Recommended Places to Visit: Chelmsford

Recreation

Scuba Diving
Northeast Scuba
120 Chelmsford Street


Shopping Malls
Ginger Ale Plaza
14 Littleton Road

Biking
Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
Littleton Road and North Road


Water Bodies
Russell Millpond
~300 Boston Road


Hiking
Tried:
Cranberry Bog Reservation Area
60 Elm Street

Lt. Edward Hope Bovey Woodlot
High Street near Ray Hill Road

Kroll, Calder, Larter Pasture
30 Proctor Road

Thanksgiving Forest Reservation
End of Janet Road

Bartlett Woodlot
Acton Road

Bartlett Park
Acton Road and Bartlett Street

Russell Millpond and Town Forest
Mill Road

Crooked Spring Reservation
79 Crooked Spring Road

Archer Meadowbrook Reservation
End of Fenwick Drive

Beaches

Freeman Lake
End of Grant Street

Heart Pond
Pond Street near Acton Road


Beautiful Scenery
Lance Corporal Jesse Patrick LeDrew Park
Willis Drive near Groton Road


Architecture

Schools
Primrose School
205 North Road


Monuments

Town Common
Wright Street and Princeton Street

Armenian Genocide Memorial
~180 Old Westford Road

Veteran's Memorial Park
250 North Street

Penham Park
Academy Street and Westford Street

Cannon
Dalton Road and Chelmsford Street


Places of Worship

Congregational Church of North Chelmsford
15 Princeton Street

West Chelmsford United Methodist Church
15 Princeton Street

Saint Vartanantz Armenian Apostolic Church
180 Old Westford Road

Trinity Lutheran Church
170 Old Westford Road

Saint Mary's Church
25 North Road

Central Congregational Church
1 Worthen Street

Central Baptist Church
9 Academy Street

First Parish Church Unitarian Universalist
2 Westford Street

All Saint's Episcopal Church
10 Billerica Road

First Baptist Church
2 Maple Road

Matthews Memorial Church
128 Gorham Street

St. John the Evangelist Church
115 Middlesex Street

Aldersgate United Methodist Church
242 Boston Road

Town Facilities

Center for the Arts
1 North Road

Public Library
25 Boston Road

Chelmsford Water District Pumping Station
66 Warren Avenue

Restaurants

Highly Recommended:
Japanese
Nobo
18 Boston Road
Recommended Dishes:
Pacific Seafood Soup
Edo Sandwich
The Chelmsford
Well of Wisdom Sake
Roast Pork Buns

Western
110 Grill (chain)
116 Chelmsford Street
Recommended Dishes:
Beef Vegetable Soup
Quinoa Cake Bites


Italian
Rufina's
170 Concord Road
Recommended Dishes:
Gamberi Arrabiatto
Salmone di Senape

Tried:
Thai
Thai Jasmine
313 Littleton Road
Recommended Dishes:
Hot and Sour Noodle Soup

Italian

Omega Pizzeria
170 Concord Road
Recommended Dishes:
Tropical Pizza

Jimmy's Pizza
2 Alpine Lane
Recommended Dishes:
Steak and Cheese Sub

August 8th 2018: 4 New Hampshire Towns in the Morning

This morning, I passed through Lunenburg,

Old Lunenburg Primary School,
End of School Street

Chelmsford,

Primrose School

Nashua NH,

Christmas Tree Shops

Round Pond, Amherst Street 

Merrimack NH,

St. John Neumann Church

Merrimack Valley Baptist Church

Stump Pond, 15 Craftsman Lane

and Amherst NH

St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church

to reach Hollis NH,

Silver Lake State Park

where I went on a hike at the Spalding Park Town Forest. The path I took here is shown below in pink.

Other than Dunklee Pond,

everything else was pretty much wetlands.

With that, I called it a day, heading to Shrewsbury to check out the newest restaurant there, Atlantic Poke, which operates in a Chipotle sort of way.

I got The Sashimi (tuna, salmon, edamame, seaweed, green onion, cucumber, Atlantic Sauce (house creamy sweet mayo sauce),

Not bad I guess. Overall though, it is worth a try, but for the price, probably not worth going back a second time.

