The Boston Parks Department is sponsoring a guided local hike on December 21 at 4 pm, titled “A Christmas Gift from the City of Trees,” exploring the significance of why Boston receives a tree from Halifax each year. The walk begins on the Boston Common, 139 Tremont Street. For more information visit https://www.boston.gov/calendar/hike-boston-park-ranger-holiday-program-bc-0
The Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay will hold its annual Christmas Tree Sale at the Clarendon Street Playground on Saturday, December 8 and Sunday, December 9, from 9 – 5. The sale features freshly cut balsam fir trees from Maine, and local delivery will be available. Proceeds from the sale will benefit NABB and the Clarendon Street Playground. For further details, contact the NABB office at 617-247-3961 or visit www.nabbonline.com. Image from www.evergreenwinter.blogspot.com.
The Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay will hold its Annual Christmas Tree Sale at the Clarendon Street Playground on Saturday, December 5 through Sunday, December 6, from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. NABB Director Chris Mitchell will once again bring in fresh-cut balsam fir trees from the State of Maine, with all proceeds benefiting The Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay. Local deliveries are available. If you would like an extra tall tree, please call Lois Harvey at the NABB office (617-247-3961) before Thanksgiving to put in a special order. For more information, log on to www.nabbonline.com.
Maine’s Blue Ribbon Classic agricultural fair will take place this year Sunday, October 4 – Sunday, October 11. The West Oxford Agricultural Society, presenters of the Fryeburg Fair, was incorporated on June 3, 1851. Originally, nine Maine towns were included, with six New Hampshire towns added in 1888. After moving from town to town for the first few years, a permanent fair site was purchased in Fryeburg. After nearly 30 years it moved to its present location, north of town, with the purchase of 26 acres for $133. The first fair was held there in 1885. Dyring the next 100 plus years it has expanded to 180 acres and includes 100 permanent buildings, with over 3,000 camping sites. Currently, about 300,000 people attend the fair annually.
Attractions include 4-H riding horse shows, sheepdog trials, poultry and flower shows, fleece and fiber shows, Society Pig Scrambles (no, we don’t know what that is), tractor pulls, woodsmen’s field days (watch people throw axes!), Christmas tree exhibits, lamb shows, dairy goat shows, llama shows, draft horse shows, blueberry dessert contests, and wreath making demonstrations, but this is just a drop in the bucket of the hundreds of activities scheduled. For complete information, log on to www.fryeburgfair.com. Tickets are $8 Sunday through Friday and the last Sunday, and $10 on Saturday. Parking on grounds is $5. For information call 207-935-3268.
