ENHC's semi-annual meeting is next week...
Please join us, Wednesday,
October 17
8:00AM -
8:30AM, Continental Breakfast Reception
8:30AM -
10:00AM, Business Meeting
Wylie Conference
Center at Endicott College295 Hale Street, Beverly,
Mass.For more information and to RSVP click here.
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The 6th Annual Trails & Sails - A Heritage Success!
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 Thousands
of people took to the highways, byways, and waterways of the Essex
National Heritage Area last weekend to participate in the sixth weekend
of Trails & Sails. The schedule was exhilarating, extending from
quarries in Rockport to trails in North Andover, the canal in Lawrence
to archaeological digs in Danvers and Saugus. We thank and
congratulate event leaders and organizers throughout the Essex National
Heritage Area who hosted events. Without their work, volunteerism, and
passion for the region's heritage, Trails & Sails and the Essex
National Heritage Area would be lacking. Congratulations on a
fantastic weekend of discovery in the Essex National Heritage Area.
As part
of Trails & Sails, ENHC offered an incentive program to people who became a
member of some of the sites that participated in Trails & Sails. People who
became a member of a Trails & Sails non-profit before October 5th
received an ENHC mug featuring the original artwork of Ipswich artist Julia Purinton. As
a result of this program, 11 people joined the membership of the
Beauport-Sleeper McCann House in Gloucester.
Other sites counted new memberships as well, we are looking forward to hearing
the results.
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The Essex National Heritage Commission is holding its
second annual photography contest, presented by Hunt's Photo & Video in
Melrose. ENHC encourages submission of photographs that represent the natural,
cultural, and historic resources in the Area as well as photographs that feature
the Area's architectural heritage. Prizes include a new DSLR camera kit,
point-and-shoot digital cameras, and gift certificates to Hunt's. For complete
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| Commissioner Corner: William H. Clark, Clark Farm
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Bill
Clark, ENHC Commissioner since  2001, shares his love of agriculture and its
importance to our region's history and future with tremendous enthusiasm. His
Clark Farm, one of three Essex County family farms still actively
worked since the 1640's, is rich in agricultural significance.
The farm, farm stand and his active participation in the Marblehead Farmer's
Market and the Topsfield Fair keep him grounded in his agricultural roots. His first term as Danvers' "green candidate" selectman, fulfills his passion to
balance town development with the needs for open space preservation and the
creation of recreational trails that connect residents with their natural
surroundings. Bill's goal is to "preserve the anachronistic pockets of what Danvers used to be" -
safeguarding the 1 ½ miles of remaining open space in this 13 square mile
community.
You can support local
agriculture and experience the diverse seasonality of produce from local farms,
at Clark Farm, 163 Hobart Street,
Danvers or at your local farmers
market. For more information on Clark Farm, or the
ENHC Guide to Farms and Agriculture. |
Partnership Grant Spotlight on: The Food Project
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 Thanks in part to funding provided by the Thomas M. Partnership Grant, this summer
over 30 young people from across the North Shore worked together each day on the
farms of The Food Project-North Shore - located in Beverly and Lynn. For many
of these teenagers, this summer experience was their first paid job. The work
was challenging and meaningful. Together, the youth harvested 15,000 pounds of
more than 30 varieties of crops; they cared for the land; and they learned about
the science of organic and sustainable agricultural practices. The food grown
by these North Shore teens provided more than 45,000 meals to North Shore
residents through four food pantries and five farmers' markets in Beverly, Lynn,
Gloucester, and Marblehead. For more information about The Food Project, check
out their website.
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| A Fond Farewell and Best Wishes to Kate Fox
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 Please join us in expressing a fond farewell to
Kate Fox, ENHC's Co-Director of Heritage Development, who, over
the past five years has managed Heritage Tourism and Development initiatives
such as the Heritage Bike Ride, Trails & Sails, Photo Safaris and components
of the partnership Grant Program. We are grateful for her tremendous dedication to promoting
Heritage Area resources and wish her continued success in all future endeavors. |
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| Heritage Area Highlight: Blue Ridge NHA
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 The
mission of the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area is to protect, preserve,
interpret, and develop its unique natural, historical, and cultural resources for
the benefit of present and future generations, and in so doing to stimulate economic opportunity in the region.
Out of
these mountains grew a rich cultural heritage. The birthplace of the
Cherokee's advanced early civilization and home to the Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians who continue to preserve many facets of traditional Cherokee
culture. In the eighteenth century, the mountains received waves of
European settlers; Scots-Irish, German, English, and French. The isolation
of mountain life helped the settlers nourish and preserve many traditions,
especially music and handmade crafts. The area has become the center of
handmade art and craft in America,
with a rich legacy of both traditional and contemporary craft schools and working
craftspeople. A land of mountain wilderness, waterfalls, Cherokee tradition,
string bands, and craft studios, the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area is truly
a region with a "personality" like no other.
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Sunday, October 14
1 - 2:30PM
Human Story
The Rebecca Nurse Homestead
149 Pine Street
Danvers, MA
Discover the stories of the Rebecca Nurse Homestead. Malinda Blustain,
Director of the Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology in Andover,
with Glenn Mairo of the Rebecca Nurse Homestead and the Massachusetts
Archaeology Society, give Explorers a tour and behind-the-scenes look
at the exciting archaeological excavations taking place at this unique
historic site. Glenn will even give us an atlatl throwing
demonstration!Saturday, November 3
2 - 4 PM
A View into the Past: Historic Shipwrecks of the Stellwagan Bank Sanctuary
23 Harbor Loop
Gloucester, MA
Join
maritime archaeologists for a tour of
the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary's historic shipwrecks to
uncover the mysteries and secrets hidden beneath the waves. The two
hour event will include a showing of the 45-minute Science Channel's
Viewers Choice Award documentary "The Wreck of the Portland," followed
by a presentation on Sanctuary maritime heritage projects and a tour of
the Sanctuary's exhibit in the Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center.
NOAA's Stellwagen Bank
National Marine Sanctuary sits astride the 400 year-old shipping lanes
and fishing grounds of Massachusetts' historic ports. Over 100 vessels
have been lost in the vicinity of Stellwagen and the Sanctuary has
investigated over a dozen shipwrecks, including the steamship Portland,
lost with all hands in 1898. Explorers: FREE; Non-Explorers: $7.00
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