NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent This month the North and South Rivers Watershed Association is featuring the town of Duxbury in its 50 Places to Explore contest. During this prolonged time […]
Nature Walks in Duxbury: 12 Places to Explore
The Fate of the Brig Polly
The following story was unearthed recently. It tells the tale of the Brig Polly, a 131 ton ship constructed in Pembroke in 1791. She was probably built by shipbuilders Alden […]
NSRWA 50th Anniversary (Part 3 )
A Second Wind: “Watershed Wakes Up — How About You” (Newsletter, May 1989) By Jim Glinski, Scituate In a frank letter to its members in May 1989, the NSRWA admitted […]
Enjoying Nature Close to Home
By Kezia Bacon, Correspondent As the coronavirus pandemic surges here in Massachusetts, and social distancing becomes even more defined and urgent, we’ve been advised to stay close to home. For […]
Fox Hill Shipyard
By Caleb Estabrooks, Hanover Fox Hill is located in present day Norwell where the Barque Hill/Brigantine Circle neighborhood can be found. Today it is difficult to identify the hills that […]
8 Great Walks in Weymouth
NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent This month the North and South Rivers Watershed Association’s “50 Places to Explore” contest, which encourages the public to visit conservation lands and other open space areas, features properties in Weymouth, […]
11 Excellent Walks in Hingham
NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent This month the North and South Rivers Watershed Association’s “50 Places to Explore” contest, which encourages the public to visit conservation lands and other open […]
NSRWA 50th Anniversary (Part 2 )
The First Decade By Jim Glinski, Scituate Even though the NSRWA lacked a permanent office and held meetings in private homes, under the leadership of its first president, Bill Finn, […]
10 Walks in Scituate
NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent The North and South Rivers Watershed Association was founded 50 years ago, so 2020 is a big anniversary year! The association has grown from 200 […]
The Whale Ship OENO
By Caleb Estabrooks, Hanover The year 1821 was not a particularly busy year for North River Shipyards: The Panic of 1819 had set in and few people were investing in […]