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In every issue

4 From the publisher 24 In brief…

by Elizabeth Morse Read

Prime living

18 Biking and hiking

by Greg Jones

22 Taking a walk around

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Clifton

by Sean McCarthy

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Prime season

10 Here comes the sun

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by Elizabeth Morse Read

30 Follicular follies

by Paul Kandarian

Good times

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Day tripping

by Michael J. Vieira

14 Urban gardens

by Dan Logan July/A ugust 2016 · Volume 12 · Number 4

Fresh views Great gardens

on the cover: This issue’s cover captures a lazy and beautiful

day at the Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens in New Bedford. Turn to page 14 to learn more. Photo credit: Dan Logan.

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If you’re trying to enjoy the best of nature without taking a foray into the boondocks, then you’ll want to read Dan Logan’s article on page 14, all about some beautiful urban gardens, just waiting for your admiration.

Sometimes it’s more about the journey than the destination. If you agree, then don’t miss Greg Jones’s article on page 18. He has the inside scoop on the best hiking and biking trails in the area. Make sure you stay hydrated and put on your sunscreen out there!

Of course, those aren’t the only health concerns for spending a summer outside. You also have to keep an eye out for bugs, bacteria, and… potato salad. Stay safe and turn to Liz Read’s article on page 10 for the full list.

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Day tripping in the South Coast Michael J. Vieira

For the Beatles, a “day tripper” was a “good reason for taking the easy way out.” And even though that “big teaser” is probably in her seventies (the song was released in 1966), the call to escape from reality – even just for a day – still beckons.

The South Coast provides lots of places within an hour’s drive that can provide a change of scenery from your daily grind. Here are just a few suggestions.

Only in Onset Although officially part of Wareham, this coastal treasure has maintained its identity since it first was home to Wampanoags, Spiritualists and other groups looking for a place to retreat from the world. Its beach is still worth the trip, and the quaint surrounding area provides just enough food and beverage to make everybody happy.

Marc Anthony’s restaurant is a classic, townie pizza and seafood joint that’s open year-round. For great stuffed quahogs, a chowder rich in bacon and clams, and more, cross the street and head to Quahog Republic Waterfront Eatery.

There’s also a good view of the beach.

The town is also known for its festivals, kicking off the summer season with the Blessing of the Fleet on July 2 at 10 AM on Onset Pier. “Summer of Love” Concerts are held Wednesday nights from 6:30 – 9:30 PM from July 6 to August 31.

Grace Morrison, an award-winning local favorite who’s even been featured in a Cardi’s commercial, hosts the annual On-

set Music Festival on July 23. On August 6, the town hosts the Onset Blues Festival.

A highlight is always the Cape Verdean Festival on August 13, sponsored by the Onset Cape Verdean Festival Association.

For vendor and other information, contact Mike Roderick at 508-789-8726.

Plus, there are many more events planned, most hosted by the Onset Bay Association. For more information, visit www.onsetbay.org or call 508-295-7072.

Famous Fairhaven “I never had a delightfuler [sic] holiday in my life, and I did hate to leave Fairhaven,” Mark Twain wrote to his daughter in 1906. The town was home to the last surviving male passenger of the Mayflower (John Cooke), the first man to sail alone around the world (Capt.

Joshua Slocum), and the Delano family from whom President Franklin Delano Roosevelt descended.

Today, there are beaches, parks, and historic sites to keep the rich and not-so-

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Starting June 8 and to the end of September, you can take a guided walking tour of the “Twenty-Acre Purchase,” the plot of land purchased in 1760 that came to be known as Fairhaven.

Learn about how the town survived an attack during the Revolutionary War and how its economy was effected by the whaling industry of the 1800s.

Learn about the old homes, wharves, and businesses along Main, Middle,

famous entertained. Check out Fort Phoenix State Beach and Reservation on Old Fort Road. With free parking and places to swim, picnic, play tennis or basketball, shower, or grill, you can easily spend a day there.

But you might want to save time to head downtown where an active Visitors’ Center is open at 141 Main Street every day except Wednesday and Sunday. You can also visit FairhavenTours.com to download a visitor’s guide and get information about tours and things to do. Chris Richard has been leading tours (and many of the town’s visitor activities) for years.

A good way to explore the city is by taking a tour of the Gifts of Henry H. Rogers.

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and Water streets. Walk past the old Fairhaven Star newspaper office, the Phoenix Building, the historic town pump, and the boyhood home of Henry H. Rogers. The tour is about 90 minutes long and begins every Wednesday at 10 am from the Howe Allen Real Estate office, 43 Center Street. For more information, call 857222-3214 or email tour guide Howe Allen and howe@howeallen.com.

town hall and library, a church, and other community buildings. The exquisite turnof-the-century details in the building will take you on a trip to yesteryear. For an even more historic glimpse, take a walking tour of Poverty Point, originally the spot of the earliest settlement in town.

Bristol Beckons The highlight of the summer in this seaside community is the annual Fourth of July Celebration, considered to be the oldest in the nation. Since it started in 1785, Bristol has earned the nickname, “America’s most patriotic town.”

The celebration kicks off on Flag Day (June 14) and features free outdoor concerts at Independence Park, orange crate

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Derby races, a fireman’s muster, a ball, a drum and bugle corps show, and other events. For information and an events calendar, go to www.july4thbristolri.com But there are plenty of other excuses to visit this town. With more than 800 moorings, miles of coastline, and the scenic 14.5-mile East Bay Bike Path beginning in town, it’s a great place for just about any outdoor activity.

And that includes waterfront and outdoor dining. The Lobster Pot and Dewolf Tavern are great for special events, but for dockside family-friendly seafood, Quito’s is a good choice. Aidan’s Pub often draws a younger crowd to its upper level and outdoor seating at night, so consider an afternoon or early evening visit, but there’s always room in the pub for a pint.

The Blithewold Mansion, Gardens, and Arboretum offers special programs during the summer, as does Coggeshall Farm Museum, Mount Hope Farm, and Linden Place Museum. Visit their websites for information or check out www.explorebristolri.com for more events and places to eat, shop, and stay.

Perhaps Padanaram Officially part of South Dartmouth, this coastal village is home to a variety of small shops, restaurants, and boutiques that provide a good place to enjoy a summer’s day. Sailboats pass in and out of the harbor thanks to a drawbridge which opens on the hour from 8 am to 8 pm.

From 6 to 8 in the morning and from 8 to 9 at night, the bridge also opens on the half hour.

In July, watch for children’s events, sidewalk sales, and music in the historic district. You can also discover fine art at Norton Gallery or 6 1/2 Bridge Street Gallery.

