Recommended Places to Visit: Carlisle

Recreation

Water Bodies
Buttrick Pond
801 Concord Street

Hiking

Recommended:
Great Brook Farm State Park
984 Lowell Street

The Cranberry Bog
~850 Curve Street

Benfield Conservation Area
561 South Street

Greenough Land

Maple Street close to Milne Cove Road

Tried:
Conant Land
66 Westford Street

Towle Land
123 Westford Street

Greystone Crossing
Greystone Lane

Skiing
Great Brook Ski Area
1018 Lowell Street

Architecture

Monuments

Civil War Memorial
Westford Street and Bedford Road

Schools

Carlisle Public School

83 School Street 

Places of Worship

St. Irene Roman Catholic Church
181 East Street

First Religious Society
27 School Street

Carlisle Congregational Church
147 School Street

Historical Buildings
Wayside Mortgage Company
50 School Street


Town Facilities
Gleason Public Library
22 Bedford Road

Restaurants

Tried:

Dessert

Kimball Farm (chain)

343 Bedford Road 

Recommended Dishes:

Strawberry Ice Cream

August 14th 2021: Breakfast in Northborough, Dessert in Carlisle, Lunch in Groton

 Today, while on the way to Carlisle, we happened to pass by AggroDolce Coffee Shop in Northborough and decided to go check it out. Small but nice cafe.

We got a Butter Croissant

and the Pink Bottom (whipped coffee sitting on top of strawberries and 2% milk).

The croissant was a little on the burnt side, and while the drink initially did not taste like much, after mixing it thoroughly, the drink was a pretty interesting twist on Dalgona coffee. Overall, not bad an experience here.

Passing through Stow,

Gleasondale Industrial Park,
501 Gleasondale Road

We checked out Carlisle for a bit,

Carlisle Public School

21 Bedford Road

getting some Strawberry Ice Cream from the Kimball Farm location in town.

Just alright, with no strawberry bits to be found. 

From here, we decided to head to lunch in Groton, checking out the Groton Publick House, a new bar restaurant which has replaced the Tavern at the Groton Country Club, which I visited once in the past. Decent decor inside.

We got the Crispy Chicken Tenders (with BBQ sauce, cucumbers, French fries, grapes),

the Classic Chopped Cobb Salad (chopped romaine, bacon, chicken, avocado, cheddar, hard boiled egg, cucumebr, tomato, red wine vinaigrette)

and the House Smoked and Pulled Pork Sandwich (griddled bun, coleslaw, pulled pork, jalapeno jam).

The tenders were crispy for once, and the burger was deliciously sweet and spicy with the jalapeno jam. The salad was alright with the wine vinaigrette. Overall, a really good meal here in Groton. With that, an end to a day of checking out the town of Carlisle.

May 22nd 2018: Hiking from Acton to Danvers

I started out this morning in the town of Acton,

Acton Water District

going for my first hike of the day at Robbins Mill Conservation Land, where the path I took is shown below in pink.

The water body here was nothing much to speak of though.

From here, it was on to Carlisle for a hike at Greystone Crossing,

where the path I took is shown below in pink.

The water body here actually had a better view from the road, but not much better.

From here, it was on to the town of Billerica

Commons at Boston Road

to hike at the Lampson Memorial Complex,

where the path I took is shown below in pink.

Pretty nice views of the ponds here.

From here, it was on to the Jones Town Forest, where the path I took here is shown below in pink.

There was nothing to see here though except for a view of the Country Club of Billerica at the end of the trail.

From here, it was on to Wilmington,

296 Shawsheen Avenue

Aleppo Shriners Auditorium

going for a hike at Lubbers Brook.

Unfortunately, only wetlands here,

From here, it was on to Danvers,

Monastery of Discalced Carmelite Nuns

William Penn Hussey,
Water Street and Pulaski Street

101st Field Artillery Regiment

where I went on a hike at the Danvers Town Forest, getting a little disoriented at first.

The water body here is more of a wetland, but still pretty serene.

Finally, the Danvers Historical Society, which was really not that well organized at all.

With that, I called it a day, heading into Malden to get a Loca con Todo Pupusa from GT Restaurant, a hole in the wall Latin American place in town.

I have to say, definitely one of the better pupusas I have had to date, being pretty flavorful.

July 27th 2014: Hiking the Lynn Woods For the 2nd Time

This morning, I started off early with a hike at Lynn Woods in Lynn,  this time heading to the end of Great Woods Road. The rough path I took to explore the area north of Walden Pond is shown below in pink.

It started out pretty alright at first, with Walden Pond in my sights first,

but it soon got out of hand as I got lost in this area many a time due to the tons of side trails here, but some how came upon several nice views

as I arrived at the water tower,

and after leaving the area, there were many places, especially along the Overlook Trail, with views of the Stone and Steel towers which I was at yesterday.

I somehow managed to find the Weetamoo Cliff, from where I could see the water tower as well as the other two towers.

There were other partial views of Walden Pond as I blundered along,

managing to spot the Wolf Pits

on my way to the power lines,

Where Nell's Pond was mostly blocked off from view by marshland.

Instead of hiking all the way back to my car, I decided to take the road, exiting from private property at North Ridge Circle, and walking all the way back to my car.

I had food truck stuff to do today, although it was a pretty bad day for business with all the rain. After everything was done, I decided to go grab dinner at Joti Palace, an Indian restaurant in Malden. This place is nothing much to look at,

and there wasn't really much of interest on the menu either. I decided to get a Mango Milkshake,

which was definitely sweeter than Mango Lassi.

The Tomato Shorba Soup (Puree of fresh cooked tomatoes, seasoned with indian herbs and spices) wasn't too bad either, being a little spicy,

while the Malai Kofta (Served with rice, chutney. Vegetable balls cooked in a creamy nut sauce with fresh herbs and spices) I got was pretty good, although I was disappointed that there were only 3 balls on the plate.

Overall, a decent meal, but not a place I would come back to because of the lack of an ambience here.

From here, I decided to head to the town of Concord for some hiking at the Hillcrest Conservation Area at ~30 Hillcrest Road, but no matter how I tried, I could not find any trails, and I gave up in the end. From here, I headed to the Towle Land in Carlisle for another hike. I've been here in the past, but as I missed out on the cow tunnel here then, I had to come back to find it, and this time I did. The path I took this time is shown below in pink.

The path to the cow tunnel was pretty overgrown, and in the end, it wasn't really much to look at.

With that, I called it a day, and headed home for the weekend.