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Seventeen TOHG members and a member’s dog met at the Great Brook State Park in Carlisle to walk approximately 4 miles to find the Thanksgiving Rocks in the Chelmsford’s Thanksgiving Forest. The weather was cool with mostly cloudy skies, but, thankfully, no wind. We passed the beaver dam where the beavers created a lovely pond which was partially frozen. The park has over 20 miles of trails for hiking, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, and equestrian use.
Afterwards some members remained to eat their bagged lunches at the stone circle near the parking lot.
Meredith P
Six members went to Fishbones in Chelmsford, MA for lunch. Following lunch, we visited Mrs. Nelson's Candy House, also in Chelmsford. Mrs Nelson's carries chocolate, fudge and hard candy.
Linda M
Twenty one members treated themselves to an afternoon at the Quannapowitt Playhouse in Reading which featured 6 one-act plays. The six short plays were great fun, and dinner at Fusilli’s made for the perfect ending to a most enjoyable afternoon.
Good seats, no repeats, and a repast at a local eatery created a grEAT day for all!
Thank you Beverly for organizing.
Seven members of the North 128 group met at Lisa‘s house in Stoneham to paint and “build” a wooden snowman porch decoration. Fun and laughs were had by all! Afterward, we enjoyed a nice lunch at Nobility Hill restaurant in Stoneham.
Lisa L
Five members met at the Lakeside Lanes in Manchester, NH! We divided up the duties: Joy was cheer leader; Nancy kept score; Patricia, her guest, Theresa and myself were the bowlers. We bowled two strings. The competition was fierce! There were highs. There were lows. There were lots of laughs. It was so intense we deemed it a three-way tie!
Upon leaving we were approached by reps from a Ladies League to join their club. We contemplated their offer over lunch at Moe and Joes, but decided we couldn’t commit to another group. Our loyalties lie with TOHG!
Linda McH
Nine Gang members set off on a chilly and windy November day from Bedford Depot to downtown Concord and back. This is a beautiful mostly wooded hard park trail that passes Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge , Merriam’s Corner of Revolutionary War fame and the Old Manse and North Bridge before ending near downtown Concord. There was still a little bit of fall foliage for us to take in and despite national parks being shut down we were still able to visit the North Bridge and also the viewing tower at Great Meadows. And of course a cup of hot coffee was a welcome respite in downtown Concord on a chilly day.
Alan U
Two Nancy's, two Tim's, Two Al's - do you know them?
Al U
Eighteen TOHG hikers visited the former estate of The Sedgewicks at Long Hill in Beverly. We walked around the grounds which were decorated with hundreds of pumpkins and various “spooky” characters for their Halloween event. We also visited the gardens and trees which surrounded the mansion and then walked around the property through the woods. After three days of the nor’easter, we had a sunny warm day in which to enjoy the early fall.
After the hike, twelve of us had a great lunch at the Farm Bar and Grill in Essex.
Neal S
Stephanie O
The weather so far this month has been even marvelous and it did not disappoint for this ride. Nine TOHG members met at the trailhead near downtown Mansfield. We began by riding past several neighborhoods before wheeling through wooded areas. Mansfield Airport brushed up against the trail as we eased from a paved surface to a short gravel part of the trail. The mystery is why this short portion of the trail has not been paved. Continuing on we ended our ride in Norton about 7 miles from our start. Reversing direction we headed back but stopped at Mansfield Airport’s diner for coffee and lunch with the hope of watching some air traffic.
All in all it was a perfect day!
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