There’s great waterfront dining at the Black Bass Grille and others like Little Moss offer “farm-to-table” creations. The Sail Loft offers weekly specials and live music events, plus boasts outdoor seating with an excellent view of the harbor.

Looking for ice cream? Don’t miss The Gulf Hill Dairy Bucket. This local landmark is located in Apponagansett Park on the harbor and, yes, looks like a bucket.

Other cool choices for ice cream include Salvador’s and Dockside.

For more information about this quaint spot, visit www.southdartmouthma.com.

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New Bedford’s Whaling Museum (July 22) as well as the Battleship and Marine Museum in Fall River (July 29) are on the list plus other places from the Berkshires to Cape Cod. Visit www.HighlandStreet. org for more information.

If you’re still not sure what to do, stop whining and start wine-ing by exploring the Coastal Wine Trail. Visit more than a dozen vineyards that stretch from the South Coast into coastal Rhode Island and Connecticut.

Just in our region, you can visit Running Brook Vineyards and Winery, Carolyn’s Sakonnet Vineyard, Coastal Vineyards, Newport Vineyards, Greenvale Vineyards, Travessia Winery, and Westport Rivers Vineyard and Winery. For a map and more information, go to www.coastalwinetrail.com.

Grab a glass of local wine and toast to your adventures! (Or go to Buzzards Bay Brewery in Westport for a beer instead.)

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PRIME SEASON

Here comes t he sun

Eliz abeth Morse Read

Warning: summer sunshine and hot, humid temperatures can be hazardous to your health. Here are some commonsense tips for staying safe and healthy this summer.

Only mad dogs and Englishmen In the cold winter months, you don’t worry too much about getting sunburned, tripping over garden hoses, being injured by fireworks, getting bitten by other species, or being tortured with a poison ivy rash. Those specific health and safety risks usually only happen in the summer months around here.

On the flip side, we may not have to worry about hypothermia or slipping on an icy sidewalk in the summer months – but we do need to worry about heat stroke, food-poisoning, ultraviolet radiation, and skidding on all those wet footprints left on the kitchen floor after a pool party. The risk of injuries and illnesses is pretty much the same year-round, just different hazards in different seasons.

And summer, like winter, is a uniquely dangerous season.

Doing the full monty When it’s finally sunny and warm outside, everyone wants to strip off layers of clothing, kick off their shoes, bask in the sunshine au naturel, and get back in touch with “nature.”

But remember that your skin is your body’s largest organ.

Exposing it to the healthy Vitamin D in sunshine is a very good

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thing, but it can also overexpose you to the harmful UVA/UVB solar radiation that causes skin cancers, premature wrinkling, age spots, and freckles.

If you can’t bear the thought of wearing long sleeves, long pants, and floppy hats to ward off the summer sunshine, then at least wear sunglasses and sunscreen lotion whenever you leave the house, especially between 10 AM and 2 PM. Baseball caps don’t count – they may keep the bright sunlight out of your eyes, but they do absolutely nothing to protect your ears, neck, and shoulders from ultraviolet radiation.

Barefoot in the park Everyone wants to let their footsies breathe free during the summer – after months of wearing sensible shoes, boots, and multiple pairs of socks, we all want to wear flip-flop sandals or else nothing at all on our feet. But those flip-flops can easily get tangled between the gas and brake pedals or snagged by lawnmower blades and bicycle spokes. Plus, they give you absolutely no traction on slippery surfaces, nor any arch support.

Walking around barefoot in the summer is just asking for trouble, especially if you’re not up-to-date on your tetanus shots.

Broken glass, rusty nails, bottle caps, and whatnot are all hiding in the sand and the grass. Not only that, but liberated toes have a nasty habit of getting stubbed or broken on chair legs, paving stones, and exposed tree roots.

Getting back in touch with nature during the summertime is all well and good, but you need to use some common sense and situational awareness. In the summer months, there are some very unfriendly flora and fauna lurking in those garden paths, sand dune boardwalks, and roadside meadows. For example –

have you ever accidentally disturbed a hornet’s nest? Have you ever been dive-bombed by a swarm of enraged nesting terns, or broken out in an itchy rash after hiking through stinging-nettles, thistle, or poison oak? Forewarned is forearmed – cover up.

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The outdoor shade provided by trees, beach umbrellas, and porch awnings will give you some protection from direct sunlight, but the reflective glare from glass, water, concrete, and sand (just like from the snow in winter) can still burn your skin, even on a cloudy day. As the old saying goes, only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun.

Take cover indoors or in the shade between 10 AM and 2 PM, when the sun’s radiation is most intense. Even if you’re driving between those hours, put sunscreen on your left arm to avoid “truck driver tan.”

Not only that, but uncovered skin is also an open target for insects, poisonous plants, and avoidable minor injuries like getting scratched by a pricker bush or scorched by spitting BBQ meat or scalded by steam from the lobster pot.

Disease-carrying bloodsuckers like mosquitoes and ticks will feast on exposed skin, and venomous insects like bees will sting, whether you’re golfing, gardening, or walking through the park, if you’re not wearing insect repellents (put them on after applying sunscreen) or protective clothing.

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Salmonella salad days In the summertime, when the weather is fine, everyone wants to dine al fresco, whether in the backyard, at the beach, a church picnic or an after-game cookout. But precisely because it’s so hot and humid, summertime is also primo food poisoning season (like mosquitoes, bacteria and viruses just love those hot, humid conditions.)

Here are some of the foods to avoid eating in the summer: raw shellfish of dubious origin (especially oysters), charred but undercooked BBQ meats (especially chicken), and those homemade macaroni salads and tuna sandwiches that came out of the trunk of someone’s car.

Unless you bought, washed, and prepped it yourself, eating someone else’s potluck contribution could definitely ruin your vacation plans.

Even prepared foods served in restaurants or at your cousin’s wedding reception are suspect in the summertime. Unless you’re going to eat it straight from your own refrigerator, don’t eat anything mixed with mayonnaise (like potato salad, devilled eggs, tuna salad, chip dips) or made with raw eggs (like a fresh Caesar salad dressing, caviar hors d’oeuvres).

Prepared dishes made with commercial milk products (sour cream, cottage cheese, yogurt) can go sour and “runny” quickly on a hot day, and uncooked processed meats (like hot dogs and sandwich cold cuts) can go rancid and waxy after only an hour if left unrefrigerated.

To everything, there is a season Your shopping and food prep routines need to be more vigilant in the summer than in winter – there’s a greater danger of foodpoisoning contamination, again due to the heat and humidity.

