Special Places | Winter by The Trustees of Reservations

WINTER 2018 VOLUME 26 NO. 4

FOR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE TRUSTEES

Fresh Tracks

Discover the charms of winter

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NEWS FROM ACROSS THE STATE

By volunteering with us, you’ll be able to share your skills and develop new ones, surrounded by the beautiful land and culture of Massachusetts. Ongoing and short-term opportunities to volunteer with The Trustees this winter include:

Maple Sugaring Volunteers Late February - Early March Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich mmahan@thetrustees.org

Trail Stewards Flexible Schedules Ipswich, Cape Ann, North Andover reservations mmahan@thetrustees.org ©TRUSTEES

Coastal Volunteers Flexible Schedules Crane Beach on the Crane Estate, Ipswich mmahan@thetrustees.org

Events & Program Assistants Flexible Schedules Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Fruitlands Museum, Harvard The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover mmahan@thetrustees.org

Greenhouse, Gardening & Event Assistants Flexible schedules Powisset Farm, Dover Weir River Farm, Hingham The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard esmall@thetrustees.org

Stewardship & Carpentry Volunteers Flexible schedules Dunes’ Edge, Provincetown Martha’s Vineyard reservations esmall@thetrustees.org

Lighthouse, Tour Guides & Gatehouse Volunteers Flexible schedules Nantucket & Martha’s Vineyard reservations esmall@thetrustees.org

Cross Country Ski Ambassadors Flexible schedules Notchview, Windsor msailor@thetrustees.org

These listings are among dozens and dozens of options for you to help out at a Trustees reservation near you. For more details, and a full list of all our volunteer opportunities, visit thetrustees.org/

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The French garden at The Stevens-Coolidge Place in North Andover, in it’s glory earlier this year.

Two Public Gardens to See Significant Transformations Following on the heels of the restorations of the historic gardens at Castle Hill and Naumkeag in recent years, The Trustees is about to embark upon two exciting new garden upgrades in the northeastern part of the state. Trustees has secured more than $9.5 million in funding in order to begin transforming the gardens at both Long Hill in Beverly and The Stevens-Coolidge Place in North Andover into noteworthy horticultural centers and regional garden destinations. Highlights of the two projects are as follows. At The Stevens-Coolidge Place, the gardens will celebrate history and horticulture, and continue to connect the community to this special place. The Trustees plan builds upon the popularity this 91-acre reservation has achieved in recent years through increased programming and events. The previously restored gardens—including the rose garden, greenhouse, potager, perennial garden, and cutting garden—provide the estate’s primary link to the past. The plan preserves the overall architectural structure and American Country Place style, while adding new and expanded display garden spaces—featuring plantings of the latest ornamental species, varieties, and cultivars in contemporary designs—as well as

creating native shrub and wildflower displays, and nature trails through the woodlands, fields, and meadows of the historic Ashdale Farm property. Event and gathering spaces, a new safe and sustainable parking area, and visitor amenities round out the anticipated changes coming to the reservation. Extending the unique botanical legacy of the Sedgwick family into the present and beyond, Long Hill will connect the plant sciences with the horticultural arts, at what will be a world-class botanical garden. The elegant Sedgwick House, which had been used as offices, will be refurbished. Mabel Cabot Sedgwick’s garden design—an integrated sequence of intimate garden spaces accented by statues and ornaments—will be enhanced, with upgraded pathways. And the botanical collection established by Marjorie Russell Sedgwick will be preserved, enhanced, and updated. The existing farmhouse, barn, and adjacent spaces will be transformed into a new Horticultural Learning Center, with classrooms, demonstration gardens, and a new greenhouse—all designed to extend CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

Integration Plan Announced for deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum The Trustees and deCordova “DeCordova is a beloved institution Sculpture Park and Museum recently with an incredible legacy of announced a signed agreement engagement around contemporary intended to lead to the integration of art and conservation, which aids the two organizations. The decision our mission to connect more to pursue a permanent relationship— people to the nature and culture which would bring deCordova under of Massachusetts,” says Barbara the umbrella of The Trustees—came Erickson, Trustees President & after a comprehensive strategic and CEO. “We are very excited at the financial planning process by the prospect of this integration.” The deCordova board and staff. The new agreement, which has been approved structure is intended to provide by both organization’s boards, was long-term financial sustainability presented at the October State of the Jim Dine, Two Big Black Hearts, 1985. DeCordova Sculpture Park for the 30-acre Sculpture Park and Town meeting in Lincoln and will and Museum, Lincoln, MA. Museum, the largest park of its be presented for a vote by residents kind, located in Lincoln. The two organizations are working closely in March, 2019. The path to integration includes a process focused with the Town of Lincoln, its Town Manager, and a special task force on public discourse, in which Lincoln residents and supporters formed to review the proposal, with the agreement expected to be of deCordova and The Trustees are invited to participate. For finalized in the spring—pending a special vote by Town residents more information on the integration plan and further details on and the completion of a $15 million fundraising campaign by both community sessions being provided to learn about the process, visit organizations to secure the deCordova’s endowment and operational thetrustees.org/decordova. stability.

Trustees held its 127th Annual Meeting of voting members at the State Room in Boston on November 1, 2018, bringing more than 200 volunteer leaders and other special friends together for an evening of tributes, honors, and inspirational words. Motions were approved adding new members to the governance boards, and honors were given to retiring Directors, Employee and Volunteers of the Year, Charles Eliot Award winner Amos B. Hostetter, Jr. (see page 23), and two new Life Trustees—the organization’s highest honor for volunteer service. Board Chair Peter Coffin (pictured, left) ©KRISTA PHOTOGRAPHY reflected on recent accomplishments and President & CEO Barbara Erickson outlined the critical nature of The Trustees’ work in Boston through the years and, especially, today. The entire evening was captured on video, available now at thetrustees.org/annual18.

Summer Camps Now Offer Members-Only Registration

There’s lots of ‘new’ for you this year—first, Members have the chance to sign the kids up for Trustees summer camps one week before registration opens to the general public: February 1-7 is the Members-only registration period. And, we’ve added a new camp opportunity this year— for the first time, half-day options at TE US ©TR Powisset Farm in Dover join our popular full-day or half-day, week-long offerings at some of your favorite properties—Summer Quest at Castle Hill on the Crane Estate in Ipswich, Appleton Farm Camp in Ipswich/Hamilton, Farm Camp at The FARM Institute on Martha’s Vineyard, and Summer Adventures at World’s End and Weir River Farm in Hingham. Look for all the details at thetrustees.org/camps, and set a reminder to sign up when February arrives. ES

127th Annual Meeting Held

Annual Report Published

Annual Report The Trustees | 2018 Fiscal Year

The Trustees Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2018 (which ended March 31, 2018) has been published digitally and is now available for viewing at thetrustees.org/annualreport.

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OUT AND ABOUT

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[2, 3] One Waterfront Gala:Andrea Coville, Mika Gedeon, and Trustees Advisory Board Member Jade Gedeon enjoying the festivities; Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh addresses the gathered waterfront supporters.

[1] 127th Annual Meeting: Nathan Hayward (left) and David Scudder (right) congratulate each other as the two were introduced as our newest Life Trustees.

3 [4] Winterlights: The new Trustees family tradition lights up Naumkeag in Stockbridge and The StevensCoolidge Place in North Andover this holiday season.

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the Sedgwick family’s horticultural legacy. An array of new programs and activities for students and professionals, as well as for children and families, will be crafted to invite the public to experience the magic of Long Hill. The 114-acre property’s woodland trails will also be enhanced, establishing a sequence of woodland ‘rooms’ bordering the historic gardens, and featuring native shrubs, wildflowers, and ferns. Trustees is thrilled to be working to realize the potential of The Stevens-Coolidge Place and Long Hill as botanical garden destinations for learning and gathering. Together, these two sites will experience remarkable transformations that will enhance existing spaces and programs, and open up new and significant horticultural facilities and opportunities. Look for more detailed plans, anticipated timeframes, and updates on our progress in the coming issues of Special Places.

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Layer Up & Head Out Winter fresh.

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[5, 6] Weir Hill 50th Anniversary Celebration: Cutting the ribbon on the new CPA-funded parking lot; and State Senator Bruce Tarr commemorates the anniversary with Stewardship Manager Kevin Block.

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Camps teach life.

Discover the charms of winter.

Winter programs and events, statewide.

Blossoming Naturally

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Fresh Tracks

Things To Do

New Visions for the New Year Dear Members, Winter has certainly arrived early this year! The skiers and snowshoers are already out on the pristine trails at Notchview, reveling in the quiet, crisp beauty of the snow-filled forest. The recent cold snap has provided a perfect setting for Winterlights, our new family holiday tradition, which has illuminated two of our beloved gardens—Naumkeag and The Stevens-Coolidge Place—in spectacular displays of colorful lights, filling these iconic places with creativity and inspiration. Our garden spaces are definitely not dormant this season!

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Here at The Trustees, we are buzzing with plans for the coming months and the year ahead. We have recently welcomed our 117th reservation, Gerry Island in Marblehead, and look very much forward to a ribbon-cutting this spring when we formally open the island’s trails and reveal the work we are doing to make it another wonderful coastal destination for our visitors. And we are beginning the complex work to prepare to welcome another iconic local institution into the Trustees family this spring when, hopefully, deCordova Museum and Sculpture Park will be integrated into our organization (see News from Around the State, on page 1, for more of the exciting details.) We are also about to embark on historic reimaginings of two of our public garden properties, transforming them into world-class horticultural centers and regional garden destinations. This is just the beginning of an exhilarating new era for Long Hill and The Stevens-Coolidge Place, that we are thrilled to announce for O, with E C & t n the first time in this issue of Special Places (see previous page.) t& Preside rustees Presiden ckson, T airman, w ri h E re C d , n ra n a e A We have so much to look forward to this season—gatherings of friends and Barb y Leid (right) Dr. Jeffre aceuticals, and Shield (middle) rm ss Blue a ro h family, warm fires and hot chocolate, the fresh views that reveal themselves when the C P x e e lu t ert terfron CEO of B CEO of V ' One Wa ident & s s e re te leaves are all off the trees. And seeing you at one or more of our hundreds of events, s P , ru s Dreyfu at the T Boston's husetts, avilion in c P a s k s n classes, guided hikes, owl prowls, maple sugaring happenings, sledding hills, and a a M B of ills e Blue H Gala at th eptember. garden workshops over the coming months! We are thankful for your membership in in S Seaport The Trustees, and for all of our amazing volunteers, donors, and friends. Our wonderful staff—the many talented colleagues I have the pleasure of working with on a daily basis—is ready to welcome you to our reservations, at this or any time of the year. I am grateful for them, and for their passion and dedication. And I am grateful for you, your support, and your belief in the importance and power of our work to keep open space open, throughout our great state—for everyone, forever. Warm Regards,

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Stars of our gardens.

