tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89482374469074871712024-03-12T23:57:35.650-07:00RoadTrip New EnglandOn the road in Boston & Beyond, exploring the fun, interesting and odd sights around New England. Join us on Instagram. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger205125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8948237446907487171.post-32797350226617299452020-07-29T12:59:00.000-07:002020-07-29T13:00:08.335-07:00Best Backcountry Skiing in the Northeast: 50 Classic Ski Tours In New England And New York<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/162842124X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=162842124X&linkCode=as2&tag=wickedgoodboo-20&linkId=511e5c369e7018ad0dbd23a89a114d5b" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="Updated for the first time in ten years, the âbible of Eastern backcountry skiingâ returns with an all-new edition, fully revised to reflect the latest and greatest off-piste linesâas well as the trove of newly created and rehabilitated ski glades across the Northeast. Powder lovers will find fresh and classic ski tours in New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, New York, and Massachusetts, ranging from day trips to hut-to-hut ski excursions. Dedicated to human-powered adventure, backcountry skiing takes explorers where lifts and resorts don't: deep into the beauty of exhilarating and wild winter wonderlands. Whether you're a seasoned cross-country or telemark skier looking for a new challenge, or a downhill skier or snowboarder eager to explore the backcountry, this quintessential guide is the resource for you. Inside you'll find: ⢠Descriptions, distances, elevations, and difficulty ratings for each ski tour ⢠Easy-to-follow topographic maps, with routes clearly indicated, for every trip ⢠Insider information on legendary destinations, including Tuckerman Ravine, Catamount, and Wildcat Valley âDavid Goodman has rewritten the bible. Readers benefit from the author's meticulous nose for powder and first tracks. Goodman's guide delivers the goods.â âPowder Magazine" border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&MarketPlace=US&ASIN=162842124X&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL250_&tag=wickedgoodboo-20" title="Best Backcountry Skiing in the Northeast: 50 Classic Ski Tours In New England And New York" /></a></td></tr>
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The <a href="https://louisamayalcott.org/">Orchard House</a> in Concord, Massachusetts was built around 1650 and was the home of <a href="https://www.biography.com/writer/louisa-may-alcott">Louisa May Alcott</a> where she wrote & set the novel <a href="https://amzn.to/3cCnF41">Little Women</a> in 1868. Today, it is an historic house museum and available for guided tours year round. </div>
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In 1857, Amos Bronson Alcott ("Mr March" in Little Women) purchased 12 acres of land in Concord, Massachusetts including a home that had been on the property since the 1600's. The Alcott's had previously lived in Concord in 1840 but had moved to Central Massachusetts to establish <a href="https://fruitlands.thetrustees.org/">Fruitlands</a>- an attempt at a Utopian commune based on Transcendentalist principles. The Fruitlands commune was short lived and a fictionalized account of that time can be found in Louisa May Alcott's "<a href="https://public.wsu.edu/~campbelld/engl368/transoats.pdf">Transcendental Wild Oats</a>" </div>
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Back in Concord- forty apple trees grew on the land Mr Alcott had purchased leading to the name of "The Orchard House". Using the original 1600's home as a base a smaller tenant home was moved and attached to the rear to expand the home. Mr Alcott undertook a considerable remodeling inside the home, installing alcoves and building an art studio for his youngest daughter May ("Amy" in Little Women). During the remodeling the Alcott's next door at Nathaniel Hawthorne's home The Wayside (the Hawthorne's were living in England at the time)</div>
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At the urging of Thomas Niles (her publisher) and her father, Louisa was asked to write a novel that would have widespread appeal for girls. At a small shelf desk built by her father Louisa sat down to the task and assemble a cast of characters loosely based on her friends and family and their experiences in Concord.<br />
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Louisa based headstrong "Jo" who loves literature and writing on herself. "Meg" the oldest sister was based on Anna Alcott, "Amy" the artist her youngest sister May, and "Beth" her sister Elizabeth who had died of scarlet fever shortly before the Alcott's moved to The Orchard House.<br />
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Behind the house you'll find the Hillside Chapel which served as the Concord School of Philosophy. Founded by Mr Alcott and others in the Transcendental movement, the school's first meeting was held in the study of The Orchard House until money was raised by Louisa and others to construct the building on the small hill behind the house. </div>