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Continued from previous page If you want to serve a green salad or platter of cut-up fruit, do not buy those ready-to-eat bags of mixed salad greens (even if the packaging says “pre-washed”), cut-up veggies at a supermarket salad bar, “freshly-made” salsas, or cartons of melon balls at the local deli.

Take the time to

buy fresh produce yourself and wash them thoroughly before you cut them up

You have no idea where they originally came from, nor whose unwashed hands touched them last. Pre-packaged salad mixes, salsas, and fruit salads have triggered outbreaks of food poisoning caused by salmonella, listeria, and e.coli bacteria, as have raw bean sprouts, cantaloupes from the western US, and even FDA-recalled frozen vegetables sold at local supermarkets.

Take the time to buy fresh produce yourself, wash them thoroughly before you cut them up, and keep them refrigerated until it’s time to eat. Whenever possible, buy locally-grown produce at a farmers market or roadside stand in the summertime. And don’t stint the few pennies extra to buy organically-grown local strawberries and leafy greens (why would you want to eat pesticides and chemical residues?)

To find a farm or farmers market near you, visit www.semaponline.org, www.pickyourown.org, www.farmfresh.org, or www.localharvest.org.

Petri dish weather The danger of bacterial cross-contamination in the kitchen is much higher in the summer. For instance, don’t ever use the same knife or cutting board to slice the tomatoes and hamburger rolls that you just used to cut up the raw chicken parts or cheese cubes. If you’ve just changed a diaper, used the toilet, or cleaned out the litter box, scrub up like a surgeon before touching anything in the kitchen.

If you’ve just handled raw meat (like shaping hamburger patties, shelling shrimp, skewering the shish kebab), always wash your hands thoroughly before you touch the lettuce, the sandwiches, the countertops, or refrigerator door handle. Gutwrenching bacteria like salmonella and e.coli are easily transferred through surface contact.

A special warning: during the hot, humid months, don’t eat sausages made from animal blood, like Portuguese morcela, blutwurst or black pudding, or unpasteurized dairy products like raw milk, or “soft” cheeses like queso fresco or Brie, unless they’ve been aged for 60 days.

And, although no one likes to waste food, do not bring home your picnic leftovers to re-refrigerate and eat the next day. If they’ve been unrefrigerated for more than an hour or so, they quickly become petri dishes for food-poisoning pathogens. Pack

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them up and dispose of them when you get home – don’t just leave them behind at the park for the raccoons, seagulls and coyotes to eat.

Stay H ydrated!

One of the invisible health dangers of summertime is dehydration and hyperthermia. Seventy-five percent of your body weight is water. But when a fluid imbalance between what’s inside your body and what’s going on outside your body reaches critical proportions, all hell can break loose.

When the outside temperature rises, your body automatically regulates its internal temperature (98.6 degrees F./37 C.) by producing surface sweat, which cools you off as it evaporates. But you need to be constantly replacing those lost bodily fluids and blood electrolytes. If they’re not being replenished, or if it’s so humid outside that your perspiration can’t even evaporate, then you’re running the risk of triggering “heat exhaustion.”

Whether you’re jogging, repairing the roof, overseeing the family reunion, or just mowing the lawn during a heat wave, heat exhaustion will trigger muscle cramps, dizziness, headache, nausea, and noticeably dark urine. You have become dehydrated, and your body can’t thermo-regulate properly. If you experience or notice any of these symptoms, it’s imperative to move immediately to a cooler, shadier, less-humid place (even an air-conditioned car will do) to rest and to drink plenty of fluids.

if it’s so humid outside that your perspiration can’t even evaporate, you run the risk of triggering heat exhaustion If symptoms of heat exhaustion are ignored, the situation can rapidly worsen and lead to heat stroke, a life-threatening condition requiring immediate medical attention – call 911. The body is literally dying of thirst – the kidneys can’t produce urine and the body can no longer produce sweat. Our skin becomes flushed and dry, our brain gets fuzzy and our movements become lethargic. We can suffer seizures, lapse into a coma, or die.

Within fifteen minutes on a hot, muggy day, an enclosed car can turn into a deadly sauna.

This is why you can not leave children or pets alone in a locked-up car during the summertime, never mind your groceries and picnic basket.

This is why house-bound elderly and handicapped people need air-conditioning, fans, and access to local “cooling centers” during heat waves.

This is why summer athletes and weekend DIY enthusiasts need to drink plenty of fluids and stay out of the midday sun.

So use some common sense and stay safe and healthy this summer.

E lizabeth M orse R ead is an award-winning writer, editor and artist who grew up on the South Coast. After 20 years of working in New York City and traveling the world, she came back home with her children and lives in Fairhaven.

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Around July 1, renovation of three buildings on the grounds of the six-acre Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens will be completed, offering visitors a welcome center, restrooms, and an educational facility to complement the ongoing revival of the popular gardens that have occupied the space for fifty years.

Factor in a flourishing Haskell Public Gardens with the appeal of the well-established formal gardens at the Rotch-JonesDuff House and Garden Museum at 396 County Street, roughly two miles away, and New Bedford is adding to its reputation as a destination where aficionados of plants and gardens can spend a day admiring the horticultural scenery and gathering ideas for their own efforts.

Weekend visitors can mix their garden experience with other New Bedford attractions such as the Whaling Museum,

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the waterfront, art galleries, and a wide variety of restaurants.

Urban elegance The roots of the Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum reach back to the early 1830s, when whaling magnate William Rotch, Jr. built a Greek Revival mansion on County Street, a location with a view, but away from the noise and commotion, of New Bedford harbor.

Rotch situated his home on the north end of the one-acre property, so the bulk of the space could be devoted to gardens.

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The Jones family bought the property in 1851, and the Duff family in 1935. Each family modified the home and gardens over the years, says Kate Corkum, the executive director of the property.

In 1981 the Duff family sold the house to the Waterfront Historic Area League (WHALE.) It is now a National Historical Landmark and part of the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park.

The RJD House has built its reputation by interacting with the community about New Bedford's history and horticulture.

Lectures, workshops, and concerts fill the calendar, and the property can be rented for weddings and other events. Kate Corkum also leads tours for gardens in other states.

The RJD gardens are open to the public at no charge. There's a $6 fee to tour the mansion, with discounts for seniors, students, children, and AAA members.

The gardens are used for educational

The Rotch-JonesDuff House has built its reputation by interacting with the community about New Bedford's history and horticulture purposes as well as for the edification of visiting garden fans. For example, the Garden Club of Buzzards Bay brings in 700-800 children a year to experience the gardens. An apiary exhibit is popular with the kids; they get to put on beekeeping gear and go through the motions.

