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Winter walks in the dunes at Castle Neck

January 5, 2023February 13, 2023 Gordon Harris4 Comments
Trails in the dunes at Castle Neck in Ipswich

Crane Beach and all of Castle Neck are protected by the Trustees of Reservations. Pitch pine and scrub oak rise from the masses of marsh grass, sage green hudsonia and dune lichen lining the trails that wind through the dunes.

Posted in Places, TrailsTagged Castle Neck, Commons, Crane Beach, Dunes, outdoors, tourism, trustees of reservations

The Green Street Bridge

December 31, 2022February 26, 2023 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment
Green Street Bridge painting by Theodore Wendel

Twenty years after building the County Street Bridge, construction began for the Green Street Bridge. The original structure was made of wood but was later replaced by an arched bridge of stone on May 14, 1894. This was the fifth bridge built on the Ipswich River in the Town of Ipswich.

Posted in History, RoadsTagged 1894, Ipswich River, Paul McGinley, tourism

Along the Ipswich River

November 22, 2022March 30, 2023 Gordon Harris3 Comments
Ipswich Wharf early 20th Century

Historic photos of the Ipswich River from original glass negatives taken by early Ipswich photographers Arthur Wesley Dow, George Dexter and Edward L. Darling.

Posted in History, Photos, PlacesTagged Arthur Wesley Dow, Edward Darling, George Dexter, industrial history, Ipswich River, tourism, wharf, William Barton

The Bay Circuit Trail in Ipswich

December 14, 2021 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment
Bay Circuit Trail map

The Bay Circuit Trail in Ipswich enters Willowdale State Forest and continues north through the town-owned Dow-Bull Brook preservation land. A branch continues from Willowdale through Bradley Palmer S.P to New England Biolabs.

Posted in TrailsTagged Bay Circuit, Topsfield, tourism, trail

An autumn walk in the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary

November 6, 2021November 15, 2022 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary

Twelve miles of trails weave through an amazing mix of forests, meadows and wetlands, with great views of the Ipswich River from the central drumlin and two eskers that were left by retreating glaciers only 15,000 years ago.

Posted in Places, TrailsTagged Great Estates, Ipswich River, tourism

Market Square

August 5, 2021November 18, 2022 Gordon Harris2 Comments
Painting by Susan Howard Boice

Market Square is the intersection of North Main, South Main, Market and Central Streets in Ipswich, and is sometimes referred to as Five Corners

Posted in RoadsTagged Market Square, neighborhood, North Green, Photos, tourism

The Ipswich clam

April 16, 2021December 14, 2022 Gordon Harris1 Comment
Shucking clams on the Ipswich River circa 1900

Ipswich is known as the home of the fried clam, although the claim has long been disputed by the town of Essex. The mud in the salt marshes along the Ipswich, Eagle, Essex and Parker Rivers is what gives our clams their wonderful taste. Ipswich was also home to Soffron Bros which produced clam strips for Howard Johnsons restaurants.

Posted in StoriesTagged clamming, tourism

Ipswich Genealogy Resources

February 1, 2019October 20, 2022 Gordon Harris15 Comments
Summer Street Ipswich MA circa 1900

Many people trace their roots back through several generations to Ipswich, one of the earliest towns in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. No community in this country is a more fulfilling destination for the genealogy tourist.

Posted in PeopleTagged ancestry, genealogy, heritage tourism, tourism

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