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Charles Eliot Award

Volunteers of the Year

Member Calendar

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GET OUTSIDE

LAYER UP

& Head Out Winter brings new views and fresh adventures BY JEFF HARDER

To Thomas Por, winter’s true character materializes in the visitor center at Notchview, high in northern Berkshire County. Cross-country skiers and snowshoers huddle in, log their names in the member sign-in book, and wax skis, a pulse of bundled-up energy tugging to greet the frosty elements outside. “I don’t know if it’s the wood stoves going, or the people putting on and taking off their ski gear, but it’s a place that seems so alive,” says Por, general manager for Notchview and The Trustees’ Northwest properties.

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While it’s all too easy to let dropping mercury beckon us indoors, getting outside in winter affords a glimpse of New England at its essence. Emerald branches of evergreens take over after the last maple leaves fall, the air fills with the scent of billowing chimneys and stovepipes, and four-pawed tracks and chirps in the air serve as gentle reminders that nature hasn’t packed up and gone to Florida. Nor, apparently, have the people: on weekends with fresh powder and groomed trails, Notchview sees around 400 cross-country skiers and snowshoers taking to some 25 miles of trails. Even when the ground is frost-free, hikers traipse by the stonewalls and cellar holes that lend the property a sense of place and grandeur. “Everyone waits for summer, but especially for those of us out here, we wait for winter,” says Andrea Caluori, engagement manager for The Trustees’ Northwest properties. “Seeing the outdoors during the months when we tend to stay indoors changes the way you think about about seasonal living.” And from sledding to ice-skating to après-ski wine and cheese tastings, Trustees properties around the Commonwealth offer ample reasons to tug on a knit hat, throw on a few extra layers, and venture out the door. A CHANGE OF SCENERY

The hills and ridges of Northern Berkshire County blur the bounds of the Hoosac Range, turning Windsor’s alpine climes into something closer to Italy’s Dolomites. Winter arrives early here: at Notchview’s elevation—Judges Hill, the property’s highest point, tops out at a hair under 2,300 feet— rain transmogrifies into snow, and this year’s first skiable accumulation arrived in early November. With foliage long since fallen, the landscape opens up, recasting familiar vistas through the lens of the season. “With snow on the trails and evergreens all around with bare branches poking in between, there’s a much more cozy and intimate experience with nature that you don’t have in spring or summer,” Caluori says. Notchview is where legions of snowshoers and cross-country skiers of all abilities flock for miles of winter adventures. With seven expert-level trails on the property, there’s no shortage of challenges for those who seek

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Snowshoers are welcome alongside any ski trail at Notchview, or they can venture off trail to explore the backcountry. Winter hikers are welcome on snowshoes at most other Trustees reservations, as well.

them. But because of their low-impact nature, these sports are friendly and forgiving to beginners, Caluori adds. Notchview regulars are infectious in their enthusiasm, with experts and beginners frequently wandering and chatting side by side on extra-wide trails. To help beginners find their footing, The Trustees host “learn to ski” programs, packages of lessons, tickets, and equipment rentals downstairs in the Budd Visitor Center. For the younger set, the Bill Koch Youth Ski League—a program for 5-to13-year-olds that’s produced at least one Notchview ski instructor—also meets on Sundays. “We maintain a really sweet, local, homegrown feel that’s inviting, so people become part of our community of skiers,” Caluori says. Cross-country skiing affords visitors broader access to Notchview’s 3,100 acres. (“It’s a lot easier than walking them,” Por

says with a chuckle.) Snowshoers can amble alongside the ultra-wide cross-country trails or on a pair of dedicated, snowshoe-only trails. For stir-crazy dogs and the guardians who’d love to tire them out, there’s a two-kilometer loop for skijoring, a chariot-style pastime in which a leashed pooch pulls a ski-bound guardian. And at night, the full moon turns into a spotlight on the northern hardwood forest—and a backdrop for a series of moonlight ski events, accompanied by tastings of local wines, beers, and cheeses at the visitor center. “Notchview has no light pollution,” Caluori says. “The moon lights up the property, your eyes adjust—and coming in afterward for wine and cheese sounds good to me!” But with climate change turning snowfall into an unpredictable, here-today-gonetomorrow commodity, there’s new urgency to grooming Notchview’s trails as quickly

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as possible. Fortunately, a sunny, accumulation-free day still leaves a range of outdoor adventures: an abundance of binocularworthy birds—bluebirds, hawks, cardinals, and a variety of owls—spend winter around Notchview. Tracks left in the dirt by foxes, beavers, cougars, and the occasional moose turn winter walks into naturalist expeditions. OPTIONS ABOUND

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Notchview’s ski rental and maintenance crew got an early start this year, as the snow piled up in November (top). Adventure abounds in winter, whether hunting for evidence of animal life on tracking excursions (above), or hitting the trails for an owl prowl on snowshoes (below).

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The Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) is a nomadic bird that visits Northern U.S. forested areas, like those in the Massachusetts hilltowns, to feast on trees or shrubs that hold their fruit until late fall or winter. Count yourself lucky if you spot their distinctive plumage while skiing or snowshoeing Notchview’s trails.

At Trustees properties across the Commonwealth, visitors can find a range of activities suited to any forecast. Take an off-season ferry ride to Chappaquiddick to see snowy owls passing through Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge. Pack up the family to sled down the hills at Ward Reservation in Andover. During the most frigid days, go ice-skating at Rocky Woods in Medfield, or snowshoeing at Ravenswood Park in Gloucester. When the low sweep of the winter sun hits just right, take a golden-hour sojourn to World’s End in Hingham, snap some photos, and make it home before dinner. To make the most of these months outside, dress in layers, particularly if you plan on breaking a sweat. “Cross-country skiing is a workout,” Caluori says. “People get really bundled up, but after they get going, they might think that big, heavy coat wasn’t the best idea.” Check Notchview’s ski report ahead of time (413.684.0148, xcskimass.com); while only an unusually favorable forecast would get all the trails open, 1-kilometer and 5-kilometer loops can be groomed and ready in short order, Por says. Grab a trail map and bring a separate digital camera if you want to snap pictures along the way, since cold temperatures quickly deplete smartphone batteries. And for all the joy of getting outside in winter, there’s also a special pleasure to coming back indoors, particularly at Notchview’s Budd Visitor Center. Outer shell cast aside, it’s a place to grab a vegetable samosa from the café and warm up by the masonry fireplace. Staring out the window, you can contemplate one of winter’s enduring truths: a cup of hot cocoa tastes a little sweeter when clutched between thawing hands. Jeff Harder is a freelance writer and editor who lives in New England.

BENEFITS OF CAMP

The 2,000-acre Crane Estate in Ipswich is an ideal setting for kids to connect with the natural world at summer camp--while also building life lessons of independence, self-confidence, and social awareness.

Blossoming Naturally Kids discover the world—and themselves—through nature-based camps BY JEFF HARDER

The path to an unhurried summer starts on a stonewalled allée in Ipswich, underneath the maple trees that greet the parents and children who’ve motored up a half-mile-long dirt road. Dairy cows graze in sun-drenched pastures. Working farmers claw up weeds in a 26-acre garden teeming with tomatoes, kale, and other ripening crops. Or it starts at the end of a winding lane in Hingham, the expanse of Boston Harbor appearing at the last moment to reveal views to the city skyline 14 miles away. Rangers wave from their gatehouse post, while egrets silently hunt for morning snacks along the edges of a nearby tidal marsh.

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Whether at Appleton Farms, World’s End, the Crane Estate, or beyond, the scenes playing out at drop-off areas for summer camp have similar, happy themes—children put away their smartphones, breathe in fresh air, and prepare to make lasting memories against nature’s backdrop. “When children come here, they make all these different connections that have nothing to do with technology,” says Pilar Redmond, The Trustees’ education manager at Appleton Farms. “It’s so beneficial. When the things that are normally shouting at us are taken out of the equation, it helps us reconnect with each other and with the natural world.” A WELCOME RESPITE

Trustees operates five nature-based day camps around the Commonwealth, including at Appleton Farms, where children from elementary school age through teens are immersed in the outdoors for a week at a time. They gather fresh eggs, play with goats and chickens, and learn to cook healthy dishes using from-the-farm ingredients. They hike, run, and climb. With engaged, passionate counselors to guide them along,

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campers absorb the social and emotional benefits of a loosely structured summer spent getting outside—much to parents’ delight. “Farm camp,” says Steve Chaggaris, an Ipswich resident whose seven-year-old son has spent the last three summers at Appleton, “is a greatly needed respite from the daily lure of screen time.” Summer might put a pause on homework, but not the over-scheduled life of the average child: tutoring swaps in for schoolwork, skill-building soccer and basketball camps substitute for after-school sports, and children continue to spend as much as ninety percent of their time inside. But time in

summer camps Hands-on, jump in-with-both-feet learning! Trustees Summer Camps bring adventure, learning, and fun together as your child experiences the wonders of the natural world at some of your favorite properties. From farm animals to field games, sea creatures to sand dunes, we take pride in offering unparalleled camp experiences that spark ideas and cultivate your child's sense of wonder. See what’s available at thetrustees.org/camp.

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nature is vital for healthy child development: according to a study from the Children & Nature Network*, playing and being active outdoors brings a surplus of benefits to children, including improvements in creativity, emotional health, and cognitive development. Other studies have associated a child’s time outdoors with greater focus, reduced anxiety, and fostering an interest in environmental stewardship. Psychologists point to the summer camp experience as one of very few places where children can satisfy their needs for physical activity, creative expression, and participation in a community setting. They

Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich The Crane Estate, Ipswich The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Powisset Farm, Dover Weir River Farm, Hingham World’s End, Hingham Week-long camps begin right as school lets out for the summer. Flexible whole- and half-day options. Members-only registration February 1-7; registration opens to the general public February 8.