Beekeeping is not permitted in New Bedford, but the students are intrigued by the whole idea.

Corkum and Kristin McCullin, the horticulturist at Haskell Public Gardens, recognize two good-sized, well-run urban gardens in close proximity can pull in a significant number of out-of-town visitors. To that end, on May 25 they did a test tour where visitors could hear about Haskell from McCullin and gardener Gene Bertrand, then move on to RJD, where Corkum led a similar walk.

Guru’s garden At Haskell the tour takes place to the tune of saws and hammers as carpenters work to finish work on the buildings, which is phase two of the renovation.

Allen Haskell was a famed horticulturist when he died in 2004 at the age of 69. His family also had a nursery in Fairhaven, so the nursery at 787 Shawmut Avenue didn't get much attention for almost a decade.

The Trustees of Reservations acquired the property in 2013 (the organization's 113th acquisition in more than 100 years of existence), and it was introduced to the public in October, 2014.

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the old plant material that had overgrown the site. The historic Hathaway House was also renovated and a new football fieldsized lawn that serves as a community gathering spot for musical and educational events was installed.

Haskell's partner Gene Bertrand recalls how Haskell began pulling disparate pieces of Shawmut Avenue property together starting in the late 1950s while he was still in his teens and already developing a reputation as a hard worker and passionate gardener.

Ultimately his nursery, Allen C. Haskell & Son Horticulturists, was a magnet for garden fans from out of the area. "Allen was a go-getter," Bertrand said, and he found ways to make his nursery unique.

"Guru" and "pilgrimage" are terms frequently used in conjunction with Haskell.

Members of major horticulture organizations and individuals such as Martha Stewart were among those making the trip to New Bedford for information and inspiration.

Haskell's nursery had a different mission than Haskell Public Gardens, McCullin explains, but "We're trying to keep his spirit alive," and that spirit doesn't seem to include a rigid adherence to the past.

Talk with a number of people who knew him, and Haskell soon comes across as someone willing to take off in a new direction without looking back. He was an experimenter who tested new plants and new approaches. McCullin says cutting-edge cultivars always fascinated Haskell and the cutting-edge cultivars of the future will have a place at Haskell Public Gardens. "We're trying to capture the plant hunters – the plant geeks of the world," she says with a laugh.

Conifers were also a specialty of Haskell's. He also used a lot of Japanese and Chinese plants and trees. McCullin plans to continue with that theme but is creating an east-meets-west-themed woodland that offers domestic examples of the Asian plants.

Top tours and tips Like the Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum, Haskell Public Gardens is integrating with the community. The grounds are open free of charge to the public from dawn till dusk.

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"Education is another part of our mission," McCullin says. Since spring 2015 up to 80 school children at a time have taken advantage of the grassy lawn, where they have games, sketch sessions and naturebased watercolor painting. One of the renovated buildings will have classroom/ workshop space.

For the second summer in a row, they will host jazz concerts. The visitor center will have a small boutiquescale shop featuring garden merchandise.

Wedding photography can be done onsite for a fee, though hosting weddings isn't in the photo by Dan Logan picture because so much infrastructure is required.

Crews of volunteers ranging from individuals who want to learn about horticulture to teams of garden club members do much of the planting, weeding, and pruning at both gardens. rently doing an inventory of the collecOn a Friday night in May, Haskell's held tion," McCullin says. "Allen was not a a rare plant auction. It included "newer record keeper. Gene provides historical cultivars that you don't find down the information." Once the collection is instreet," McCullin says. On Saturday there ventoried the plants will be tagged. was a plant sale, with plants donated by For the day-trip visitor, the Haskell arboretums and commercial growers.

Public Gardens and the Rotch-Jones-Duff "Public Gardens is a very small world," House and Garden Museum compleMcCullin says about the donations. ment each other nicely. Each has its own "People are friendly and want to share." ambience, each is at a different stage in While progress is obvious day-to-day, its development. Two urban gardens. Two plenty of work remains to be done. For different experiences. example, decisions have yet to be made about the future of the greenhouses, Dan L ogan is a freelance writer and phowhich constitute phase three. tographer from Fairhaven, MA. E-mail him at Placing identification tags on the plants dlogan@thegrid.net. is another future endeavor. "We're cur-

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Biking and hiking It’s summer out there, just in case you hadn‘t noticed all the sweating you’ve been doing, and with the sunny days and warm weather comes the chance to explore the beautiful South Coast.

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We’re blessed to live here, with open land, parks, and recreational areas in abundance. Nearly every trail, path, or park is available for people to enjoy.

The countryside is, for the most part, fairly flat, so it can be navigated and explored without huffing and puffing up a hill that seems to never end.

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Shining sea One of the best examples of a path that will work for virtually anyone is the Shining Sea Bikeway, running for nearly eleven miles from Falmouth to the Steamship Authority Ferry Terminal in Wood’s Hole. The bikeway, managed and maintained by the town of Falmouth, is one of our area’s genuine gems.

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variety, passing along vibrantly alive salt marshes, tidal seashores, mature forests, cranberry bogs, and wetlands. It also goes past a lot of backyards of people who live next to what used to be a rail line. Since the train last came by, a lot of trees and shrubbery have sprung up, making portions of the path more nearly resembling a tunnel, with the arching branches of trees providing cool shade on hot summer afternoons.

The path is paved for its entire length, making it fully wheelchair accessible. If eleven miles is more mileage than you want to wheel, walk, or ride, you can simply turn around and go back or you can exit the path at one of the many access points.

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cream overtakes you, there are places enroute that will gladly help. There are bike shops as well, with parts, patches, pumps, and repairs, should the need arise.

The name, Shining Sea, is in reference to the lyrics of America the Beautiful, the song that some people feel is a better (or at least easier to sing) anthem than the Star-Spangled Banner, with that pesky high note. America the Beautiful was written by Katherine Lee Bates, who was born in (you guessed it) Falmouth. Stop near mile marker two for a look at the plaque.

Directions and more info on the Shining Sea Bikeway are at the town of Falmouth website, www.falmouthmass.us.

In the (hopefully) not-too-distant future there will be a network of bike paths and bike lanes that will run from Providence to Cape Cod, some fifty miles of safe, protected bike paths. Called the South Coast Bikeway, there are already significant sections that are open and worth exploring.

Like nearly all the bike paths that have been converted from old rail lines, these trails are fully accessible for nearly everyone.

The westernmost end of the proposed South Coast Bikeway is already in use.

Known as the East Bay Bike Path, it’s nearly fifteen miles in length, extending from India Point Park in Providence to Independence Park in Bristol. Most of the pathway it is fairly flat due to its origin as a railway.