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The Alcott's notable neighbors of Concord were all in attendance including Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. </div>
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<a href="https://louisamayalcott.org/">The Orchard House</a> is located at 399 Lexington Road in Concord. It's not more than a half hour drive from Boston heading up Route 2. Open for guided tours only year round- the tours run about every 1/2 hour from April to October. There's no photography allowed inside the house. In close vicinity to the Orchard House you'll find a myriad of other historical homes and sights to check out- The <a href="https://concordmuseum.org/">Concord Museum</a> has a collection of items from Thoreau, Emerson & others, <a href="https://www.mass.gov/locations/walden-pond-state-reservation">Walden Pond</a> with the partial remains of Thoreau's cabin is a short drive, <a href="https://www.ralphwaldoemersonhouse.org/">Ralph Waldo Emerson</a>'s home is open for tours during the summer. </div>
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For a more contemporary twist the<a href="https://decordova.org/"> deCordova Museum</a> and Sculpture Park is nearby in Lincoln, Ma as is the (Walter)<a href="https://www.historicnewengland.org/property/gropius-house/"> Gropius House</a> run by <a href="https://www.historicnewengland.org/">Historic New England</a>. </div>
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<a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Bancroft-American-historian">George Bancroft</a> was born in Worcester in the year 1800. He
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1837 when he was named Collector of Customs of the Port of Boston.. Bancroft would go on to serve as <a href="https://www.navy.mil/secnav/">Secretary of the Navy</a>,
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Several Navy ships have been named in his honor, including a </span><a href="https://www.hullnumber.com/SSBN-643" style="text-align: left;">ballistic missile submarine</a><span style="text-align: left;">, several schools have been named for him, as well as dorms at Annapolis and at New Hampshireâs </span><a href="https://www.exeter.edu/" style="text-align: left;">Phillips Exeter Academy</a><span style="text-align: left;"> of which he was an alumnus.</span></span></div>
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Climbing up on Salisbury Hill in Worcester, youâll also
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This fifty-six foot stone and granite tower looks which resembles a small medieval castle was built by Stephen Stansbury (who would later found the <a href="https://www.worcesterart.org/">Worcester Art Museum</a> with other prominent Worcester residents). A plaque at the tower notes that Bancroft rose from his birth at the foot of the hill to his position of Secretary of the Navy, and Founder of Annapolis.</div>
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<b>BORN AT THE FOOT OF THIS HILL<br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">HE ROSE TO THE POSTS OF</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">SECRETARY OF THE NAVY</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">FOUNDER OF THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">U.S. MINISTER TO GREAT BRITAIN</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">AND GERMANY</span></b></td></tr>
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The park at the top of Salisbury Hill is free and opened to the public. It's only about a ten minute drive from the Worcester Art Museum. The tower has several rooms or chambers, even a fireplace- but for most of the year these are gated & locked. For the past few years the Tower <a href="https://www.masslive.com/news/worcester/2018/10/want_to_climb_a_castle_in_worc.html">has been opened each Sunday in October</a>. Not sure if thats a permanent schedule- but worth looking into. The foliage views from the top of the tower are probably quite nice. </div>
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In the past Worcester has opened the tower as a haunted house or even for a visit from Santa Claus, reportedly at least one person has jumped from the tower which lead to its being locked up for the part. </div>
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At the base you'll also find a compass pointing to six of the seven hills Worcester was founded on (Salisbury Hill being the 7th)</div>
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If you're looking get some peace and quiet in Worcester, Bancroft Tower is a great place to check out. There's parking for about 10 cars and most of the year its not very busy. Foliage season will probably attract many more visitors. All & all can be a quick stop just to check it out, there's not much more to the park than what we've shown in the pictures. </div>