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get important elements for physical and mental development—like fresh air, exercise, and a mix of routine and unstructured time. Camps allow kids to build their independence and develop a better sense of self, including self-confidence and selfreliance, and gain valuable relationship skills—all important building blocks and competencies for resilience, leadership, development of pro-social attitudes and behaviors and, ultimately, more healthy and productive lives. “How often do we stop and say, ‘I want to get better at socializing with my peers?’” says Redmond, herself a mother of two. But camps exercise these skills, often without parent or child realizing the breadth of valuable life lessons being learned. EXPERIENCES TO GROW ON

At Appleton Farms’ camps, like all Trustees camps, how children spend their days depends on their age and inclination, with each week following a particular theme, ensuring children who sign up for multiple weeks don’t re-tread the same territory. Five-year-olds might spend a half-day session plucking veggies from the half-acre camp garden and dawdle with barnyard animals, learning the essentials of responsibility by caring for animals’ basic needs; teenagers, meanwhile, might help Appleton’s farmers in the field, clean up trails, or prepare meals, gaining deeper exposure to daily life on a working farm, and the shared responsibilities necessary for groups of young people to learn to thrive together. Mostly, though, it’s about mak-

ing a hands-on acquaintance with the natural world: one popular activity involves walking up to a tree, blindly running hands across its branches, then taking a close, long look at the lichen growing over its bark. “It’s a brain detox: it slows everything down a notch,” Redmond says. “We’re so used to being able to Google ‘what is a lichen’ that we rarely take the time to investigate things ourselves.” It’s also essential to holding on to traditions that, with each passing generation, grow ever-more distant. “Having grown up on a dairy farm myself, it is so important to me that my children are exposed to farm life and recognize the value of hard work,” says Christine Dean, mother of two Appleton campers. “I want them to understand where their produce and dairy products come from and appreciate what it takes for their food to end up on the table.” Free from the social stratification of the schoolyard, nature-based camps give children a friendly, neutral, safe, no-bulliesallowed place to learn and grow. Dean’s son gravitates toward cooking and felting classes; Chaggaris, meanwhile, has seen his son’s empathy toward animals burgeon through his time at camp. Often, Redmond

says, parents voice concerns unique to their children at the outset of camp—diagnoses of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or on the autism spectrum, for example. But by week’s end, their child thrives: Redmond recalls one child, who initially kept quiet out of self-consciousness over his social anxiety, found his voice and blossomed during his time at Appleton. “From the second they first step onto the farm through the end of the week, it’s an amazing thing to watch those transformations,” she says. It’s not that nature-based camps are a superior way for a child to spend a summer. Rather, they provide complements to traveling soccer tournaments, dance lessons, and computer games—a respite from the burdens of an ordinary childhood. And even if immersion in nature doesn’t provoke profound growth, even the small victories matter. “I still may not be able to convince my children to eat all their vegetables,” says Dean. “But at least now they appreciate where they came from.”

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WINTER PROGRAMMING

Whether there’s snow on the ground or not, start your new year off in the great outdoors with one of our First Day Hikes.

Fresh Tracks Discover the charms of winter

Sure, it’s easy to be lured in by the cozy snugness of a down comforter and a cushy couch at this time of year. Or by a blazing fire, or that mystery series you’ve been dying to binge watch. In winter, the urge to hibernate can be powerful—and, at times, necessary. But with so much to do both outside and in at Trustees reservations this winter, you’ll want to stop those temptations to cocoon right in their tracks. Get up, get going, and make your way to some of the many events listed in our Things To Do calendar (starting on the next page)—you’ll find lots of toasty fires and steaming mugs of hot cider or cocoa waiting as rewards for a snowy excursion, fresh-baked breads and bowls of tasty stews at the end of a cooking class, or plenty of other goodies to reward your choice to leave the house and try something new. There are countless charms to be found at our reservations in winter... now it’s just up to you to seek out and discover! FIRST DAY HIKES

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January | February | March

THINGS TO DO January CLASSES, WORKSHOPS & TALKS Fresh, Fast & Delicious with Project Bread

Thursdays | 11:45AM-12:30PM and 1-1:45PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member & Nonmember FREE

Open Greenhouse

Thursdays, Jan 3, Feb 7 & Mar 7 12Noon-2PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member & Nonmember FREE

Build a Milk Jug Greenhouse Thursdays, Jan 3, Feb 7 & Mar 7 6:30-8:30PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $9; Nonmember $15

Cooking on a Budget: SNAP-ED Nutrition Workshop Fridays, Jan 4 & Mar 1 | 10-11AM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member & Nonmember FREE

Market Test KITCHEN

Fridays, Jan 4 & 18, Feb 1 & 15, Mar 1 & 15 | 12Noon-1PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member & Nonmember FREE

Poetry in the Parlor

Fridays, Jan 4, Feb 1 & Mar 1 7-8PM The Old Manse, Concord Member & Nonmember FREE

Whiskey-Infused Truffle Making Workshop: Taza Chocolate & Bully Boy Whiskey

Fridays, Jan 4, Feb 1 & Mar 1 6-7:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $52; Nonmember $65

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Classes: Spices & Flavors of Persia Saturdays, Jan 5 & 19, Feb 2, Mar 2 | 5-7PM Friday, Jan 18 | 6-8PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Pasta Making Workshop with Law of Pasta

Mixology Class with Privateer Rum

Baking School: Essential Breads with Chef Cleo

KITCHEN Master Class: Show-Stopping Veggies

The Art of the Dumpling with Fresh Zen

Truffle Making Workshop with Taza Chocolate (with Wine!)

From the Farm Kettle: Soups

Bodacious Brunch

Sundays, Jan 6 & 20, Feb 24, Mar 3, 17 & 31 | 4-6PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $52; Nonmember $65

Sundays, Jan 6 & 20, Feb 17 & 24, Mar 3 | 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $52; Nonmember $65

Wednesdays, Jan 9 & Feb 27 6-8PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75 Thursday, Jan 10 | 6-8:30PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $60; Nonmember $75

Fridays, Jan 11, Feb 8 & Mar 8 6-7:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $44; Nonmember $55

Saturdays, Jan 12, Feb 16 & Mar 9 | 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Saturdays, Jan 12, Feb 16 & Mar 9 5-6:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $52; Nonmember $65 Sunday, Jan 13 | 11AM-1PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $60; Nonmember $75

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January Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Seasonal Paleo with Dolly’s Whole Life & Chef Cleo

Sundays, Jan 13, Feb 3 & Mar 10 4-6PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Regions of Italy, North vs. South Sundays, Jan 13 & 27, Saturday, Mar 16 | 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Helen’s Willow Wind Native American Flute Class

Wednesdays, Jan 16-Feb 6 10:30-11:30AM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $112; Nonmember $140 for four-week class

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Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Winter in New England Comfort Food

Wednesdays, Jan 16, Feb 6 & 20, Mar 6 & 13, Friday, Mar 29 | 6-8PM Saturdays, Jan 26, Mar 30 | 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Globally Inspired Seasonal Cooking Series Wednesdays, Jan 16, Feb 13 & Mar 6 | 6-8PM & Wednesday, Feb 13 | 12Noon-2PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $60; Nonmember $75

Create a Succulent Terrarium Thursday, Jan 17 | 6:30-8PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $32; Nonmember $40

NEW YEAR’S DAY ADVENTURES Start the New Year off right and get outside with one of these invigorating First Day happenings!

First Day Hike

Tuesday, Jan 1 | 1:30-2:30PM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member FREE; Nonmember $5

First Day Hike

Tuesday, Jan 1 | 2-3PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member FREE; Nonmember $5

First Hike: New Year’s Day on the Dunes

Tuesday, Jan 1 | 2-4:30PM Castle Hill & Crane Wildlife Refuge on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member Adult $12, Child $5; Nonmember Adult $20, Child $10

New Beginnings at World’s End Tuesday, Jan 1 | 2-3PM World’s End, Hingham Member FREE; Nonmember $5

New Year’s Beginner Breakfast Ski Tuesday, Jan 1 | 10-11AM Notchview, Windsor Member $9; Nonmember $15

New Year’s Snowshoe Hike

Tuesday, Jan 1 | 12-1PM Notchview, Windsor Member Adult $5, Child $3; Nonmember Adult $10, Child $6

Winter Comfort Food Culinary Class

Friday, Jan 18 | 6-9PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $72; Nonmember $90

Five-Element Chinese Moving Yoga-Qigong with Master Instructor Robin J. Bonazzoli Fridays, Jan 18-Mar 15 10:30AM-12Noon Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $180; Nonmember $225 for nine-week class

Nook & Crannies: Uncovering the Secrets of the Old Manse Saturday, Jan 19 | 1:30-2:30PM The Old Manse, Concord Member Adult $10; Child FREE; Nonmember Adult $15; Child $5

KITCHEN Master Class: New England Seafood Feast Saturdays, Jan 19, Feb 23 & Mar 23 | 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $68; Nonmember $85

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Regions of Italy, North vs. South Sunday, Jan 27 | 4-6PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Latin Bowls

Thursday, Jan 31 | 6-8PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $52; Nonmember $65

From the Farm Kettle: Stews

Thursday, Jan 31 | 6-8:30PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $60; Nonmember $75

FAMILY FUN New Year’s Resolution Scavenger Hunt

Daily, through Jan 6 | 9AM-5PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member & Nonmember FREE

Breakfast Hacks

Appleton Farms Grass Rides Reindeer Quest

Cast Iron Cooking & Care

Bird Park Reindeer Quest

Taste of Thailand

Frozen Fruitlands

Mixology Class with Short Path Distillery

Saturday Storytime

Sunday, Jan 20 | 1-3PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $52; Nonmember $65 Wednesday, Jan 23 | 6-8PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $24; Nonmember $30 Thursday, Jan 24 | 6-8PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $60; Nonmember $75

Fridays, Jan 25, Feb 22 & Mar 22 6-7:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $44; Nonmember $55

Behind the Seams: Textile Conservation

Saturday, Jan 26 | 2-3:30PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard FREE with Winter Admission

George Howell Coffee Workshop

Saturday, Jan 26 | 9AM-12Noon Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $15; Nonmember $25

Knife Skills

Saturdays, Jan 26, Feb 23 & Mar 16 | 11AM-12:30PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $60; Nonmember $75

Daily, through Jan 2 | Dawn-Dusk Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member & Nonmember FREE Daily, through Jan 6 | Dawn-Dusk Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member & Nonmember FREE Saturdays & Sundays, Jan 5-Mar 24 | 12Noon-5PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard FREE with Winter Admission Saturdays, Jan 5 & 19, Feb 2 & 16, Mar 2 & 16 | 2-2:45PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard FREE with Winter Admission

January Reindeer Quest at Weir River Farm

Saturdays & Sundays, Jan 5-27 8AM-3:30PM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member & Nonmember FREE

Truffle Making Workshop with Taza Chocolate (Family-Friendly)

Saturdays, Jan 5, Feb 2 & Mar 2 1-2PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $28; Nonmember $35

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SCHOOL VACATION WEEK

THINGS TO DO Kids in the KITCHEN

Saturdays, Jan 5 & 19, Feb 2 & 16, Mar 2 & 16 | 10-11AM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member Child $9; Nonmember Child $15

Winter Fun Sledding Party Monday, Jan 21 | 1-4PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member FREE; Nonmember $5

Feed the Birds Story & Craft

Saturdays, Jan 5-Mar 9 4:30-8PM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member & Nonmember FREE

Wednesdays, Jan 23 & Feb 27 2-4PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member Child $9; Nonmember Child $15

Tuesday Storytime on the Farm

Dumplings Dumplings Dumplings

Light Up Sledding Lanes

Tuesdays, through Mar 26 10-10:45AM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Family FREE; Nonmember Family $5

Preschool Farm Explorers: Kids in the Kitchen

Wednesday, Jan 9 | 9:30-10:30AM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Adult/Child Pair $60; Nonmember Adult/Child Pair $75; Younger Sibling $24/$30

Wild Rumpus Walk

Wednesdays, Jan 9, Feb 13 & Mar 27 | 2-4PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member Child $9; Nonmember Child $15

Weir River Farm Winter Barnyard Story Hour

Wednesdays, Jan 9, Feb 13 & Mar 13 | 10-11AM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10

Biscuits, Butter & Jam!