There is a hill, though, at the north end near India Point Park. It’s downhill if you’re starting at India Point Park.

Parts of the path run directly beside the water, with other sections passing through forest and over rivers, where you will be on wooden-decked bridges.

The views from the bridge are excellent, as you are close to the water. Seabirds, fish, maybe a turtle – you can stop on the bridge and look around.

There are a few places where you can get off the trail for shops, stores, and restaurants, as well as several exits where you can either leave the trial or start it.

The East Bay Bike Path is also popular with commuters, who might sometimes find it to be a quicker commute than taking the car. The surface is paved, smooth, and easy to navigate, whether you’re in a wheelchair or rolling on a set of inline skates, a walker, or biker.

You’re never far from Narragansett Bay on this path, with some stretches literally at the seaside. Parking is not a problem either. The trail passes through the towns of Barrington, Warren, East Providence, and Bristol, with parking in lots and streetside available. A quick look at www. riparks.com/Locations/LocationEastBay. html will provide directions and more information.

Cape Cod Canal The rail-to-trail movement has given South Coast residents a generous collection of easy, scenic, and accessible trails, but there are also trails that grew from

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At the Sandwich end of the canal and at the Scussett Beach Fishing Pier there are handicap-accessible fishing areas, and the fishing can very good along the canal itself.

One of the real treats of the Cape Cod Canal is the opportunity to watch the maritime traffic. From enormous freighters to small private boats, there is always something going on along the canal.

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family for five generations. The farm has stone walls, cultivated farmland, forests, and a pristine salt marsh that marks the headwaters of the Little River are part of the Cornell Farm experience.

The pathways are not paved, which means no bikes or wheelchairs, but the hiking is fairly easy. There is a wide variety of different trails that intersect each other and offer a rewarding experience. There is, for example, a wonderful suspension bridge linked to a boardwalk that passes over streams and marshland, with an observation area midway across the bridge where you can savor the quiet sanctity of a forest in its primeval state.

The suspension bridge is 200 feet long, and is roughly a mile from the parking lot. It’s worth the walk for the bridge alone, but there is more to see, like ancient stone foundations and some of the best stone walls in the area.

Through the combined efforts of the Cornell family, the Trustees, and the Dartmouth Natural Resource Trust, Cornell Farm’s special place in local history is assured. Information on Cornell Farm and the other recreational areas managed by the DNRT, go to www.dnrt.org.

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One of the first actions the therapists take is to work with their patients to plan the path that will get them home and functioning as they did before requiring therapy. Each person’s situation is considered unique by the Clifton staff and their plan for recovery is designed based on the person’s specific needs. From the onset of their therapy, Clifton patients are focused on the future – working past their chal-

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the Intensive Care Unit at Rhode Island Hospital, but after surgery she had a stroke on her left side resulting in the amputation of her leg above the knee.

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“I’m lucky to be alive,” she says. “But it’s an inspiring atmosphere to be around other people who are trying to get healthy. They’ve given me a lot of confidence.”

Baieta's stay at the rehab center has a dimension that most patients don’t have – her two daughters also work at Clifton.

Lisa Dillon works in the nursing department and Laurie Medeiros works in the dietary department.

“I wouldn’t want my mom anywhere else,” Dillon says. “I know that Clifton gives great care. The staff here knows what they’re doing and it’s a warm atmosphere. It was great to be able to watch my mother make progress.”

And some patients move on from their full-time care to get treatment in Clifton’s Outpatient Clinic.

“Outpatient therapy can really augment a patient’s progress once they return home,” Frechette says.

“It’s a comfortable setting with familiar faces.”

Frechette says that Clifton sees success stories on a regular basis. “It’s nice to see someone down the road driving by themselves when they used to need a walker to get down the hall.”

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Picking yourself up David Enos is aware of how therapy can help him.

The 54-yearold Rehoboth resident was a competitive Olympic weightlifter in his early 20’s, specializing in squats and the clean-and-jerk. In conjunction with working for his own landscaping business for 36 years, time had taken a toll on his knees – he would require surgery to replace both knees, followed by rehabilitation at Clifton.

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Check out the free WBRU Summer Concerts at Waterplace Park in Providence! For a complete schedule, go to www.wbru.com.

New Bedford’s free “Summer Sounds Series” is back! Relax with “Lunchtime Jazz” at Custom House Square in the historic district every Friday at noon during July and August. Then there’s “Concerts on the Pier” on Friday evenings in July and August on Pier 3. For a schedule, visit www.destinationnewbedford.org.

The Narrows Center for the Arts in Fall River has a fabulous lineup – there’s Garland Jeffreys June 17, Jimmy LaFave June 25, Matt Schofield July 6, the free 4th Annual Block-a-Palooza downtown with Los Lonely Boys and Neal McCarthy Problem on July 14, Tom Rush July 16 at the Westport Rivers Vineyards, Alejandro Escovedo July 22, Eric Lindell August 4, James Hunter August 12 and much more! For a complete schedule, visit www.narrowscenter.com or call 508-3241926.

Between the Newport Folk Festival and the Newport Jazz Festival, there’s BridgeFest July 25-28! There’ll be a

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free family concert at Fort Adams on July 27. For a complete schedule, visit www.newportbridgefest.com.

chase tickets in advance by visiting www.westportrivers.com or calling 508636-3423 or by

For classical music lovers, listen to international artists perform at the 48th Newport Music Festival, scheduled for July 8-24 at various museums, mansions and churches in the Newport area. For detailed info, call 401-8490700 or visit www.newportmusic.org.

Head for the Sandywoods Center for the Arts in Tiverton! There’s Lenny Solomon June 25, Pumpkinhead Ted July 8, Butch McCarthy July 15, Joann and Nothing But Country August 5 – and lots more! For a complete schedule, go to www.sandywoodsmusic.com or call 401-241-7349.

Enjoy live music at the Greenvale Vineyards in Portsmouth! For complete info, go to www.greenvale.com or call 401-847-3777.

Find out what’s on stage at the Providence Performing Arts Center! There’s Celtic Woman June 29, Lindsey Stirling on July 12! For details, call 401-421-2787 or go to www.ppacri.org.

It’s all happenin’ at the Zeiterion in New Bedford! Don’t miss D.L. Hughley June 26, Melissa Etheridge on June 29, or this summer’s Festival Theatre production of “Grease!” Go to www.zeiterion.org or call 508-999-6276.

Don't miss the free Friday Night Concert Series at Waterplace Park in Providence, July 8-August 12! For a schedule, go to www.providencri.com.