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New England is dotted with a number of castles, or castle like structures- we'll be writing up a few more soon for the blog, but you can search the hashtag <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/newenglandcastles/?hl=en">#NewEnglandCastles</a> on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/roadtrip_newengland">Instagram</a> for some pics of the ones we've visited in the past.</div>
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Royalston, Massachusetts is a small town up against the New Hampshire border in Central Massachusetts. About an hour and a half drive from Boston, the sparsely populated town is mostly covered in forests and wetlands and boasts a number of natural wonders including three waterfalls <a href="http://www.thetrustees.org/places-to-visit/central-ma/doanes-falls.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_N7c1p3I5wIVBqSzCh32xAHeEAAYASAAEgJafPD_BwE">(Doane's Falls</a>, <a href="http://www.thetrustees.org/places-to-visit/central-ma/doanes-falls.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjvn_yp3I5wIVFKSzCh0BRwCeEAAYASAAEgKzvfD_BwE">Royalston Falls</a>, and <a href="http://www.newenglandwaterfalls.com/ma-spiritfalls.html">Spirit Falls</a>), miles of hiking trails, and campgrounds at the scenic <a href="http://www.thetrustees.org/places-to-visit/places-to-stay/tully-lake-campground/">Tully Lake</a>. All of the locations noted are operated by the Trustees of Reservations and are open to the public year round.<br />
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From the Boston area you'll drive out Route 2 West to Exit 19 near Phillipston, and from there take Route 68 up to Royalston Center (signs will mark Royalston Center as an historic district). From <b>THIS</b> point, don't trust you GPS! It will most likely want to take you down Falls Brook Road, which turns into a dirt road, which turns into a fire road, which turns impassable. There is a trail head over on this side of the Falls but I wouldn't recommend following Falls Brook Road very far without 4 wheel drive. Instead keep an eye out for the Trustees sign for <a href="http://www.thetrustees.org/places-to-visit/central-ma/jacobs-hill.html">Jacob's Hill</a> and then keep to the left when you come to the next fork, staying on Route 68 (Warwick Road) until it merges with Route 32 (Athol-Richmond Road). It's a bit of a drive and bit remote- so be prepared for your cellphone reception to be spotty. </div>
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The parking area is marked by a green Trustees sign and there's room for a number of cars. In the Summer this is a somewhat popular spot and part of two larger hiking trails. The <a href="http://www.thetrustees.org/assets/documents/places-to-visit/trailmaps/Tully_Trailmap_2011_web.pdf">Tully Trail</a> is a 22 mile loop around Royalston that will take you by all three waterfalls in town plus a number of other outdoor highlights including a brief detour into <a href="https://www.stateparks.com/warwick_state_forest_in_massachusetts.html">Warwick State Forest</a>. Using the campgrounds at Tully Lake, this could make for a great day or two of hiking. Royalston Falls is also located on the <a href="https://www.backpacker.com/stories/new-england-s-metacomet-monadnock-trail">Metacomet-Monadnock Trail</a> which stretches 117 miles all the way from Connecticut through the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts and up to <a href="https://www.nhstateparks.org/visit/state-parks/monadnock-state-park">Mount Monadnock</a> in New Hampshire (Monadnock is about 18 miles hiking from Royalston Falls).<br />
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The hike down to the Falls from the trail head is listed as 0.8 miles, and it's mostly moderate but can get tricky as it's often very wet and muddy. After a big rain we've seen sections of this walk down into the forest flooded which can take some time to navigate. There are one or two minor water crossings- just a quick hop over a brook really. When you reach the Falls Brook Shelter, the trail will flatten out a good amount and then follows along the river down to the Falls. The trail markers are yellow & white, but it's a well worn trail here and hard to lose your way.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Make sure to pack microspikes or crampons for this hike in the winter</td></tr>
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In winter- it's a bit of a different story. You won't find many of other hikers, and I would never attempt this hike without a decent pair of micro-spikes. Our walk down this weekend was very icy, and while there are some wire safety rails around the Falls itself- that area is almost always a pure sheet of ice and very dangerous. It's a 45 foot drop into chaotic rocky gorge so be very careful.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Falls Brook Shelter near Royalston Falls</td></tr>