Saturday, Jan 12 | 1-3PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member Child $36; Nonmember Child $45

Sunday, Jan 27 | 1-3PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member Child $36; Nonmember Child $45

Ward Winter Fun Day

Sunday, Jan 27 | 12Noon-3PM Ward Reservation, Andover & North Andover $9 per Member Car; $15 per Nonmember Car

Teens Cook! Farm-toKITCHEN Hands-on Workshop for Young Adults

Sundays, Jan 27, Mar 31, May 19 & Jul 21 | 10-11:30AM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member Child $55; Nonmember Child $44

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES Friday & Saturday Après Skis at Notchview Fridays & Saturdays, Jan 4-18 4-6PM Notchview, Windsor Member & Nonmember $5

Naturalist Walk: Greeting the New Year

North Shore Nordic Ski & S’mores

Women’s Winter Breakfast Ski

Astronomy Night

Saturday, Jan 5 | 10AM-12Noon Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $5; Family $15; Nonmember $10; Family $25

Saturdays, Jan 5 & 19, Feb 2 & 16, Mar 9 & 23 | 9-10:45AM Notchview, Windsor Member $9; Nonmember $15

Brew Moon Hike

Fridays, Jan 18 & Mar 22 | 6-8PM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member $12, Family $24; Nonmember $20, Family $30

Moonlight Ski Wine & Cheese Saturdays, Jan 19, Feb 16 & Mar 16 | 6-9PM Notchview, Windsor Member $28; Nonmember $35

Winter Trails Day 2019

Saturday, Jan 19 | 10AM-3PM Notchview, Windsor 50% off rentals + FREE lessons

Winter Beach Safari

Saturdays, Jan 19, Feb 16 & Mar 9 9:30-11AM & 12Noon-1:30PM Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge, Norton Point Beach, & Wasque, Martha’s Vineyard Member Adult $24, Child $12; Nonmember Adult $30, Child $15

Tuesdays, Jan 22-Feb 12 | 3-5PM Appleton Farms & Appleton Farms Grass Rides, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $5; Nonmember $10; Children FREE Saturday, Jan 26 | 7:30-9:30PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member Adult $5; Nonmember Adult $10; Children FREE

SPECIAL EVENTS Beer in the Barn: Meet the Brewer Series at Appleton Farms

Fridays, Jan 11 & 25, Feb 22, Mar 8 | 5:30-8:30PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $12; Nonmember $15

The Making of a Community Garden Film

Wednesday, January 30 | 6-8PM Snow date: Thursday, January 31 More Than Words Bookstore 242 East Berkeley Street, Boston Member $12; Nonmember $20

First Full Moon Hike of the Year and It’s Gonna Be SUPER! Sunday, Jan 20 | 4:30-7PM Castle Hill & Crane Wildlife Refuge on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $9; Nonmember $15

IN SEARCH OF OWLS Join us as we head out in search of our nocturnal friends. Spooked by the dark? We’ve even got a daytime prowl for snowy owls!

Owl Prowls at Ward Reservation

Friday, Jan 11 & Thursday, Feb 28 | 6:30-8:30PM Saturday, Jan 19 | 5-7PM Ward Reservation, Andover & North Andover Member $9; Nonmember $15; Children Under 12 FREE

Adult Night! Full Moon Owl Prowl Friday, Jan 18 | 7:30-9:30PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $9; Nonmember $15

All Ages Full Moon Owl Prowl

Saturdays, Feb 16 & Mar 16 | 6-8PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member Adult $9; Nonmember Adult $15; Children FREE

Snowy Owl Prowl

Saturday, Feb 16 | 1-3:30PM Castle Hill & Crane Wildlife Refuge on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $9; Nonmember $15 © r . pennesi

February CLASSES, WORKSHOPS & TALKS Fresh, Fast & Delicious with Project Bread

Thursdays, through Mar 28 11:45AM-12:30PM & 1-1:45PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member & Nonmember FREE

Poetry in the Parlor

Fridays, Feb 1 & Mar 1 | 7-8PM The Old Manse, Concord Member & Nonmember FREE

Market Test KITCHEN

Fridays, Feb 1 & 15, Mar 1 & 15 12Noon-1PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member & Nonmember FREE

Whiskey-Infused Truffle Making Workshop: Taza Chocolate & Bully Boy Whiskey

Fridays, Feb 1 & Mar 1 | 6-7:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $52; Nonmember $65

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Classes: Spices & Flavors of Persia

Build a Milk Jug Greenhouse

Saturdays, Feb 2 & Mar 2 | 5-7PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Thursdays, Feb 7 & Mar 7 6:30-8:30PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $9; Nonmember $15

Up in Rafters: Stories from the Old Manse Attic

From the Farm Kettle: Chowders

Saturdays, Feb 2-23 | 2-2:45PM The Old Manse, Concord Member Adult $10, Child $5; Nonmember Adult $15, Child $10

Cultures to Rinds: Cheese Making Fundamentals Saturdays, Feb 9 & Mar 23 9:30-11:30AM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $60; Nonmember $75

VALENTINE’S DAY Treat your sweetie to one (or more) of our romantic special events!

Sunset Sleigh Ride

Saturday, Feb 9 | 4-5:30PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $28; Nonmember $35

Valentine’s Farm Dinner & Culinary Workshop Thursday, Feb 14 | 6-9PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $80; Nonmember $100

Creative Romance Paint Night

Thursday, Feb 14 | 6:30-8:30PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $40; Nonmember $50

Valentine’s Day Truffle Experience with Taza Chocolate Thursday, Feb 14 | 6-7:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN, Boston Member $60; Nonmember $75

Aphrodisiac Alert: A Valentine’s Day Cooking Class & Dinner Thursday, Feb 14 | 6:30-8:30PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $76; Nonmember: $95

Couples’ Scavenger Hunt Saturday, Feb 16 | 1-4PM Notchview, Windsor Member $12; Nonmember $20

Romance at the Manse with Taza Chocolate Saturday & Sunday, Feb 16 & 17 | 2PM & 3PM The Old Manse, Concord Member $44; Nonmember $55

Herbal Cold Remedies

Saturday, Feb 2 | 1-3PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $9; Nonmember $15

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Seasonal Paleo with Dolly’s Whole Life and Chef Cleo

Sundays, Feb 3 & Mar 10 | 4-6PM Boston Public Market, Boston Member: $60; Nonmember: $75

Pasta Making Workshop with Law of Pasta

Thursday, Feb 7 | 6-8:30PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $60; Nonmember $75

Mixology Class with Privateer Rum

Fridays, Feb 8 & Mar 8 | 6-7:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $44; Nonmember $55

Hopsters Grand Spirits Tasting

Saturday, Feb 9 | 4-5:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $9; Nonmember $15

Natural Dye Workshop with New England Farm to Fiber Saturday, Feb 9 | 9AM-2PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $125; Nonmember $155

Boston Farm & Fiber Festival Sunday, Feb 10 | 10AM-2PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member & Nonmember FREE

Bodacious Brunch

Sunday, Feb 3 | 1-3PM Sundays, Feb 24, Mar 3, 17 & 31 4-6PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $52; Nonmember $65

Sunday, Feb 10 | 11AM-1PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $60; Nonmember $75

Garden Planning

Wednesday, Feb 13 | 12-2PM & Wednesdays, Feb 13 & Mar 6 6-8PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $60; Nonmember $75

Wednesday, Feb 6 | 6-7:30PM 200 High Street, 4th Floor, Boston Member $9; Nonmember $15

Chinese Dumplings

Wednesday, Feb 6 | 11AM-1PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $60; Nonmember $75

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Winter in New England Comfort Food Wednesdays, Feb 6 & 20, Mar 6, 13 & 29 | 6-8PM Saturdays, Feb 23 & Mar 23 5-7PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Open Greenhouse

Thursdays, Feb 7 & Mar 7 12Noon-2PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member & Nonmember FREE

Globally Inspired Seasonal Cooking Series

The Garrison Men in Images & Objects

Wednesday, Feb 13 | 7-8:30PM The Concord Museum, Concord (presented by The Old Manse) Member & Nonmember FREE

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Food & Folklore of the Caribbean Fridays, Feb 15, Mar 15 & Apr 5 6-8PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

KITCHEN Master Class: Show-Stopping Veggies

Saturdays, Feb 16 & Mar 9 | 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

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SCHOOL VACATION WEEK

THINGS TO DO Truffle Making Workshop with Taza Chocolate (with Wine!) Saturdays, Feb 16 & Mar 9 5-6:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $52; Nonmember $65

George Howell Coffee Workshop

Sunday, Feb 17 | 10AM-12Noon Boston Public Market KITCHEN, Boston Member $15; Nonmember $25

Baking School: Essential Breads with Chef Cleo

Sundays, Feb 17 & 24, Mar 3 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $52; Nonmember $65

Moroccan Tagine

Sunday, Feb 17 | 2-4PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $60; Nonmember $75

Full Moon Transcendental Meditation Tuesday, Feb 19 | 7-8PM The Old Manse, Concord Member Adult $5, Child FREE; Nonmember Adult $10, Child $5

Perfectly Paired: An Evening of Craft Beer & Food Pairings Thursdays, Feb 21 & Mar 7 6:30-9:30PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $68; Nonmembers $85

Mixology Class with Short Path Distillery

Winter Food Swap

Wednesday, Feb 27 | 6:30-8PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member & Nonmember FREE

Chinese Cuisine

Wednesday, Feb 27 | 11AM-1PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $60; Nonmember $75

FAMILY FUN Frozen Fruitlands

Saturdays & Sundays through Mar 24 | 12Noon-5PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard FREE with Winter Admission

Light Up Sledding Lanes

Saturdays through Mar 9 4:30-8PM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member & Nonmember FREE

Truffle Making Workshop with Taza Chocolate (Family-Friendly)

Saturdays, Feb 2 & Mar 2 | 1-2PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $28; Nonmember $35

Garden Dreams Winter Sculptures

Saturday, Feb 2 | 1-3PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member Adult FREE, Child $5; Nonmember Adult FREE, Child $10

Kids in the KITCHEN

Fridays, Feb 22 & Mar 22 6-7:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $44; Nonmember $55

Saturdays, Feb 2 & 16, Mar 2 & 16 10-11AM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member Child $9; Nonmember Child $15

KITCHEN Master Class: New England Seafood Feast

Cupcakes!