The Sunset Music Series at Westport Rivers Winery with Tom Rush on July 16. Pack a picnic and a corkscrew! Pur-

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Mark your calendar for the monthly Paskamansett Concert Series at the Dartmouth Grange Hall. Chris Farias will perform on July 9, Forever Young August 13. For more info, call 401-241-3793, or visit www.paskamansettconcertseries. weebly.com.

The New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park will present free “Evenings in the Park Concerts” on Thursdays July 28 through August 25. For details, call 508-996-4095 ext. 6105 or go to www.nps.gov/nebe.

Mark your calendar for the Saturday Summer Concert Series July 11-August 22 at the Soule Homestead in Middleboro. For more info, call 508-947-6744 or go to www.soulehomestead.org.

Pack a lawn chair and enjoy free concerts on Tuesday evenings July 5 through August at the Apponagansett Park gazebo in Dartmouth.

ploration for Westport students entering grades 1-6 about science, technology, engineering, and innovation, starting July 11. Register early at www.campinvention. org or call 800-968-4332.

Explore the Lloyd Center for the Environment in Dartmouth! Sign the kids up for summer programs in coastal ecology.

For details, call 508-990-0505 or visit www.lloydcenter.org.

Elementary school kids will enjoy “Art Camp” July 11-15 and August 1-5 sponsored by the Westport Art Group.

For details, call 508-636-2114 or visit www.westportartgroup.com.

Free Kids’ Fun Days at the Fairhaven Visitors Center are scheduled on Mondays throughout July and August. For details, go to www.fairhaventours.com or call 508-9794085.

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Blues lovers! Mark your calendars for the 2016 Onset Blues Festival on August 6! For details, go to www.onsetbluesfestival.com. Then head for the New Bedford Whaling Blues Festival at Fort Taber on August 13! For more info, visit www.destinationnewbedford.org.

Plan ahead to hear Tom Rush perform on July 16 at the Westport Rivers Vineyards! For more info, call 508-3241926 or visit www.narrowscenter.com.

Don’t miss the free Onset Music Festival on July 23, a full day of live music headed by Grace Morrison! For more info, go to www.onsetbay.org or call 508-295-7072.

Find out who’s playing at “Concerts Under the Elms” on Thursday evenings at the John Brown House Museum in Providence, sponsored by the Rhode Island Historical Society. For details, go to www.rihs.org.

Listen to Music at Sunset concerts July 8-August 26 at the Blithewold Mansion and Gardens in Bristol! For info, go to www.blithewold.org or call 401-253-2707.

Save the date! The Wailers will headline the 7th Waterfront Reggae Festival on August 13 at India Point Park in Providence! For tickets and info, visit www.riwaterfrontevents.com.

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Explore the Children’s Museum in Providence! Go to www.childrenmuseum.org or call 401-273-5437. Then take the kids to the Roger Williams Park Zoo! For more info, go to www.rwpzoo.org or call 401-785-3510.

Take the little ones to visit the baby animals at Stoney Creek Farm in Swansea – free! For more info, call 401-4654832 or visit the farm on Facebook.

Sign the kids up for summer programs at the Marion Natural History Museum! Call 508-758-9089 or go to www.marionmuseum.org.

Round 1 Entertainment, a multi-faceted entertainment complex at the Galleria Mall in Taunton offers bowling, arcade games, pool/ping pong, karaoke, darts, and snack bar.

Sign up kids K-4 for Camp Sequoia through August 13 at the Blithewold Mansion and Gardens in Bristol! For info, go to www.blithewold.org or call 401253-2707.

Take the kids on Dino Land or Thomas the Tank Engine train rides at Edaville Railroad in Carver! For more info, visit www.edaville.com or call 508-866-8190.

Find out what’s happening at the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford!

Check out the children’s programs: Bear Cub Club (2-3), Puddle Jumpers (2-5), Little Learners (3-5), Roots & Shoots (1115). For info, call 508-991-6178 or visit www.bpzoo.org.

Sights to behold

Friends Academy in Dartmouth will offer a variety of week-long summer programs for Pre-K - grade 9 through August 5. For more info, visit www.friendsacademy1810.org.

Take the kids to the Coggeshall Farm Museum in Bristol for 18th-century “Home and Hearth” workshops! For the little ones, there’s Farmhouse Storytime every Wednesday. For details, call 401253-9062 or visit www.coggeshallfarm.org.

Sign the little ones up for the Children’s Summer Art & Nature Camp July 18-22 at Tiverton Four Corners! For more info, go to www.fourcornersarts.org.

Check out the Children’s Museum in Easton! Call 508-230-3789 or visit www.childrensmuseumineaston.org.

There’s always something to see or do at the Capron Park Zoo in Attleboro!

Sign the kids up for Summer Zoocademy.

Go to www.capronparkzoo.com or call

Head for Water Wizz in Wareham! For more info, call 508-295-3255 or visit www.waterwizz.com.

Don’t miss the Block Island Ferry Summer Bash at the Fall River State Pier on June 24! For more info, go to www.ahafallriver.com or call 508-2945344.

Don’t miss the Newport Flower Show at Rosecliff in Newport June 24-26. For info, visit www.newportflowershow.org or www.newportmansions.org.

Head for downtown Providence to see WaterFire at sunset on June 18, July 9 & 23, August 6 & 20. For details, go to www.waterfire.org.

Take a tour on July 5 of one of the most beautiful churches in New England – the Unitarian Memorial Church in Fairhaven.

For more info, call 508-979-4085 or go to www.fairhaventours.com.

Don’t miss the South Coast Artists’ Open Studio Tours on July 16-17 or August 20-21, highlighting the craftsmen and artists of Dartmouth, Westport, Tiverton and Little Compton. For more info, go to www.southcoastartists.org.

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Continued from previous page Make your reservations now to watch the Hall of Fame Tennis Championship July 10 at Newport’s International Hall of Fame! Go to www.tennisfame.com for more info.

Help support cancer victims by participating in the Michael’s Fund 20th Anniversary Golf Tournament on July 11 at the Fall River Country Club! To register as a player, make a contribution or donate items for the post-tournament raffle/auction, call 508-677-2345 or email michaelsfund@aol.com. For more info, visit www.michaelsfund.com.

Spend an Evening with Malala Yousafzi on July 28 at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence! For more info, visit www.dunkindonutscenter.com or call 401-331-6700.

Don’t miss the special exhibits now showing at the Rotch-Jones-Duff House in New Bedford: “The Lost Gardens of New England,” “The Art of Travel” and “Julia Smith Wood: Creative Journey.” Special lectures and events will also be scheduled through June. For more info, call 508-997-1401 or go to www.rjdmuseum.org.

