Iron Hill St, Weymouth, MA 02189, USA
This small town park at the edge of Whitman’s Pond features a very long, 2-part fish ladder and a viewing platform for the South Shore’s only waterfall, Iron Hill Falls (also known as Whitman’s Falls). In the spring, you can see herring making the arduous climb up to their spawning grounds in Whitman’s Pond. Please […]
1494 Commercial St, Weymouth, MA 02189, USA
Very small park in Jackson Square with benches, picnic tables and views of the fish ladder on Herring Run Brook. Right next door to Lovell Field.
Herring Run Pool Park, Water Street, Weymouth, MA, USA
A pocket park in Jackson Square, where in the springtime you can see the herring run. A great spot to learn some local history!
21 Triphammer Rd, Hingham, MA 02043, USA
A 19 acre pond surrounded by woods with a narrow walking trail around the perimeter. Try ice skating here in the winter. Watch for migrating fish in the fish ladder in the spring.
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Pond, salt marsh and an abandoned quarry. In the spring, look for river herring swimming upstream at the fish ladder.
2148 Ocean St, Marshfield, MA 02050, USA
This 1.7 acre park has river views, a short trail, a boardwalk, and a picnic area, plus a Marshfield Veterans Honor Roll.
2200 Ocean St, Marshfield, MA 02050, USA
The South River flows through this historic milling and manufacturing site, which dates back to 1656, when William Ford and Josiah Winslow erected Marshfield’s first grist mill. Now home to a fish ladder, undershot water wheel, and passive recreational park.
149 Barker St, Pembroke, MA 02359, USA
This Pembroke Conservation property surrounds Herring Brook. Herring begin their annual migration in the springtime, usually in April. Starting from Massachusetts Bay, they swim up the North River for 12 miles to this site and beyond. They are on their way to their spawning grounds at Gorham Mill, Oldham Pond, and Furnace Pond. You can […]
418 Elm St, Pembroke, MA 02359, USA
The Tucker Preserve is 78.6 acre property owned by the Wildlands Trust. A looping network of trails leads through the woods and across two streams, with several captivating views of the Indian Head River. At the western boundary, there is a large grove of hemlock. Peering down from the top of the ridge into the […]
415 W Elm St, Pembroke, MA 02359, USA
It’s hard to miss the fish ladder at Luddam’s Ford Park! The large concrete structure spans the Indian Head River on the Hanover/Pembroke town line. Fish ladders help migratory fish such as herring and shad get past obstacles so they can swim upstream to their spawning grounds each spring. The pond behind the dam is […]
418 Elm St, Pembroke, MA 02359, USA
The Pembroke Conservation Commission owns these 34 acres of open meadow and forested upland. The Clapp Rubber Works (founded in 1873), the largest of its kind in the country, once stood here, on both sides of the river. Look for remains of the factory in the woods on the Pembroke side, just south of the […]
243 Elm St, Hanover, MA 02339, USA
The Hanover Conservation Commission owns these 22-acres of open meadow and forested upland. The Curtis Anchor Forge was located here in the 1700s, and later the Clapp Rubber Mill (founded in 1873), the largest of its kind in the country. The dam on the Indian Head River fueled these industries as well as earlier mills. […]
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Old Oaken Bucket Pond is one of two reservoirs on the First Herring Brook created by dams. The Town of Scituate draws its municipal water from Old Oaken Bucket Pond. The upstream reservoir, simply known as the reservoir, feeds Old Oaken Bucket Pond downstream. Both ponds have fish ladders for herring at their dams. Unfortunately, […]
18 Dover St, Norwell, MA 02061, USA
This 129-acre parcel with more than a half-mile of river frontage is owned by the Trustees of Reservations. Mrs. Albert Norris donated the original parcel in 1970. The property was expanded in 1992 with a gift of land from the McMullen family, and again in 2000 with a gift of land from the Gordon Family. Second […]