Saturdays, Feb 23 & Mar 23 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $68; Nonmember $85

Sunday, Feb 3 | 1-3PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member Child $36; Nonmember Child $45

Knife Skills

Tuesday Storytime on the Farm

Saturdays, Feb 23 & Mar 16 11AM-12:30PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $60; Nonmember $75

Slow Fashion: Handmade Clothing Today Saturday, Feb 23 | 2-3PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard FREE with Winter Admission

The Art of the Dumpling with Fresh Zen

Wednesday, Feb 27 | 6-8PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Tuesdays, through Mar 26 10-10:45AM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Family FREE; Nonmember Family $5

Wild Rumpus Walk

Wednesdays, Feb 13 & Mar 27 2-4PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member Child $9; Nonmember Child $15

Weir River Farm Winter Barnyard Story Hour

Wednesdays, Feb 13 & Mar 13 10-11AM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10

Families in the Farm Kitchen: Bread & Butter Making

Saturday, Feb 16 | 10AM-12Noon Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Adult/Child Pair $12; Nonmember Adult/Child Pair $20

StoryWalk: The Snow Globe Family

Daily, Feb 17-23 | 9AM-5PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member & Nonmember FREE

STEM Cooking Classes with Little Chefs Lab

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday, Feb 18, 19, 20, & 22 10AM-12Noon Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member Child $32; Nonmember Child $40 per class

Farmer for a Day at Appleton Farms: Kids in the Kitchen

Monday-Friday, Feb 18-22 9AM-12Noon Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Child $36; Nonmember Child $45 per day

Winter Fun Day

Monday, Feb 18 | 1-4PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member FREE; Nonmember $5

February Farmer for a Day

Monday-Friday, Feb 18-22 9AM-12Noon The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member Child $32; Nonmember Child $40 per day

School Vacation Week Fun: Kiddos in the Kitchen

Monday-Thursday, Feb 18-21 9AM-12Noon Powisset Farm, Dover Member Child $52; Nonmember Child $65 per day

Weir River Farm February Farmer for a Week Vacation Program Monday-Friday, Feb 18-22 9AM-12Noon Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Child $180; Nonmember Child $220

February Vacation Sugaring Adventures for Kids

Tuesday & Thursday, Feb 19 & 21 1-3PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Child $24; Nonmember Child $30

Old School Yard Games

Tuesday, Feb 19 | 10AM-12Noon The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member Child FREE; Nonmember Child $5; Adults FREE

Families in the Farm Kitchen: Cheese Making

Wednesday, Feb 20 | 1:30-2:30PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Adult/Child Pair $12; Nonmember Adult/Child Pair $20

Snow Sculpture Building Contest

Wednesday, Feb 20 10AM-12Noon The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10; Adults FREE

Abominable Snowman Tracking

Thursday, Feb 21 | 10AM-12Noon The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10; Adults FREE

Snowperson Contest on The Grand Allée

Thursday, Feb 21 | 10AM-12Noon Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member Adult $8, Child $5; Nonmember Adult $12, Child $8

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Vacation Week: Farm Felting

Friday, Feb 22 | 1:30-2:30AM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Adult/Child Pair $12; Nonmember Adult/Child Pair $20

Sew Fun: Family Sewing Workshop

Friday, Feb 22 | 1-2:30PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member Child $9; Nonmember Child $15; Adults FREE

Snow Fun!

Saturday, Feb 23 | 2-4PM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member & Nonmember FREE

Dogs on the Go Hike

Sunday, Feb 24 | 10AM-12Noon Weir Hill, North Andover Member Family $5; Nonmember Family $10

Feed the Birds Story & Craft

Wednesday, Feb 27 | 2-4PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member Child $9; Nonmember Child $15

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES North Shore Nordic Ski & S’mores

Tuesdays through Feb 12 | 3-5PM Appleton Farms & Appleton Farms Grass Rides, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $5; Nonmember $10; Children FREE

Friday & Saturday Après Ski at Notchview Fridays & Saturdays, Feb 1-16 4-6PM Notchview, Windsor Member & Nonmember $5

Snowshoe for Beer

Saturday, Feb 2 | 2-4PM Appleton Farms & Appleton Farms Grass Rides, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $12; Nonmember $20; Children FREE

Sunset Ski Wine & Cheese Tasting

Saturday, Feb 2 | 4-7PM & Saturday, Mar 9 | 5:30-8:30PM Notchview, Windsor Member $28; Nonmember $35

Winter Tracking on the Trails with Laurie Nehring

Saturday, Feb 9 | 1-3PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member Adult $9; Nonmember Adult $15; Children FREE

Winter Beach Safari

Saturdays, Feb 16 & Mar 9 9:30-11AM & 12Noon-1:30PM Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge, Norton Point Beach, & Wasque, Martha’s Vineyard Member Adult $24, Child $12; Nonmember Adult $30, Child $15

Brew Moon Hike with Jack’s Abby

Saturday, Feb 16 | 6-8PM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member $12; Nonmember $20

Moonlight Ski Wine & Cheese Saturdays, Feb 16 & Mar 16 6-9PM Notchview, Windsor Member $28; Nonmember $35

President’s Day Supermoon Full Moon Hike

Monday, Feb 18 | 4:30-7PM Castle Hill & Crane Wildlife Refuge on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $9; Nonmember $15

SPECIAL EVENTS Fire & Ice at Castle Hill

Friday & Saturday, Feb 8 & 9 6-10PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $40; Nonmember $50 (21 and over event)

Beer in the Barn: Meet the Brewer Series at Appleton Farms

Fridays, Feb 22, Mar 8 5:30-8:30PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $12; Nonmember $20

March CLASSES, WORKSHOPS & TALKS Fresh, Fast & Delicious with Project Bread

Thursdays, through Mar 28 11:45AM-12:30PM & 1-1:45PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member & Nonmember FREE

Cooking on a Budget: SNAP-ED Nutrition Workshop Friday, Mar 1 | 10-11AM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member & Nonmember FREE

Whiskey-Infused Truffle Making Workshop: Taza Chocolate & Bully Boy Whiskey

Friday, Mar 1 | 6-7:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $52; Nonmember $65

Poetry in the Parlor

Friday, Mar 1 | 7-8PM The Old Manse, Concord Member & Nonmember FREE

Market Test KITCHEN

Fridays, Mar 1 & 15 | 12Noon-1PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member & Nonmember FREE

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Classes: Spices & Flavors of Persia Saturday, Mar 2 | 5-7PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Tussie Mussies & the Language of Flowers

Sunday, Mar 3 | 1-3PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $36; Nonmember $45

Pasta Making Workshop with Law of Pasta

Sundays, Mar 3, 17 & 31 | 4-6PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $52; Nonmember $65

Baking School: Essential Breads with Chef Cleo

Sunday, Mar 3 | 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $52; Nonmember $65

Start Your Own Seeds

Wednesday, Mar 6 | 6-7:30PM 200 High Street, 4th Floor, Boston Member $9; Nonmember $15

Globally Inspired Seasonal Cooking Series Wednesday, Mar 6 | 6-8PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $60; Nonmember $75

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Winter in New England Comfort Food Wednesday, Mar 6 & 13 | 6-8PM Friday, Mar 29 | 6-8PM Saturday, Mar 23 | 5-7PM Saturday, Mar 30 | 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Felted Soap Making

Wednesday, Mar 6 | 6:30-8:30PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $24; Nonmember $30

Perfectly Paired: An Evening of Craft Beer & Food Pairings Thursday, Mar 7 | 6:30-9:30PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $68; Nonmembers $85

Open Greenhouse

Thursday, Mar 7 | 12Noon-2PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member & Nonmember FREE

Build a Milk Jug Greenhouse Thursday, Mar 7 | 6:30-8:30PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $9; Nonmember $15

Mixology Class with Privateer Rum

Friday, Mar 8 | 6-7:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member: $44; Nonmember: $55

KITCHEN Master Class: Show-Stopping Veggies

Saturday, Mar 9 | 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Truffle Making Workshop with Taza Chocolate (with Wine!) Saturday, Mar 9 | 5-6:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $52; Nonmember $65

Ayurvedic Cooking

Saturday, Mar 9 | 11AM-1PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $60; Nonmember $75

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Seasonal Paleo with Dolly’s Whole Life & Chef Cleo Sunday, Mar 10 | 4-6PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

REGISTER TODAY! thetrustees.org/things-to-do Use your member code (above your name on your member card) to qualify for member discounts.