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As mentioned, from the parking area there's a 0.8 mile hike to the Falls. The first section from the parking area goes down, down, down hill (keep that in mind for the walk back up). This section tends to be very wet, and was fairly iced over when we hiked it. Without spikes I don't think we'd have made it very far. When you reach the Falls Brook Shelter your are very close to the waterfall. The shelter offers bare-bones sleeping for up to 12 hikers, on a first come basis. Besides four walls and a roof over your head, its open and exposed to the elements and there are no facilities.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The crossing at Falls Brook</td></tr>
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At the shelter you'll come to a crossing over Falls Brook. From this point you basically just follow the water down to the falls. The trail is marked with white blazes and easier to see without snow on the ground, but as long as you keep close to the water you're going the right way.<br />
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Falls Brook itself is a peaceful little stream that meanders along this section of woods with a few drops here and now. There's a small pond where the water pools up a bit, unnamed as far as I know.<br />
A bit wild & overgrown its hard to get up close to the shore, and this time of year- hard to tell where the shore stops and the ice begins. Oh,and don't trust ice on moving water. Even if it looks frozen solid here it's unlikely to be safe.<br />
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I'll note again how peaceful and quiet Falls Brook is, and the woods here mostly empty besides a chickadee or two. It's funny, because just past here is a roaring waterfall that seemingly comes from nowhere and drops 45 feet into a icy gorge, but you'll barely hear the roar on the way.<br />
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This is a shot into the gorge all iced over at Royalston Falls. It's so hard to capture the scale of this with a camera- it's a bit more than a four storey drop and the canyon walls are all built up with giant icicles with water kicking up a roaring frothy mess down below. This is one of my favorite spots in all of Massachusetts, partly just because of the surprise when we first discovered it.<br />
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Hitchcock">Edward Hitchock</a>, early Professor of Geology (and the first scientist to study <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hitchcock-ichnological-cabinet">dinosaur footprints </a>found throughout Central Massachusetts) visited the Falls in 1838 and suggested the name "The Royal Cascade". Partly for its majesty, and likely in part for<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Royall_Jr."> Issac Royal</a> for whom the town of Royalston is named. Locals at the time called this Forbes Falls as it was on land owned by Calvin Forbes who farmed in the area.<br />
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As mentioned earlier, there is a safety wire strung around the gorge to prevent hikers getting too close to the edge here- but in winter the trail along the corners of the waterfall can be a solid sheet of ice, and the safety wire- which is only at waist height, is not going to stop you from going over the edge if you slip suddenly. You <b>really</b> need some micro-spikes or real crampons to be safe here. This is a beautiful spot- but very remote, and actually dangerous if you're not careful.<br />
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The walk out of Royalston Falls is a bit more strenuous then the walk in. It's uphill the whole way- I'd say moderate for experienced hikers, but again usually wet, muddy and slippery which will add a lot of time and effort.<br />
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By the parking area you'll notice a small graveyard, this is Newton Cemetery. The earliest stone here dates to about 1794, with the majority falling in the early to mid-1800's. The stone pictured is marked a a soldier in the American Revolution. Working on some research about that and will post an article when I find out more. </div>
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At the northern tip of Plum Island in Newburyport, Massachusetts is the Newburyport Harbor Light- or as many people know it Plum Island Light (not to be confused with<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum_Island_Light"> Plum Island Light</a> on Long Island in New York, or the <a href="https://www.plumbeachlighthouse.org/">Plum Beach Light</a> in Rhode Island, or the <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g41706-d6593699-Reviews-Newburyport_Lighthouse-Newburyport_Massachusetts.html">Newburyport Lighthouse</a> which is now a restaurant). Marking the mouth of the Merrimack River and entrance to Newburyport Harbor the thirty-five foot tower holds an occulting green light that eclipses every 15 seconds.<br />