Take a stroll through the Craft-oRama Art Markets every Saturday at Custom House Square in New Bedford through August 27. For details, go to www.destinationnb.org.

Don’t miss the Newport Antiques Show July 22-24 at St. George’s School in Middletown! For info, call 401-846-2669 or go to www.newportantiqueshow.com.

“The Moving Wall,” a scaled-down version of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC, will be on display in mid-August in Wareham.

All the World’s a Stage

“Summer Shakespeare” will present “Much Ado About Nothing” every Sunday, Monday and Tuesday night (free!) at the Onset Bandshell in Wareham July 10-August 2. There’ll also be free movies every Thursday night at the Bandshell.

For more info, go to www.onsetbay.org or call 508-295-7072.

Check out what’s playing at 2nd Story Theatre in Warren! “Tuesdays With Maurie” will be performed through June 24. “Harold & Maude” will be performed

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Don’t miss the Summer Comedy Series hosted by Buzzards Play Productions in Wareham! For more info, visit www.buzzardsplayproductions.com or call 508-591-3065.

Enjoy a dinner-theatre night out at the Newport Playhouse. “Play It Again, Sam” plays through June 29. “A Whole Lot of Cheatin’ Goin On” will be performed July 6-August 28. For more information, call 401-848-7529 or go to www.newportplayhouse.com.

“America’s Got Talent” star Samantha Johnson will play Betty Rizzo in this summer’s Festival Theatre production of “Grease,” July 22-31 at the Zeiterion in New Bedford. For more info and tickets, go to www.nbfestivaltheatre.org or www.zeiterion.org or call 508-994-2000.

Fun for the Whole Family

AHA! Night in Fall River on July 21 will be “Fun and Games!” For more info, go to www.ahafallriver.com or call 508-294-5344.

Don’t miss Fairhaven’s annual Homecoming Day Fair June 25! For more info, visit www.fairhaventours.com.

There’ll be free movies every Thursday night at the Onset Band Shell in Wareham– and plan ahead for the Annual Street-Painting Festival and Illumination Night on August 27! For more info, go to www.onsetbay.org or call 508-295-7072.

Take the family to the Westport Fair July 13-17! For a complete schedule, go to www.westportfair.com.

Happy Days! Don’t miss Joe Jesus’ 50’s Night in downtown New Bedford on July 21! For info, visit www.downtownnb.org.

Enjoy hands-on family fun activities every day in July and August at the Whaling Museum in New Bedford! For details, go to www.whalingmuseum.org or call 508-997-0046.

Celebrate the Fourth of July in Fairhaven with a cannon salute at Fort Phoenix and a Car Cruise Parade!

Free Family Movie Night at Livesey Park on July 23! For more info, visit www.fairhaventours.com.

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Take a boat tour of historic New Bedford Harbor or a sunset cruise aboard Whaling City Expeditions! For a schedule and more info, call 508-984-4979 or go to www.whalingcityexpeditions.com.

Watch free movies every Thursday night through September at Grant’s Block in DownCity Providence! For more info, visit www.moviesontheblock.com.

Enjoy FREE family fun and entertainment on AHA! Nights in New Bedford.

The July 14 theme is “Kids Rule!” The August 11 theme is “#findyourpark.” For details, go to www.ahanewbedford.org or call 508-996-8253.

Take a stroll through the Craft-oRama Art Markets every Saturday at Custom House Square in New Bedford from June 14-August 27. For details, go to www.destinationnb.org.

Make your plans now to attend the 4th of July celebrations in Bristol, home of the oldest continuous Independence Day celebration in America. For more info, visit www.july4thbristolri.com.

Plan ahead for the free and familyfriendly Cape Verdean Recognition Parade on July 2, starting at Buttonwood Park in New Bedford. For details, visit www.destinationnewbedford.org.

Plan ahead for the 17th Annual Rochester Country Fair August 18-21! For details, go to www.rochesterma.com.

Stroll through the family-friendly 3rd Annual Newport Art Festivals June 25-26 and August 27-28. Learn more at www.festivalfete.com.

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All hands on deck! July 29 will be Free Fun Friday at Battleship Cove in Fall River – call 508-678-1100 for info or visit www.battleshipcove.org.

Watch the Clagett Memorial Clinic and Regatta from Fort Adams in Newport June 22-26. For details, call 401-846-4470 or visit www.clagettregatta.org.

Mark your calendars now! The 44th Annual Buzzards Bay Regatta will set sail from the Beverly Yacht Club in Marion August 5-7. For more info, go to www.buzzardsbayregatta.com.

Sailors! Plan ahead for the Buzzards Bay 420 Championship at Fort Taber in

Pirates & Privateers Presentations to be held on Fridays in Fairhaven

New Bedford August 5-7! For more info, visit www.destinationnewbedford.org.

The Port of New Bedford now offers an online reservation program for recreational boaters looking to reserve a dock slip or mooring. Go to www.dockwa. com.

Head for the Newport Charter Yacht Show at the Yachting Center on June 2124. For details, call 401-846-1115 or go to www.newportchartershow.com.

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s there really pirate treasure buried on Sconticut Neck in Fairhaven? Why might you become a privateer instead of joining the Navy? What’s the deal with the parrot on the shoulder?

Time travel

Bring the family to hear tales of pirates, Revolutionary War era privateers, and historical Fort Phoenix during the new Pirates & Privateers Presentations, given each Friday morning at 10 a.m. free of charge. The presentations take place near the flag pole and cannons at Fort Phoenix, Fairhaven. They will be held weekly through the end of September.

Japanophiles! If you’re interested in the history of Japan-America ties, plan a visit the Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship House in Fairhaven, where it all began. Go to www.wmfriendshiphouse. org or call 508-995-1219 for details.

At the presentations you’ll learn about the real privateers who sailed in and out of Fairhaven’s harbor during the American Revolution. You will find out the difference between pirates and “legal” privateers, which “pirate facts” are really just myths based on fiction, and why grog wasn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Abby will talk about women aboard ships and

If you’re a boat lover, don’t miss a visit to the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol, home of the America’s Cup Hall of Fame. For info, call 401-2535000 or visit www.herreshoff.org.

Experience a WWII Living History Encampment June 25-26 at Fort Taber in New Bedford! For info, call 508-9943938 or visit www.forttaber.org.

Check out the largest collection of Titanic memorabilia in the US, including the one-ton model used in the 1953 movie, at the Fall River Marine Museum in Battleship Cove. Free admission on July 5 for veterans and military members!

Watch “The Little Mermaid” with the kids on July 19. For more info, call 508-6743533 or visit www.marinemuseumfr.org.