FULL MOON

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SCHOOL VACATION WEEK

THINGS TO DO THINGS TO DO Eggs for Every Occasion Culinary Class

Sunday, Mar 10 | 9:30AM-12:30PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $72; Nonmember $90

Vietnamese Cooking

Thursday, Mar 14 | 6-8PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $60; Nonmember $75

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Food & Folklore of the Caribbean Fridays, Mar 15 & Apr 5 | 6-8PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

An Herbalist’s Approach to Sleep Saturday, Mar 16 | 2-4PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $9; Nonmember $15

Seed Starting Workshop

Saturday, Mar 16 | 10-11:30AM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member $15; Nonmember $25

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Regions of Italy, North vs. South Saturday, Mar 16 | 5-7PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member: $60; Nonmember: $75

Knife Skills

Saturday, Mar 16 | 11AM-12:30PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $60; Nonmember $75

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Regions of Italy, North vs. South

Saturday, Mar 16 | 1-3PM & 5-7PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Wingmasters: New England Birds of Prey Live Animal Presentation Saturday, Mar 23 | 2-3PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member Adult $9, Child $6; Nonmember Adult $15, Child $10

Cultures to Rinds: Cheese Making Fundamentals Saturday, Mar 23 | 9:30-11:30AM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $60; Nonmember $75

Bodacious Brunch

Sunday, Mar 24 | 11AM-1PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $60; Nonmember $75

Hearty, Homestyle, Vegetarian Cooking

Thursday, Mar 28 | 6-9PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $72; Nonmember $90

Fairy Garden Workshop

Friday, Mar 29 | 6:30-8:30PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $28; Nonmember $35

Grand Craft Beer Tasting with Hopsters

Saturday, Mar 30 | 4-5:30PM & 6-7:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $9; Nonmember $15

Spring Cleaning at the Old Manse

Saturday, Mar 30 | 12:30-2PM The Old Manse, Concord Member $5; Nonmember $10

FAMILY FUN

Preschool Farm Explorers: Kids in the Kitchen

Frozen Fruitlands

Saturdays & Sundays, through Mar 24 | 12Noon-5PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard FREE with Winter Admission

Wednesday, Mar 6 | 9:30-10:30AM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Adult/Child Pair $60; Nonmember Adult/Child Pair $75; Younger Sibling $24/$30

Light Up Sledding Lanes

Weir River Farm March Preschool Farm Explorers

Saturdays, through Mar 9 | 4:308PM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member & Nonmember FREE

Thursdays, Mar 7-28 | 10-11AM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Adult/Child Pair $60; Nonmember Adult/Child Pair $75; Additional Child $24/$30

Truffle Making Workshop with Taza Chocolate (Family-Friendly)

Farmer for a Day at Appleton: March Vacation

Saturday, Mar 2 | 1-2PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $28; Nonmember $35

Kids in The KITCHEN

Saturdays, Mar 2 & 16 | 10-11AM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member Child $9; Nonmember Child $15

Noodle Mania!

Sunday, Mar 3 | 2-3:30PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member Child $36; Nonmember Child $45

Tuesday Storytime on the Farm

Tuesdays, through Mar 26 10-10:45AM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Family FREE; Nonmember Family $5

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Monday-Friday, Mar 11-15 9AM-12Noon Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Child $36; Nonmember Child $45 per day

Spring into Wellness Hike

Saturday, Mar 16 | 10AM-12Noon Ward Reservation, Andover & North Andover Members FREE; Nonmember Adult $5; Child FREE

Nature Playgroup

Tuesday, Mar 19, Apr 2, 16 & 30, May 14 & 28 | 9:30-11AM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Members FREE; Nonmember Adult FREE; Child $5

Sunday Sugar Open House & Pancake Breakfast

When the sap starts running, the sweet treats are soon to follow!

Sunday, Feb 24 | 9AM-12PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Family $5; Nonmember Family $10

Intro to Backyard Sugaring

Happy Hour at the Sugar Shack

Mixology Class with Short Path Distillery

Sugar Shack Saturdays

Maple Tree Tap-a-Thon

KITCHEN Master Class: New England Seafood Feast

From the Sugar Shack: Maple Culinary Class & Sugaring Tour

Maple Days at the Homestead

Spring Equinox Full Moon Meditation

Wednesday, Mar 20 | 7-8PM The Old Manse, Concord Member Adult $5, Child FREE; Nonmember Adult $10, Child $5

Friday, Mar 22 | 6-7:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $44; Nonmember $55

Saturday, Mar 23 | 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $68; Nonmember $85

Saturday, Feb 2 | 10AM-12Noon Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $24; Nonmember $30 Saturdays, Feb 23-Mar 9 | 10-11:30AM & 1:30-3PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Family $24; Nonmember Family $30

Saturday, Feb 23 | 10AM-12:30PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $64; Nonmember $80

Saturday, Mar 2 | 5-7PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $24; Nonmember $30

Saturday, Mar 9 | 1-3PM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member Adult $9, Child $9; Nonmember Adult $15, Child $15; Children Under 7 FREE Saturdays & Sundays, Mar 9-17 | 8:30AM-2PM William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington Member Adult $9, Child $5; Nonmember Adult $15, Child $10

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Wednesdays & Saturdays, Mar 20-30 | 3:30-4:15PM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member Adult/Child Pair $5; Nonmember Adult/Child Pair $10

Saturday Mornings with a Shepherd Saturdays, Mar 23-Apr 6 9:30-10:30AM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member $24; Nonmember $30

Live Action Clue for Families Sunday, Mar 24 | 1-3PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $15; Nonmember $25

Tea in Helen’s Library

Saturday, Mar 30 | 10AM-12Noon The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $9; Nonmember $15

Teens Cook! Farm-toKITCHEN Hands-on Workshop for Young Adults Sunday, Mar 31 | 10-11:30AM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member Child $55; Nonmember Adult $44

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES Friday & Saturday Après Skis at Notchview Fridays & Saturdays, Mar 1, 8 & 9 4-6PM Saturday, Mar 2 | Starts after Bread ‘N’ Jam Classic; ends 4PM Notchview, Windsor Member & Nonmember Adult $5, Child $5

Sunset Ski Wine & Cheese Tasting

Saturday, Mar 9 | 5:30-8:30PM Notchview, Windsor Member $28; Nonmember $35

Vernal Equinox Full Moon Hike

Wednesday, Mar 20 | 6:30-8PM Ward Reservation, Andover & North Andover Member Family $5; Nonmember Family $10

Night & Moonlight: A Transcendental Night Hike Wednesday, Mar 20 | 6:30-8PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $9; Nonmember $15

Spring Equinox Full Moon Hike

Wednesday, Mar 20 | 6:30-9PM Castle Hill & Crane Wildlife Refuge on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $9; Nonmember $15

Brew Moon Hike

Friday, Mar 22 | 6-8PM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member $12, Family $24; Nonmember $20, Family $30

Hike for Beer

Saturday, Mar 23 | 2-4PM Appleton Farms & Appleton Farms Grass Rides, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $12; Nonmember $20

SPECIAL EVENTS The Mousetrap

Fridays & Saturdays, Mar 8-16 7-9PM Sundays, Mar 10 & 17 | 6-8PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $24; Nonmember $30

Beer in the Barn: Meet the Brewer Series at Appleton Farms

Ongoing NOTCHVIEW If you’re a Nordic or snowshoe aficionado, or just starting out, head up to Windsor in the Berkshires to enjoy some winter fun! Visit thetrustees.org/ notchview for daily and season pass pricing.

Daily Skiing & Snowshoeing at Notchview Daily, Jan 1-Mar 31 | 8AM-4PM

Learn to Ski Package

Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, Jan 2-Mar 31 | 11AM & 1PM Member Adult $44, Child $32; Nonmember Adult $55, Child $40

Learn to Ski Program (3 lessons included)

Saturdays & Sundays, Jan 5-Mar 31 | 11AM & 1PM Member Adult $72, Child $60; Nonmember Adult $90, Child $75

Group Ski Lessons

Mondays & Wednesdays, Jan 2-Mar 31 | 11AM-12Noon Fridays, Jan 4-Mar 31 | 1-2PM Saturdays & Sundays, Jan 5-Mar 31 | 11AM & 1PM Member $24; Nonmember $30

Private Ski Lessons

Available by appointment Member $45; Nonmember $50

Bill Koch Youth Ski League Sundays, Jan 6-Mar 31 1:30-3:30PM For club fees visit berkshiretrailsbk.com

Professional Ski Instructors of America Training

Saturday & Sunday, Jan 26 & 27 Check psia-e.org for times Two-day event $125 for PSIA member including trail passes; Non-PSIA members $150

Notchview Bread ‘n’ Jam Classic Saturday, Mar 2 | 10AM-1PM Member $15; Nonmember $25

FRUITLANDS MUSEUM WINTER HOURS Saturdays & Sundays, through Mar 24 | 12Noon-5PM Member Free; Nonmember $5; Children under 6 FREE CURRENT EXHIBITIONS: - Leisure Pursuits, through March 2019 - Inhabiting Folk Portraits, through March 2019 - A New View: Landscapes from the Permanent Collection, ongoing

OLD MANSE WINTER HOURS Fridays, Saturdays & Monday Holidays | 12Noon-4PM

Home to Two Revolutions

Fridays & Saturdays, Jan 4-Mar 30 12Noon, 1PM, 2PM & 3PM Members FREE; Nonmember Adult $10, Child $5, Students/Seniors $9

Friday, Mar 8| 5:30-8:30PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $12; Nonmember $15

Saint Patrick’s Day Celebration

Sunday, Mar 17 | 1-3PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $9; Nonmember $15

Gardeners’ Gathering

Saturday, Mar 23 | 10AM-5PM Shillman Hall, Northeastern, Boston Member & Nonmember FREE PROGRAM REFUNDS/CANCELLATIONS: In the event that a program is cancelled due to severe weather, low enrollment, or other circumstances, we will notify you as soon as possible by email and issue you a full refund within 14 days of the cancellation.

REI Outdoor School REI Outdoor School classes and outings combine professional instruction with hands-on practice in the field. Now you can try a new outdoor skill or adventure and enjoy your favorite Trustees property.

Visit thetrustees.org/rei for a full class list.

If you cannot attend a program as planned, contact the Trustees property 7 days prior to the start of the program to receive a full refund. Refunds will not be granted for registration cancellations placed fewer than 7 days before the start of the program. There are no refunds for missed classes. The Trustees reserves the right to change program locations, schedules, or instructors when necessary. Note: Summer Camps and our inns and campgrounds each have separate cancellation policies. REGISTER TODAY! thetrustees.org/things-to-do Use your member code (above your name on your member card) to qualify for member discounts.

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Program details subject to change. For up-to-date event information, or to search for events in your area, at a specific property, by type or by date, click on Things To Do at thetrustees.org.