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An easily accessible lighthouse, you can typically pull right up and park then walk the grounds in the off season- in fact you might be the only ones out there on a cold day. In the summer it's a quite a bit busier, there's a popular beach just across the way. Owned and operated by the Town of Newburyport the lighthouse offers open houses periodically through the Summer months (every 3rd Sunday May to September 1-4 was the 2019 schedule). </div>
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First lit in 1788, the lighthouse replaced bonfires built by locals on Plum Island Beach that had guided ships into port until that time. Plum Island Light was the 13th lighthouse to be built in the United States and the first keeper, Abner Lowell, was appointed by George Washington. Abner kept watch at the light for 20 years and was succeeded by his son Lewis Lowell, who was replaced his son Joseph in 1823. All together the Lowell family (father, son & grandson) watched over the light for 47 years. </div>
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Originally illuminated by whale oil lanterns, the lighthouse went electric in 1927 and was automated in the 1950's. Storms and shifting sands has forced the light to move position several times over the years and the current tower dates to 1898. North across the mouth of the Merrimack River is Salisbury Beach, which has it's own unique navigational marker "Ben Butler's Toothpick" </div>
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Each year Harvard's <a href="https://hastypudding.org/hasty-pudding-club-overview">Hasty Pudding Club</a> picks a Woman (and Man) of the Year. The Woman of the Year is honored by a (very short) parade down Mass Ave in front of <a href="https://www.mrbartley.com/">Mr Bartley's</a> & the <a href="http://www.harvard.com/">Harvard Book Store</a> over to Holoyoke Street where<a href="https://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/farkas-hall"> Farkas Hall</a> is located. In 2015- Burlington, Massachusetts native,<a href="https://www.bc.edu/"> Boston College</a> & <a href="https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live">Saturday Night Live</a> alum, co-founder of the <a href="https://ucbcomedy.com/">Up-Right Citizens Brigade</a> and one half of everyone's favorite Golden Globe hosts- <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0688132/">Amy Poehler</a> was selected.<br />
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The Hasty Pudding Club is a social club founded at Harvard in 1795 by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Binney">Horace Binney</a>. The name "<a href="https://www.eater.com/2015/11/14/9724662/what-is-hasty-pudding">Hasty Pudding</a>" is derived from what the members ate at their first meeting. From the Hasty Pudding Club came the <a href="https://hastypudding.org/hasty-pudding-theatricals">Hasty Pudding Theatricals</a> which is the 3rd oldest theater organization in the world. The group presented its first production in 1844. Filled with social and political commentary, and extremely heavy on puns, the productions had been typically male students with all the female roles performed in drag. President Theodore Roosevelt is among the many alumni that performed in drag for a production. In recent years <a href="https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/9/17/hpt-casts-women/">female students at Harvard</a> have taken on a greater role.<br />
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There are a number of rules/traditions for each production- they were explained to me once by a Harvard graduate that invites us to the productions if some extra tickets come up. One is they have to make fun of Yale, and the others....escape me. Needless to say there are many Harvard in-jokes, but the productions we've seeen have been a lot of fun for the not-so-Ivy-League...and again they are really, really heavy on puns.<br />
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The Woman of the Year Parade is a short affair, under 20 minutes and a good crowd will gather once the parade is under way. Recent Women of the Year include <a href="https://www.zimbio.com/photos/Scarlett+Johansson/Hasty+Pudding+Theatricals+Harvard+University/CoPp7GYv0uY">Scarlet Johansson</a>, <a href="https://i.redd.it/9cfe0lr92ac01.jpg">Mila Kunis</a>, <a href="https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2019/2/1/bryce-dallas-howard-pudding-roast/">Bryce Dallas Howard</a> and <a href="https://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/ea3a53b3c3dc3097715e2fd1602f0037/Actress-Anne-Hathaway-parades-through-Cambridge-MA-as-part-of-Harvard-Hasty-Pudding-Woman-of-the-Year-award/">Anne Hathaway</a>. Typically the press truck stops at just about the Harvard Book Store for a picture opportunity- its probably the best spot to get a peak. <br />