May 30th 2018: Westford, Chelmsford and Billerica in the Morning

I started out this morning in the town of Westford,

Police Department

Fire Department

visiting the Westford Knight, which has been totally redone since the last time I was here.

From here, it was on to Chelmsford

Chelmsford Water District Pumping Station,
66 Warren Avenue

for my first hike of the day at Crooked Spring Reservation, where the path I took here is shown below in pink.

The main water body was alright I guess,

but the smaller one wasn't worth the trip.

Making my way back along the road, my next destination was the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail in town, parking at the junction of North Road and Littleton Road,

then heading southwestwards

Nothing much to see on this stretch though.

My next hike was at the Archer Meadowbrook Preserve.

I first tried to enter the area from the Fenwick Drive side, but decided to retreat after seeing that it was so overgrown. I then tried again from the East Putnam Avenue side, but encountered the same issue.

Giving up, I decided to head into Billerica instead,

North Billerica KinderCare

Clock Tower Place, 17 Bridge Street

going for a hike at Fox Hill.

There was nothing to see at the top of the hill itself, but there were views from the trail perpendicular to Gail Ann Road.

With that, I called it a day, getting a Junior Roast Beef Sandwich from Liberty Bell in town,

Pretty nice fast food looking restaurant actually for a pizza takeout place. Sandwich itself was not bad, though not the best.

Not satisfied, my next stop was Crazy Good Kitchen in Malden, a breakfast place that has taken over from the Lunch Box Diner,which I visited a while back.

Same decor, but totally different and interesting menu, of which I got the Chicken Poppers,

Pretty good, especially with the sauces on the side. Might want to come back again to try their other stuff.

Later for lunch, I got the MI HOANH THANH BO KHO (Wonton with egg noodles in beef brisket and tomato broth) from New Dong Khanh in Boston. The wontons were a little on the hard side, but everything else was really delicious.

August 6th 2015: Meals in Worcester, Somerville, Medford and Chelmsford

I went out for Lunch today, getting Cupuacu juice with Milk

And a X-Everything (tomato, lettuce, bacon, chicken, egg, hamburger, potato sticks, cheese, sweet corn) sandwich

from Miranda Bread Company, a small Brazilian bakery in Worcester.

The juice tasted a little weird at first, but I soon warmed up to it. With so much stuff in the burger, I could hardly bit into it, but delicious all the same.

After work, my first stop was at Petiscos, another Brazilian place in Somerville, getting the Elote Loco (corn on the cob Salvadorian carnival style),

The Shrimp Stew

And the Beef Enfrijoladas (bean dipped corn tortillas, topped with sour cream, lettuce, pickled Veggies, tomato and Cotija cheese).

The Enfrijoladas were just  so so, but the Corn was pretty tasty, as was the soup

At Eddy's Place in Medford, I got the Florentine Pizza (Chicken, Bacon, mushrooms, spinach, Tomatoes and white sauce)

And the Steak Tips dinner.

Even though the Steak was well done, it was still juicy, although the Pizza was nothing special.

My last meal of the day was with my friend at Nobo, a pretty upscale looking Japanese restaurant in Chelmsford.

My friend got the Well of Wisdom Sake (Peach and Apricot aromas, Medium bodied, dry and crisp finish, from Osaka),

And with my deal, we got the Pacific Seafood Soup (Classic Asian soup with an assortment of Seafood),

The Roast Pork Buns (Slow Roast Pork tenderloin served on steamed Bun with spicy mayo spread and dressed with cucumber and Scallions),

The Edo Sandwich (Soy Rice paper sandwich With tuna, Spicy crab, lettuce, tomato egg and tempura crunch drizzled with spicy mayo  and sesame unagi sauce)

And the Chelmsford (Shrimp Tempura rolled in avocado Slices and topped with spicy tuna, Spicy Salmon, crunch, Assortment of tobiko and Wasabi mayo).

The soup was not bad, as was the buns, the roast pork being on the crispy side and going well with the spicy mayo. I liked the sandwich as well, being pretty flavorful, although I could not say the same for the other roll, which was a little on the bland side.

Overall, a pretty good Japanese restaurant in this part of town.