SCHOOL VACATION WEEK

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Harvard on a guided hike. Events are happening all over: Meetup with friends to tour the drumlins of World’s End in Hingham or hit the trails at Notchview in Windsor with our New Year Beginner Breakfast Ski or Lunch Time Showshoe Hike. Or take in the breathtaking beauty of the Crane Wildlife Refuge (Essex) with a brisk hike through the dunes, and finish with a small fire on the beach (and burn your regrets from the past year) along with hot cider and tea. Self-guided hikes are always available at any of our reservations, too... wherever you are, there’s a Trustees special place nearby. VALENTINE’S DAY

What could be better than sharing a sunset and a hot cocoa while snuggled in warm blankets on a romantic sunset sleigh ride? Start your Valentine’s Day off early, and well, with a Sunset Sleigh Ride on Saturday, February 9 at The Stevens-Coolidge Place in North Andover. On the big day itself, try the very tempting Aphrodisiac Alert: A Valentine’s Day Cooking Class & Dinner with chef Didi Emmons at Powisset Farm in Dover, or take your relationship with chocolate (and your Significant Other) to the next level with a special Taza Chocolate Truffle and wine-pair-

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ing experience at The KITCHEN at Boston Public Market! And Taza then heads out to The Old Manse in Concord as we discover Romance at the Manse during a new tour and chocolate workshop on Saturday & Sunday, February 16 & 17. Treat your sweetie! ALL THINGS MAPLE

The sap starts flowing as the days get a little longer and the rays of the winter sun begin to hint at the coming spring thaw. Get started early and learn about the process of making maple sugar at Appleton Farms’ sugar house in Hamilton & Ipswich, with Intro to Backyard

Sugaring on Saturday, February 2. Whether you’re a backyard hobby producer wanting to tap your own trees, or just intrigued by the fascinating annual process, we’ll cover the basics of tapping, bucket collection, and boiling and bottling. And then plan to bring the family for Sugar Shack Saturdays (February 23-March 9) and see how we turn sap into sweet syrup, then stay for a farm snack of our cheese, apple slices, and homemade maple ice cream! We have a variety of other events, from a Sunday Sugar Breakfast (how decadent does that sound?!) on February 24, to Happy Hour at the Sugar Shack on March 2. Any way you pour it, the fresh maple goodness will be flowing! Beyond the northeast, try our Maple Tree Tap-a-thon at Chestnut Hill Farm in Southborough (Saturday, March 9) or learn how sugaring was done centuries ago and visit the Bryant Homestead’s 200-year-old sugarbush in Cummington at Maple Days at the Homestead on the March 9th or 16th weekends. Any way you slice it, winter’s treats are just waiting for you to give them a try. Visit thetrustees.org/things-to-do, or the calendar section of this magazine for these and hundreds of great ideas to make the most of your winter at a Trustees special place near you!

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o o c r u yo Delicious, easy ways to prepare local, seasonal fare

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As the weather turns from pleasantly crisp to downright brisk, and Trustees farms go into their yearly dormant period, our thoughts naturally turn to fresh ways to create warm meals built around the products available in our CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture programs) and Farm Stores. Our CSA shareholders frequently ask for recipes and suggestions on new ways to liven up standby dishes or experiment with less familiar produce or cuts of meat. Your Special Places editors love to cook, too, so we asked our culinary experts at The KITCHEN at Boston Public Market to help us all learn some new techniques to try out during the colder months. The Trustees Meat CSA provides a wide variety of cuts—some of them familiar, and others that members may have never tried to cook. We selected one such less-often prepared but delicious and versatile cut—beef short ribs—and our KITCHEN team got right to work. They recommend braising as a preferred technique when experimenting with farm-fresh seasonal produce, meat, or fish, especially for tougher cuts of grass-fed beef and root crops.

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Beef short ribs is a versatile cut of meat, that can easily be prepared with different spices and paired with local, seasonal produce to create a variety of ethnically inspired dishes.

IN PRAISE OF THE BRAISE

Braising brings out the full, rich flavor of short ribs and winter vegetables by neatly balancing heat, liquid, and time, and augmenting them with a variety of stocks and spice mixes. It is a classic technique that, once mastered, will delight family and friends with enchanting flavors from across the globe. And, by simply switching in locally and seasonally available vegetables and varying up your seasonings, our KITCHEN team showed us that it’s a snap to create a variety of regionally inspired dishes to build your dinner portfolio. “I love braising,” remarks Chef Cleo Bell, The KITCHEN’s Lead Culinary Educator. “Students can use different herbs and spices to achieve dramatically different flavor profiles from the same cooking technique. I think this makes make meal prep less of a chore and more of an adventure!” If you’ve never braised, don’t fret—it’s so much easier than it sounds. Braising is simply the process of searing a protein or vegetable to lock in flavor and then adding a small amount of liquid (stock or alcohol or water) and cooking low and slow until tender. The long, slow cooking time gives the rich flavors

time to fully develop, and turns tougher cuts of meat, like short ribs, into delectable, fall-off-the-bone treats. GOING LONG ON SHORT RIBS

Visit our website at thetrustees.org/ braising to find three recipes that use the same cut of beef from Trustees’ Meat CSA to create three deliciously different, ethnically inspired dishes: Italian- and Moroccan-style braised short ribs, and a short rib-version of the Indian dish Rogan Josh. Support your local farmers and food economy and head out to your favorite community farmer’s market, or one of our Farm Stores or the Boston Public Market for your ingredients, and get started. Be bold! You don’t have to stick to the letter of each recipe: try using whatever root vegetables are in season or ready when you are, or experiment with different herbs and spices. You really can’t go wrong. And if you want to head out for a few hours of winter hiking, sledding, or skiing, put everything into a slow cooker after the initial sear, and set it to low. You’ll arrive home to a kitchen full of warm, wonderful smells—and bowlfuls of deliciousness!

In The KITCHEN The KITCHEN at Boston Public Market, along with Trustees’ teaching kitchens at Appleton Farms in Ipswich and Powisset Farm in Dover offer dozens of cooking classes this winter. Learn new skills, discover a variety of different techniques, and sample unique cuisines. Find all the details in the Things To Do calendar in the center of this magazine, or on our website at thetrustees.org/ Things-To-Do. Sign up today!

Local Meat Here Learn more about the Trustees Meat CSA, which provides local, sustainably raised beef, chicken, pork, and lamb in monthly or bi-monthly shares at five pick-up locations—and welcomes new shareholders to join anytime—by visiting thetrustees. org/meatcsa.

Happy cooking!

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Habitat Update Trustees’ ecology work is directed toward our most significant natural landscapes: we now closely monitor 6,400 acres of ecological landscapes throughout the state. Most require active management to maintain their habitat value. The scope of our ecology program and highlights of this past year’s work are as follows:

496 Acres of grassland habitat at 17 properties were assessed using 107 study plots for grassland birds

Grassland Management, Prescribed Fire & Habitat Restoration Strategic management of landscapes helps improve critical habitats for tomorrow’s generation of flora and fauna, and our connections to them.

and habitat characteristics. This information is crucial to understanding habitat quality and guides priority stewardship actions.

800 Acres of barrens habitat under management, which includes prescribed fire and mechanical mowing/thinning.

12 Acres of fire-dependent barrens habitat were burned

on Boston Hill at Ward Reservation to restore this priority community-type and rare species habitat.

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Shorebirds & Rare Species Rare coastal nesting shorebirds remain a focus for The Trustees, but many other rare species also need protection and management.

Invasive Species & Deer Control Invasive species and growing deer populations have proven a direct threat to forest regeneration, rare species survival, and wildlife populations.

41 Invasive plant populations were controlled on 20

properties, including 165 acres of priority grassland habitat at Bartholomew’s Cobble and Appleton Farms.

603 Total breeding pairs counted on Trustees properties, including piping plovers, least terns, common terns, roseate terns, American oystercatchers, and black skimmers.

mitigating over-browsing impacts on forest regeneration, on rare plant species survival, and on other habitats and wildlife populations.

98 Deer harvested from 32 Trustees properties open to controlled deer hunting (by permission only.)

11 Black skimmer chicks banded on Martha’s Vineyard as part of a joint project with BiodiversityWorks and MassWildlife to track the movements of the only black skimmer population to nest in the state. 76 Trustees properties (67%) support federal- or state-listed rare species. 179 Rare species protected on Trustees properties, including Eastern whip-poor-will, seabeach amaranth, and long-eared bat.

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THE CHARLES ELIOT AWARD | Conservationist of the Year

AMOS B. HOSTETTER, JR. Powerful advocate for action on climate change Each year, The Trustees recognizes an individual or organization that has made a significant impact to conservation in Massachusetts with the prestigious Charles Eliot Award. Since 1934, when The Trustees first created the Award, the organization has sought to honor not only the recipient, but also the values, qualities, and principles which Charles Eliot articulated when he founded the organization in 1891. This year’s recipient, Amos B. Hostetter, Jr., is the epitome of those qualities. Amos has been an advocate for the environment for decades, first becoming involved in conservation through his home on Nantucket. He has been a friend and supporter of The Trustees for many years, as a longtime member of the Nantucket Property Committee, and a Corporate Trustee since 1991. He has also been a member of the Nantucket Conservation Foundation for four decades and has made inspiring gifts of land to the ‘Sconset Trust. He is a passionate advocate for conservation, the environment, arts, and education in Boston and beyond through his work as co-founder and trustee of the Barr Foundation, which also seeks solutions to protect Boston’s waterfront from the increasing threats of our changing climate. Through his work with Barr, he has been a supporter of The Trustees’ One Waterfront Initiative, designed to seek and create climate resilient, accessible open spaces and parks along Boston’s vulnerable waterfront. Among Barr’s earliest grants was one to the Boston Natural Areas Network, now a proud part of The Trustees, to help engage and organize residents so they could become a force that advocated and leveraged public resources for the common good. When the City of Boston released its updated Climate Action Plan in 2010, the Barr Foundation made a five-year commitment of $50 million to address climate change. He has become a powerful advocate for action on climate change, engaging, inspiring, and empowering leaders from multiple business sectors to work together in addressing resiliency strategies, and in creating a future for the waterfront

Amos Hostetter received the Charles Eliot Award at the Annual Meeting & Dinner, held November 1 at the State Room in Boston.

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that includes access and amenities for the public to enjoy. “We are honored to celebrate Amos Hostetter for his incredible legacy of leadership and advocacy around conservation and climate action in Boston and beyond,” says Trustees President & CEO Barbara Erickson. “His long-term vision to reate a vibrant, livable, and environmentally healthy city and resilient waterfront is awe inspiring. We are grateful for his tireless dedication, contributions, and commitment.”

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Stars of our

Gardens

Volunteers provide the lifeblood of Trustees work—we could not do what we do without the hundreds of individuals who volunteer tens of thousands of hours of their time to support the many facets of our work throughout the state. Each year we honor a volunteer whose commitment, effort, and passion has been especially noteworthy. This year, however, Trustees decided it was time to honor three superstars who have been integral to several of our public gardens over the course of many years. These three individuals give countless hours in order to care for some of our most beloved places, and each provides a link back to the property’s previous owners—connections that help us extend the vision of the people who donated their properties to The Trustees in order to have them preserved for the public’s use and enjoyment forever. Our three amazing Volunteers of the Year for 2018 are:

LINDSAY ALLISON MYTOI, MARTHA’S VINEYARD “Lindsay is Mytoi. Period,” declares Chris Kennedy, The Trustees’ Stewardship Manager for Martha’s Vineyard. “Lindsay eats, sleeps, and dreams of our Japanese garden on Chappy 24/7.” Lindsay Allison has been volunteering at Mytoi for more than 40 years, and Mytoi is in many ways a reflection on Lindsay, much like a painting is a reflection on the artist. Lindsay, along with her long-time volunteer co-conspirator in the garden, Don Sibley, can spend hours describing in great detail the motivation behind each plant, each tree, and each view which every step in the garden opens up. Together they rebuilt Mytoi in the wake of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Bob in 1991, which had left only three trees standing. She is usually the first person in the garden in the morning—plucking errant weeds that may have popped up along the path overnight—then stopping by every few hours to check watering coverage and coming back at dusk to make sure sprinklers are put to bed for the night. Lindsay delights in sharing her enthusiasm for gardens with visitors and loves to interpret each “room” within the garden to help open up the world of Japanese gardens for novice and expert alike. As Kennedy says, “Mytoi would not be the treasure it is without the love and care the garden has received from Lindsay Allison. She is a true force of nature!”

