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Trails & Sails will return in 2026 taking place September 12-27!
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Celebrating 25 Years
Celebrating its 25th year in 2026, Trails & Sails is your ticket to discovering extraordinary places in your own backyard. Be guided through unique experiences on land and sea, explore historic properties, and take part in all kinds of cultural activities.
Find what makes Essex County like nowhere else.
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Ice Cream & Conservation Hike on the Bay Circuit Trail
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Join the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Bay Circuit Trail Assistant, Ipswich Open Space Program, and Ipswich River Watershed Association for a guided 2-mile walk through Dow Brook Conservation Area in Ipswich. Learn about local conservation, watershed protection, and the Bay Circuit Trail while enjoying easy, family-friendly trails. After the hike, gather at White Farms Ice Cream…
* Reservations Required
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For The Love of Trees VII – History and Nature in Greenlawn
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Come see a beautiful 55 acre rural cemetery and accredited arboretum in North Salem. This beautiful, historic cemetery, Greenlawn Cemetery and the accredited F. Carroll Sargent Arboretum have so much history, nature and beauty to share. We will have tree lovers and those that know Greenlawn well sharing special history, trees, and nature with guided…
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Trailblazing Women in the American Revolution
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Travel through time with the Jeremiah Lee Mansion! Meghan Boehmer, a historical interpreter from the Boston Tea Party Museum, will portray Sarah Griste Mugford, the wife of Revolutionary naval hero James Mugford. Boehmer will illustrate the role of women during the Revolution. Visitors will discover how Sarah took charge of her life as a young…