 cabin, where he lived from July 1845 to September 1847, is just across the road. The bookstore and gift shop nearby has lots of interesting information about Thoreau and his mentor, Emerson.
“Because of Thoreau's legacy, Walden Pond has been designated a National Historic Landmark and is considered the birthplace of the conservation movement,” reports the website for Walden Pond State Reservation (915 Walden Street; Concord, Massachusetts). The Reservation encompasses 400 acres, which includes the 102-foot deep glacial kettle-hole pond.
It is worth a visit, if you’re in the area.
Today I fulfilled a lifelong dream and swam in Walden Pond, a pause on the way to Fenway Park.
There were many other people there too. A good replica of Henry David Thoreau’s 10x15 cabin, where he lived from July 1845 to September 1847, is just across the road. The bookstore and gift shop nearby has lots of interesting information about Thoreau and his mentor, Emerson.
“Because of Thoreau's legacy, Walden Pond has been designated a National Historic Landmark and is considered the birthplace of the conservation movement,” reports the website for Walden Pond State Reservation (915 Walden Street; Concord, Massachusetts). The Reservation encompasses 400 acres, which includes the 102-foot deep glacial kettle-hole pond.
It is worth a visit, if you’re in the area.
posted by John Barry at 8/23/2006 05:08:00 PM
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