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VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR

SUSAN BAXTER

ROSE GRANT

FARANDNEAR, SHIRLEY

ALLEN C. HASKELL PUBLIC GARDENS, NEW BEDFORD

The hours that Susan Baxter spends weeding, watering, arranging garden beds, and generally keeping Farandnear in Shirley looking tidy start around noon—and often only end with a visitor’s arrival. “My husband will come over around supper and say, ‘It’s time to come home,’” the Shirley resident says with a laugh. Baxter is as modest as she is committed, quietly devoting up to 30 hours a week alongside a small team of Farandnear volunteers who keep the bucolic former summer home and cranberry bog in good repair. “Susan is a true partner in our stewardship work,” says Josh Hasenfus, The Trustees’ Central Stewardship Manager. “She works tirelessly to maintain and improve Farandnear and is continuously striving to elevate the experience for our visitors.” Baxter, a longtime educator and mother of two, always stops to reach out to Farandnear’s youngest visitors; she recalls handing a hose to an elementary-school-aged boy, who beamed with pride as he helped water the grounds. “Engage with your children,” Baxter says, “because you’ll end up raising more wonderful people.” After moving to Shirley in 2003, Baxter’s husband became an acquaintance of the late Arthur Banks, who donated the 89-acre property to The Trustees in 2012. Banks’s act of kindness spurred Susan, an amateur gardener, to get involved. “He made this lovely gesture, and I wanted to honor his generosity and help it along.” And help she has, many, many times over.

When Trustees set about transforming Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens from a neglected plant nursery in New Bedford to a horticultural gem, Rose Grant was one of the first to get her hands dirty. “Rose is an all-star,” says Kristin McCullin, Haskell’s horticulturist. She cut back invasive bamboo, cleared brush, scrubbed mold from greenhouse windows—right on down the list of unglamorous work—work that she never groused over, because it was all in service of something worthwhile. A retired science teacher and Fall River resident, Rose had previously met Allen Haskell at flower shows; they talked about azaleas and hydrangeas, she says. But she didn’t glimpse Haskell’s nursery until her daughter-in-law mentioned that The Trustees needed volunteers for its then-newest property. Since then, Grant has become a utility player, spending Wednesday mornings from March through November in the garden, teaching classes and leading tours, snapping photos for the garden’s Facebook page, and volunteering for nearly every event at the property. Having grown up in a working-class family whose gardening motto was “if you can’t eat it, don’t grow it,” Grant says she’s learned much about growing flowers from McCullin and Gene Bertrand, a walking plant encyclopedia and a living link to the property’s past. More importantly, she’s heartened by fostering a slice of nature amidst the city’s concrete. As Rose says, “There’s a lot of traffic and noise here, and there are a lot of people around here living in public housing. Haskell Public Gardens is a little piece of solitude they can visit anytime.”

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“Go forth, under the open sky, and list To Nature’s teachings, while from all around— Earth and her waters, and the depths of air— Comes a still voice—” - William Cullen Bryant, from Thanatopsis ©DAVID EDGECOMB

To celebrate the new year ahead, here are some of your favorite images and moments from the one just past. Keep your posts coming... We love them!

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February 1 January 21 (MONDAY)

OverSand Vehicle Permits Early Bird pricing begins. Martha’s Vineyard & Nantucket

Summer Camps – Member Registration Week begins (Registration opens to general public on February 8) Camps: Appleton Farms (Hamilton & Ipswich), SummerQuest at the Crane Estate (Ipswich), World’s End/Weir River Farm Summer Adventures (Hingham), Powisset Farm (Dover), Farm Camp at The FARM Institute (Martha’s Vineyard)

May 3

May 13 Nantucket OSV Permits Early Bird pricing deadline

May 17

Dunes’ Edge Campground (Provincetown) – Opens for the season. Members receive 10% off multiple-night stays.

September 1 (THROUGH MARCH 31, 2020)

April 1

Inn at Castle Hill (Ipswich) and the Guest House at Field Farm (Williamstown) – Open (daily) for the season. Members receive 10% off multiple-night stays.

April 30

Meat CSA

Tully Lake Campground (Royalston) – Opens for the season. Members receive 10% off multiple-night stays.

Crane Beach (Ipswich) – Horse Trailer Permits available

2019 Dates to reMEMBER

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May 24

Martha’s Vineyard OSV Permits – Early Bird pricing deadline

Sign up anytime for monthly shares (3-mo. minimum); pickups at Appleton Farms (Hamilton & Ipswich), Chestnut Hill Farm (Southborough), Moose Hill Farm (Sharon), Powisset Farm (Dover), Weir River Farm (Hingham)

June 10 (2ND WEEK OF JUNE)

(FRIDAY BEFORE

Vegetable CSAs pickups begin at Appleton Farms (Ipswich), Powisset Farm (Dover) and Chestnut Hill Farm (Southborough) Rolling sign-ups through the spring.

MEMORIAL DAY)

Crane Beach (Ipswich) – Summer Season begins. Snack Shack, Beach Store & Full Bathhouse open.

October 1 March 31

November 1 December 13

Crane Beach (Ipswich) – Dogs and horses allowed

Notchview (Windsor) Ski Pass – Early Bird pricing available

December 14 Gift Memberships – deadline to purchase in time by 12/24 delivery Note: Gift Memberships are available year-round.

Visit our Member Calendar on the web at thetrustees.org/dates for details. All information is subject to change.

Thank you for your support!

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Bridge Island Meadows, Millis Cedariver, Millis Charles River Peninsula, Needham Chase Woodlands, Dover Fork Factory Brook, Medfield Medfield Meadow Lots, Medfield Medfield Rhododendrons, Medfield Noanet Woodlands, Dover Noon Hill, Medfield Pegan Hill, Dover and Natick Peters Reservation, Dover Powisset Farm, Dover Rocky Narrows, Sherborn Rocky Woods, Medfield Shattuck Reservation, Medfield

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Holmes Reservation

Central MA

Gov. Ames Estate

Whitney & Thayer Woods

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RESERVATIONS IN THE CHARLES RIVER VALLEY

Francis William Bird Park

Bradley Estate Signal Hill Archives & Research Center Moose Hill Farm

Berkshires Pioneer Valley

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Cormier Woods

World’s End Weir River Farm

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Peaked Mountain

Gov. Hutchinson’s Field & Pierce Reservation

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Westport Town Farm

Cape Cod Bay

Lyman East Over Reserve Reservation and Hales Brook & Sippican River Tract Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens

Lowell Holly

Dry Hill Ashley House

Dinosaur Footprints

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Land of Providence

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Rock House Reservation

Massachusetts Bay Chestnut Hill Farm

Cornell Farm Slocum’s River Reserve

Mashpee River Reservation

Nantucket Sound Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge

Menemsha Hills

Mytoi

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Wasque Long Point Wildlife Norton Point Refuge Beach The FARM Institute

WILLIAM BRYANT CULLEN HOMESTEAD Cummington

BROOKS WOODLAND PRESERVE Petersham

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Ashintully Gardens

Little Tom Mountain

Dexter Drumlin

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Monument Mountain

Tyringham Cobble McLennan Reservation

Brooks Woodland Preserve Swift River Reservation

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Mount Ann Park Ravenswood Park Coolidge Reservation Long Hill Agassiz Rock Misery Islands Crowninshield Island Gerry Island

Moraine Farm

Malcolm Preserve

Fruitlands Museum

Pine & Hemlock Knoll

The Mission House

Goose Pond Reservation

Quabbin Reservoir

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Naumkeag

Mount Warner

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Petticoat Hill

Glendale Falls

Redemption Rock

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Chesterfield Gorge

Elliott Laurel North Common Meadow

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Bryant Homestead

Bear’s Den

Charles W. Ward Reservation

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Bullitt Reservation

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Doyle Community Park & Center Farandnear

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Bear Swamp Notchview

The Stevens-Coolidge Place

Doane’s Falls Tully Lake Campground

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Old Town Hill Greenwood Farm Hamlin Reservation Stavros Reservation The Crane Estate (Castle Hill, Crane Beach & Crane Wildlife Refuge) Halibut Point Reservation

Jacobs Hill

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Appleton Farms & Weir Hill Grass Rides

Royalston Falls

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CAPE POGE WILDLIFE REFUGE Martha's Vineyard

Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge

make a difference Founders Circle members are vitally important partners in ensuring The Trustees continues to grow and thrive. Join this network of friends and support The Trustees’ mission to protect and share our special places across Massachusetts. Through annual giving of $1,000 or more (just $84 a month,) you’ll receive special invitations to interact with our expert staff, plus private tours of reservations, fantastic events, and more!

The Trustees is Massachusetts’ largest, and the nation’s first, conservation and preservation nonprofit. We are supported by members, friends, and donors. Explore 117 amazing places across Massachusetts, from beaches, farms and woodlands, to historic homes, urban gardens and more. Barbara J. Erickson President & CEO Joanna Ballantine Vice President, Western Region Jocelyn Forbush Chief, Operations & Programs Alicia Leuba Vice President, Eastern Region Matthew Montgomery Chief, Marketing & Engagement Ann C. Tikkanen Chief Financial & Administrative Officer Edward Wilson Chief of Development editorial Wayne Wilkins Director of Marketing and Communications design Liz Agbey Matthew Mullin Stephanie Pierce-Conway Graphic Designers

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THE TRUSTEES

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T H E I N N AT C A S T L E H I L L

A Very Special Place in Winter

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THE TRUSTEES

The ten-room Inn at Castle Hill on the Crane Estate offers stately elegance and incomparable views over expansive salt marsh to the ocean beyond Crane Beach. For the first time in more than ten years, our Innkeepers are welcoming guests to experience this historic house in winterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a time of maximum beauty and serenity. Special Members-only rates available. The winter season open until February 17.

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