Find out what’s on exhibit at the Mattapoisett Historical Society!

Open Wed-Sat in July and August. For more info, call 508-758-3844 or visit www.mattapoisetthistoricalsociety.org.

To celebrate the centennial of the National Park Service, the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park will offer free admission on August 25-28, September 24 and November 11 this year.

For more info, go to www.nps.gov/nebe.

And while you’re there, visit the Whaling Museum! For more info, call 508-9970046 or visit www.whalingmuseum.org.

Help celebrate commercial fishing at the June 25 grand opening of the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center at 38 Bethel Street.

Explore 18th- and 19th-century life at the Handy House in Westport. For more

info, visit www.wpthistory.org or call 508-636-6011.

The great outdoors

Get it shape! Join in the annual Father’s Day Road Race June 19 in Fairhaven. For more info, visit www. fairhaventours.com. Or sign up for the 23rd Annual Buzzards Bay Swim on June 25! For info, go to www.savebuzzardsbay. org/swim. Or sign up for the Whaling City Triathlon and Duathlon on July 3, starting at Fort Taber! For more info, call go to www.destinationnewbedford.org or call 781-414-0437.

Make your reservations now to watch the Hall of Fame Tennis Championship July 10 at Newport’s International Hall of Fame! For details, go to www. tennisfame.com.

Explore the Lloyd Center for the Environment in Dartmouth! Try your hand at canoeing or kayaking! For details and dates, call 508-990-0505 or visit www.lloydcenter.org.

Jog along the Harbor Walk, a ¾ mile pedestrian/bike path atop the hurricane dike in New Bedford’s south end.

how wounded or ill sailors were cared for. Greybeard will explain the workings of cannons and demonstrate firing a real black powder swivel gun.

The presentations are held weather permitting. For more information, email FairhavenTours@aol.com or call 508979-4085.

Take a family walk through the Norman Bird Sanctuary in Middletown!

EcoTours for all ages. For info, visit www.normanbirdsanctuary.org or call 401-846-2577.

Explore the trails, wildlife and scenery of the Mattapoisett River Reserve – leashed dogs welcome. Hike, fish, picnic, bird-watch! For more info, go to www.savebuzzardsbay.org.

Take a stroll through the Acushnet Sawmills public park and herring weir in the north end of New Bedford! Canoe/ kayak launch, fishing, trails. For more info, visit www.savebuzzardsbay.org. Or wander through the urban greenspace of the Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens – learn more at www.thetrustees.org or call 508-636-4693.

Wander through the Blithewold Mansion and Gardens in Bristol! For info, go to www.blithewold.org or call 401-2532707.

Take the kids to Mass Audubon’s Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary and Nature Center in Attleboro! For more info, visit www.massaudubon.org or call 508-2233060.

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Follicular follies Bald is beautiful.

I’ve said that my entire life. Or at least since was in my mid-to-late-twenties and the front and back of my head started shedding hair until it Paul K andarian met in the middle and exposed scalp like two slow-moving tectonic plates creating a new ocean.

So now, at 62 and holding (like that’s gonna work), I’m completely bald on top with salt-and-pepper hair on the sides and back, lending me an executive, authoritative, professorial look, or whatever other term I can think of to dignify my shiny pate.

I’ve heard from so many people that bald is sexy. How many? Too many to count, but suffice to say, it is a number slightly less than the fingers of a hand that was involved in a meat-slicer accident.

This is what I discovered in a blog at FirstMalta.com (don’t ask, I have no idea either) and I’m sticking by every word: “A recent scientific study found that men with bald heads are perceived to be more masculine, dominant, and stronger. So if you are bald, don’t worry about it, embrace it by shaving your hair off and whatever you do, according to the study, do not wear a toupee, comb over, or try hiding it.”

I totally agree, especially the part about not wearing a toupee or worse, combing over. Number one, toupees are stupid, and comb overs even more so, unless you can afford a really good rug (I cannot, but I still wouldn’t even if I could.) Number two, even if you can afford a good toupee or comb over, it still looks stupid. Watch some news coverage of this election and you’ll see a great example of this.

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Every man alive is convinced that every woman alive finds them attractive. Trust me, ask any man. We’re immensely shallow and self-deceiving that way. So we can take heart in the blog that also said “females will in general perceive men with a shaved head as more confident.”

Boom. Confidence is my middle name, to the point of being brash, egotistical, and arrogant, which is too long a middle name to fit on my passport so I stick with my given middle name of Everett. Same thing.

Confidence is my middle name, to the point of being brash, egotistical, and arrogant “Instead of concealing hair loss, we suggest embracing it by shaving one’s head,” the blog reads. “A shaved head will grow stubble in the same manner and at the same rate as a shaved face. The general public has become accepting of the shaved head.”

Okay, I don’t actually need to shave my head, which is three-quarters bald anyway (much like the earth is three-quarters ocean as mentioned above), but I have in the past. One time for the hell of it, I shaved it completely bald and people where I worked took to thinking I was in chemotherapy or that I was about to go all Travis Bickle on them and shoot up the office. Either way, they avoided talking to me and that was the biggest bonus of all.

This could just be sheer volume at work since there are so many of us baldies out there, by design or choice. According to

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the American Hair Loss Association (a real thing), “two thirds of men will lose at least some hair by age 35, whilst by the age of 50, 85 percent will have experienced a significant amount of hair loss.”

I take two things from this: Comfort in numbers and anger at anyone using the world “whilst.” I mean really, who says that? Do they say “whenst” or “wherest” or “whyst?” It sounds so Old British I want off with their heads, bald or not.

I love this part of the blog, even though it uses “whilst” again as it says, “whilst an exact explanation as to why, on average, women find men with shaved heads sexier hasn’t been found yet, various theories exist. Women looking at a men’s face usually notice the hair first; however in the absence of hair women look at the eyes instead and we know that first impressions count the most.”

There you go, the eyes have it. Their gaze is drawn upward by a shiny dome and they stop on the eyes, especially soulful, alluring blue ones, which is not part of the study but which I add here because I have soulful, alluring blue eyes. You go with your strengths, ya know?

The blog also mentions a theory that a woman might associate a bald-headed man with babies and their maternal instincts kick in. Men? Babies? Who knew that would come in handy?

So there you have it: as the Lion King might say, bald is beautiful on babies and grown men because it’s the veritable circle of life. In other news, I’ve decided I’m going to run for president. It’s not often a bald guy can confidently say he’s got the best head of hair on stage.

Paul K andarian is a lifelong area resident and has been a professional writer since 1982, as columnist, contributor in national magazines, websites and other publications.

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