trustees of reservations – Historic Ipswich

Winter walks in the dunes at Castle Neck

January 5, 2023January 5, 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.

Choate Island and Rufus Choate

February 17, 2019January 6, 2023 Gordon Harris23 Comments

Choate Island was originally known as Hog Island, and is the largest island in the Crane Wildlife Refuge and is the site of the Choate family homestead, the Proctor Barn, the White Cottage, and the final resting place of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Crane. There are great views from the island summit of the Castle Neck dunes and Plum Island Mount Agamenticus in Maine.