Showing posts with label Concord. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Concord. Show all posts

Saturday, August 12, 2023

August 12th 2023: Brunch in Hudson, Ice Cream in Concord

 Today, we decided to have brunch again at the Wild Hare in Hudson, this time getting the Caffe Latte,





the P ORK BELLY SAMMIE  (l e m o n g r a s s & s oy g l a z e d p o rk b e l ly, sesame cucumber, & kimchi aioli o n h o u s e c i a b a t t a . s e r v e d w i t h h o u s e g r e e n s . )

and the WILD HAIR OF THE DOG  (p o r k & b e e f h o t d o g , t o m a t o j a m , c h e e s e s a u c e , o n i o n c r i s p s . s e r v e d w i t h h o u s e g r e e n s).
Really delicious, especially the crispy pork belly.

Later, we decided to get some ice cream from Bedford Farms Ice Cream in Concord, the Bedford location of which we visited before 2 years ago.
This time, we got Peach

and Red Raspberry Chip.
Pretty good end to a hot day.




Monday, September 6, 2021

Recommended Places to Visit: Concord

Recreation
Fruit Picking
Verrill Farm
11 Wheeler Road



Arts Performances
Parks
Harrington Park
Harrington Avenue near South Street

Cousins Park
Brown Street and Prairie Street


Boating
South Bridge Boat House
496 Main Street


Groceries
Debra's Natural Gourmet
98 Commonwealth Avenue

Museums
Concord Museum
200 Lexington Road

Louisa May Alcott Orchard House
399 Lexington Road

58 Main Street


Water Bodies
Warner's Pond
Laws Brook Road and Commonwealth Avenue

Macone's Pond
484 Lowell Road

Moses Pond
4 Wayside Road

Angiers Pond
74 Strawberry Hill Road

Bordens Pond (private)
200 Great Meadows Road



Hiking
Recommended:
Estabrook Woods
End of Estabrook Road

Punkatasset Hill
450 Monument Street

Walden Pond State Reservation
915 Walden Street

White Pond
Shore Street and Dover Street

Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Monsen Road

Wright Woods
Fairhaven Road and Fairhaven Hill Road

Hapgood Wright Town Forest
500 Walden Street

Old Rifle Range
End of Old Mill Road

Mattison Field
568 Old Road to 9 Acre Corner

October Farm Riverfront
End of Balls Hill Road

Tried:
Bear Garden Hill
636 Sudbury Road

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
258 Bedford Street

Gowings Swamp
120 Meriam Road

Old Calf Pasture
240 Lowell Road

Newbury Field
1127 Lowell Road

53 Powder Mill Road

Chamberlin Woods
Bateman's Pond Road and Hugh Cargill Road

Barretts Mill Conservation Area
Strawberry Hill Road


Architecture
Monuments
Monument Square
Main Street and Lexington Road


Places of Worship

West Concord Union Church
1317 Main Street

New Church of Concord
53 Church Street

Holy Family Parish
12 Monument Square


Bridges
Old North Bridge
~269 Monument Street near the Old Manse


Schools
Alcott Elementary School
93 Laurel Street

29 Prairie Street

Middlesex School
1400 Lowell Road

The Fenn School
516 Monument Street


Town Facilities
Public Library Fowler Branch
1322 Main Street

Harvey Wheeler Community Center
1276 Main Street

Public Library
129 Main Street

Town Hall
22 Monument Square

Massachusetts Correctional Institution
965 Elm Street

Police Department
219 Walden Street

District Court
305 Walden Street

Fire Station 2
1201 Main Street

Post Office
34 Walden Street

Hanscom Airfield
701 Virginia Road


Historical Buildings
Wright's Tavern
20 Lexington Road

The Old Manse
269 Monument Street

The Concord Depot
86 Thoreau Street

Friend Block
65 Main Street

Colonial Inn
48 Monument Square

Milldam Square Condominiums
100 Keyes Road


Restaurants
Highly Recommended:
Western
80 Thoreau
80 Thoreau Street
Recommended Dishes:
Grilled Albacore
Brandade Fritters
Chickpea Tagliatelle
Sweet Potato Soup
Tres Leches Cake



Merchants Row
48 Monument Square
Recommended Dishes:
Crab Cakes
Bacon Wrapped Brussels Sprout Bites
Pan Seared Scallops

