Tag: solstice walk

  • Saturday, December 21, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Solstice in the Cemetery: Night Walk Through Oak Hill

    What better time than Winter Solstice with the Museum of Old Newbury to grab a flashlight and join us for a walk through historic Oak Hill Cemetery on the longest night of the year, December 21?

    To add to the intimacy and atmosphere of darkness, many epitaphs are easiest to read by flashlight. Join noted author and historian Ghlee Woodworth, a 12th generation Newburyport native, and Museum of Old Newbury executive director Bethany Groff Dorau for a nighttime stroll through the historic 1842 Oak Hill Cemetery, final resting place of shipwrecked sailors, sea captains and merchants, architects and photographers, writers and poets, silversmiths and newspaper editors, and adventurers who travelled to the California gold rush. We will visit several Ebenezers, though none of them Scrooges, and toast the longest night with hot cider, cider donuts, and good cheer. $10 for Museum Members, $20 for nonmembers. Buy tickets through Eventbrite HERE.

  • Monday, December 21, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Winter Solstice Walk

    Massachusetts Horticultural Society educator Katie Folts will lead a walk on the trails at Elm Bank Reservation, identify plants, and discuss how these plants have adapted to survive cold winters.

    Get outside on Monday, December 21 from 10 – noon and make the most of the shortest days of the year! Reflect on the beauty of the season and walk along the Charles River. Meet at the Putnam Building, 900 Washington Street, Wellesley.

    Mass Hort Members $8, Non-Members $10, Children 12 and Under $3. Sign up online at http://www.masshort.org/eventdetail/217/422|427|430|433/winter-solstice-walk?filter_reset=1