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Jay Heinrichs's avatar

In northern New England, there's a tradition of volunteers walking the boundaries of a town, I suppose to ensure there's no line confusion. Your subscribers might consider contacting select boards and joining an official perambulation.

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Barbara P.'s avatar

I love the perambulate idea. But once people have parambulated Chestnut Hill, I suggest getting into the interior. Venturing out from nether Allston Brighton at the beginning of the pandemic in March, 2020, and heading south uphillI I passed through BC's empty campus and discovered Houghton Gardens (literally fenced but with metal gates that open), then tentatively continued across the Green Line tracks to find the backside of Hammond Pond Reservation, and it's magnificent rocks and valleys, and adjacent Webster Woods. Mary Baker Eddy's house is tucked in there as well. If you cross route 9 heading south on Hammond Pond Parkway, you can add on Lost Pond Reservation (which disaffected Brookline teens seem to know well), venture past an incinerator facility (Brookline does have waste!) and then finish off climbing up the very strange Skyline Park (formerly a dump?). This became our regular pandemic route. Fortunately wealthy folks who were away often were having construction done on their homes, so plenty of porta potties. Fewer porta potties today but still a great way to get in some greenbathing and a whiff of wealth if you're on the western edge of Boston.

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