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If you are in the Harvard Square area at 3pm of Friday January 31st, there will be a (very short) parade with <a href="https://twitter.com/ElizabethBanks?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Elizabeth Banks</a> from Quincy Street to Farkas Hall on Holyoke Street. It's a very quick affair usually about 15 minutes. The press truck usually stops for a moment in from of <a href="https://www.mrbartley.com/">Mr Bartley's</a>/<a href="http://www.harvard.com/">Harvard Book Store</a> for a few photos, its a good spot to watch from. </div>
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Growing up on the South Shore (of Boston) I remember a small group of "crazy" kids who were surfers, and what I remember most is they always said the best waves here in Massachusetts are in the winter.<br />
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We headed up to Newburyport this past weekend to go to Plum Island, and <a href="https://www.fws.gov/refuge/parker_river/">Parker River National Wildlife Refuge</a> in the hopes of seeing some Snowy Owls. Parker River is one of the best places in Massachusetts to spot these winter visitors- and we did see one......very, very far out in the marsh beyond my camera range. Some other birders were nice enough to get a peak through their lens though. </div>
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It was a nice January day- not too cold, and the surf was rolling in some nice waves. Heading out to the beach at Plum Island we saw a number of surfers enjoying the day. </div>
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Parker Island Wildlife refuge follows about 7 miles south of Plum Island Beach on this sandy isthmus, and as a nature reserve no surfing is allowed- but down at the very southern tip of the island is <a href="https://www.mass.gov/locations/sandy-point-state-reservation">Sandy Point Reservation </a> which run by the state of Massachusetts and is open to all as a beach. Parking is extremely limited, even in the winter. We caught another surfer down this side of the island riding the waves along a stretch of rocky shore. </div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZw_gSh1F2w49to-LioLylzCkGPMO0vmSk94w74zLKPX0BEUuT_ZeSVqE3PaPf1Z_w9aVYCGVhNdXAFn1SPLHNDpywq4GYinZe6fFthPWGns8BcOD1ffuhw-zYVNF0z-3iDYdWcQFJg8Rn/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ancient Nubia Now October 13, 2019âJanuary 20, 2020 Ann and Graham Gund Gallery (Gallery LG31)" border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZw_gSh1F2w49to-LioLylzCkGPMO0vmSk94w74zLKPX0BEUuT_ZeSVqE3PaPf1Z_w9aVYCGVhNdXAFn1SPLHNDpywq4GYinZe6fFthPWGns8BcOD1ffuhw-zYVNF0z-3iDYdWcQFJg8Rn/s400/1.jpg" title="This exhibition of magnificent jewelry, pottery, sculpture, metalwork, and more from the MFAâs collection of ancient Nubian art examines power, representation, and cultural biasâin the ancient world, in the early 20th century, and today. Through a majestic display of art and objects, âAncient Nubia Nowâ confronts past misinterpretations and offers new ways of understanding Nubiaâs history and contemporary relevance." width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<a href="https://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/nubia">"Ancient Nubia Now"</a> at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts- October 13, 2019 to January 20, 2020. A collection of jewelry, pottery and sculpture for the <a href="https://oi.uchicago.edu/museum-exhibits/history-ancient-nubiaOLD">Sudanese Nile Valley</a>. We caught up with this show near the end of its run at the MFA on a Bank of America <a href="https://about.bankofamerica.com/en-us/what-guides-us/arts-and-culture/partners.html#fbid=B2yp_Pzn2qi">"Museums on Us"</a> weekend and we were glad we did. We've been putting off a big MFA visit until April when the new <a href="https://www.mfa.org/exhibition/writing-the-future">Basquiat</a> show opens, but an afternoon exploring the MFA is always a good fallback for a cold and rainy January afternoon. If you have a Bank of America card you can get free admission to a number of museums around the country on the first full weekend of each month- click the link above for a State-by-State list.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yqH4h6Y5wMn7pP3GYlv7Pru0lxVAEzv1EO2FxQRLry93fh7crtukCgTmw21RtTqsAcY9juMaohJfh_kehbO2VK9GyigmZy67MdXmCVpDT3aQqOnpyp2OK7Okh5WNGCHJQpMnuKdPflh1/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="What was ancient Nubia? For more than 3,000 years, a series of kingdoms flourished in what is today the Sudanese Nile Valley, a region known in antiquity as Kush and by modern scholars as Nubia. Ruling from the capitals of Kerma (2400â1550 BCE), Napata (750â332 BCE), and Meroe (332 BCEâ364 CE), Nubian kings and queens controlled vast empires and trade networks, rivallingâand even for a brief time conqueringâtheir more famous neighbors, the Egyptians. The Nubians left behind remains of cities, temples, palaces, and pyramids, but few written records. As a result, their story has been told in large part by othersâin antiquity by the Egyptians, who used propaganda to cast Nubia as the barbaric âother,â and in the early 20th century by American and European scholars and archeologists who brought cultural bias to their