Chinese
794 Elm Street
Recommended Dishes:
Spicy Noodles in Soup with Beef Sirloin
Oyster Pancake
Salt and Pepper Fried Chicken
Noodles with Beef and Seasonal Vegetables in Sha Cha Sauce
Sauteed Water Spinach
Sliced Beef Wrapped in Scallion Pancake
Sweet and Sour Chicken
Sautéed Shanghai Bok Choy
Steamed Whole Fish with Scallion 
House Special Crispy Duck


Italian
195 Sudbury Road
Recommended Dishes:
Seafood Platter
Tuscan Sirloin


Tried:
Dessert
68 Thoreau Street
Recommended Dishes:
Peach
Red Raspberry Chip

42 Main Street
Recommended Dishes:
Acai Bowl

Reasons to be Cheerful
110 Commonwealth Avenue
Recommended Dishes:
Smooth Ginger
Cranberry Orange Sorbet
Apricot Frozen Yogurt
Brie, Apple, Arugula Crepe
Take Your Mom to Paris Grilled Cheese
Smoothie

Concord Teacakes
59 Commonwealth Avenue

La Provence
105 Thoreau Street
Recommended Dishes:
Gateau Concorde
Wild Mushroom Quiche


Italian
Papa Razzi (chain)
768 Elm Street
Recommended Dishes:
Rollatini Melanzana
Porcini Tortellini
Frutta al Forno

September 6th 2021: Spending the Day in Concord

 Today, while in the town of Concord,

Thoreau Elementary School

Concord Visitor Center
We decided to grab a bite from Main Streets Market and Cafe in the downtown area, which was really busy today.
We got the Acai Bowl (Acai Sorbet, bananas, mango, strawberries, blueberries, granola, shaved coconut, honey drizzle),
which was just alright in our opinion, the acai being a little melty. A historic town to say the least.



Sunday, July 25, 2021

July 25th 2021: Hiking in Sudbury, Concord, Lincoln and Winchester

 This drizzly morning, I started out early with a shor hike at the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury, where the path I took from the end of Moore Road to get to the water body here is shown below in pink.


Not bad for a short hike.



Next, it was on to Miller Farm in Concord, where the path I took to try to find the water body here is shown below in pink.


Couldn't get any views of the water body here at all, and I spent a few rounds trying to look for it.
From here, it was on to the town of Lincoln to hike at the Fiske Hill area of the Minuteman National Historical Park. The path I took here to check out the water bodies here is shown below in pink.


The first water body was nothing special,
then it was on past the visitor center, which was closed this early in the morning,

the Jacob Whittemore house, 


the Bluff,

the Hayward Well,

and Fiske Hill, where there were no views to be had.
Overall, still nothing special from this hike, though very historical.

Next, heading into Lexington, I visited MA France, the French grocery in town, 

getting the Almond Croissant




and the Apple Tart.

Unfortunately, I did not get to try either. I have had good stuff from this place in the past though.

From here, it was on to my final hike of the day at Locke Farm Conservation Area in Winchester, which is right next to Whipple Hill in Lexington, which I visited a while back. This time, the path I took to get to Locke Pond and Wright-Locke Farm is shown below in pink.


Locke Pond itself was not bad a look, although pretty swampy.
The other pond right next to the farm was even worse.


At this point as the farm was right there in front of me, I decided to venture out into it instead of back into the woods. Pretty decent farm.


An okay day for hiking in the rain, overall.

For dinner, we decided to get takeout from Shrewsbury Pizzaria, getting the Chicken Broccoli Alfredo pizza 

and the Shrewsbury Special Pizza (Pepperoni, sausage, hamburger, meatballs, green peppers, onions & mushrooms).

Pretty good pizza, although the chicken alfredo was a little on the salty side.



Saturday, August 17, 2019

August 17th 2019: Festivals at Two Farms in Harvard and Concord

This morning, we decided to check out Carlson Orchards in the town of Harvard, which was having their Peach Festival today. Pretty organized farm to say the least.
After picking blueberries
and peaches,
We decided to check out the festival itself for a bit,

getting the Peach Crisp,
Chicken Fingers
and Lemonade.
The dessert was a little on the sweet side, but otherwise, pretty good food here at the festival.

Our next destination was Verrill Farm in Concord,

where we originally wanted to go pick sunflowers,

but with the Tomato and Corn Festival going on, we changed course and had a blast eating, with all you can eat corn and tomatoes.
With that, we called it a day for visiting farms.