work." border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="1600" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yqH4h6Y5wMn7pP3GYlv7Pru0lxVAEzv1EO2FxQRLry93fh7crtukCgTmw21RtTqsAcY9juMaohJfh_kehbO2VK9GyigmZy67MdXmCVpDT3aQqOnpyp2OK7Okh5WNGCHJQpMnuKdPflh1/s400/2.jpg" title="Ancient Nubia Now at the MFA Boston " width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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Ancient Nubia was home to some of Africa's earliest Kingdoms and Boston's MFA sponsored many of the earliest archaeological expeditions in this region of the Southern Nile along Egypt's border with Sudan. An area rich in gold and positioned along important trade routes towards their more famous Egyptian neighbors to the North the earliest Nubian Kingdom or <a href="https://www.ancient.eu/Kush/">Kush</a> flourished beginning around 2000 BC.<br />
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Pictured above are a collection of "<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/16255248642202395/?lp=true">Shawabty</a>", these small funerary figures were buried with the Kings and Queens of Nubia to act as guardians and servants in the afterlife. Hundreds of these figures might be buried with a ruler, sometimes covering the floor around the sarcophagus. These figures were made in multiples often carry a tool and pack on their back, with the hieroglyphics found about their legs declaring their willingness to obey the deceased.<br />
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For the MFA show these Nubian swawabty were collected in a small darkened room and lit from beneath creating an impressive an dramatic effect. Presented are the shawabty belonging to <a href="http://en.lisapoyakama.org/taharqa-the-last-great-king-of-the-nile/">King Taharqa</a>. These Nubian examples share many aspects with their Egyptian counterparts but differ in several ways. For one, the Nubian swabaty are only used for royal burials. Most figures hold a narrow hoe in their left hand and a broader hoe in their right, and over the back is slung a pack of seeds but Nubian figures have been found to hold different tools, stand in different poses and have text unique to the region. </div>
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Meant to magically animate in the afterworld, text found on some figures is believed to be a "Swabaty Spell" to animate, command or instruct the decased rulers minions. </div>
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A canopic vessel was used in the mummification process and would hold the entrails and viscera of the deceased. This elaborately carved alabaster head was found in the tomb of <a href="https://collections.mfa.org/objects/142695">Queen Atakhabasken</a>.</div>
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During mummification the liver, stomach, lungs and intestines were each housed in a separate jar representing the four sons of <a href="http://www.egyptianmyths.net/horus.htm">Horus</a>. This baboon would have held the lungs and represents the god <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hapi_(Nile_god)">Hapy</a> (or Hapi). </div>
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The human head <a href="https://henadology.wordpress.com/theology/netjeru/imsety/">Imsety</a> protected the liver. Unlike the other three sons of Horus, Imsety is always represented with a human head. It is believed Imsety was responsible for reviving the deceased upon crossing over to the afterworld. </div>
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<span style="color: #52565a; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Senkamanisken was a Kushite King that ruled from 640 to 620 BC in the Nubian city of Napata. Napata was the center of the Kingdom of Kush and is located in present day <a href="https://kerdowney.com/destinations/sudan/karima/">Karima</a> in the Sudan.</span></span><br />
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The <a href="https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/eye-horus-0011014">Eye of Horus</a> or <a href="http://archaeologicalmuseum.jhu.edu/the-collection/object-stories/ancient-egyptian-amulets/wedjat-eyes/">wedjat</a> is a symbol of protection, royal power, and good health. This funerary amulet was buried with a King (or Queen) as protection in the afterlife. Horus was God of the Sky, his right eye representing the Sun and his left the Moon and these celestial bodies moved across the sky while Horus flew in the form of a falcon. </div>
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<script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8948237446907487171.post-81964451206946933432020-01-26T07:28:00.000-08:002020-01-26T07:28:08.662-08:00âArchive of the Mindâ at the Peabody Essex in Salem<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7hmzrfl1P5/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12" style="background: #fff; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.5) , 0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: 99.375%;">
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