Recommended Places to Visit: Harvard

Recreation

Parks

Rogers Field
37 Buena Vista Street

Devens Common Center
31 Andrews Parkway

Ryan Land Park

55 Depot Road

Golf

Red Tail Golf Club

15 Bulge Road

Fruit Picking
Carlson Orchards
115 Oak Hill Road
Recommended Dishes:
Peach Crisp
Chicken Fingers
Lemonade

Museums

Fruitlands Museum
102 Prospect Hill Road

Fort Devens Museum
94 Jackson Street

Historical Society
215 Still River Road


Water Bodies

Robbins Pond
Robbins Pond Road and Barnum Road

Williams Pond
Stow Road and Murray Lane 

Old Millpond
22 Old Mill Road

Eldridge Pond/Elizabeth Brook Reservoir

29 Eldridge Road

Beaches
Bare Hill Pond
End of Pond Road

Beautiful Scenery

Sprague Land

West Bare Hill Road near Still River Road

East View Conservation Land
34 Ayer Road

Hiking

Recommended:
Clapp-Scorgie-Tufts-Smith

Still River Road between Turner Lane and Prospect Hill Road

Hermann Orchard

Ayer Road close to Mill Road

Ohlin Land
Ohlin Lane near Poor Farm Road

Pin Hill
47 Depot Road

Horse Meadows Knoll

45 Sherry Road

WestOak-Dunlap

100 Oak Hill Road

Delaney North

Finn Road

Black Pond/Vesenka/Smith Conservation Land

158 Littleton County Road

199 Whitcomb Avenue, Littleton

Old Mill Road

87 Old Mill Road

Mirror Lake
End of Mirror Lake Road

Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge
End of Still River Depot Road
80 Hospital Road

Sheridan Road and Tank Road

Tried:

Prospect Hill

55 Depot Road

Holy Hill Conservation Area
South Shaker Road near Ann Lee Road

Blomfelt

292 Ayer Road

Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

186 Bolton Road

Maxant Land

Ayer Road and Lancaster County Road

Tripp Land

50 Brown Road

Powell Reed Abbott

East Bare Hill Road and Brown Road

Shaker Spring House

End of Green Hill Road

Architecture

Monuments

Town Common
Ayer Road and Fairbanks Street

TaraVista Behavioral Health Center

85 Patton Road

Schools
Hildreth Elementary School
27 Massachusetts Avenue

Immaculate Heart of Mary School
258 Still River Road

Places of Worship
Unitarian Universalist Church
9 Ayer Road

Holy Trinity Church
15 Still River Road

Evangelical Congregational Church
5 Still River Road

St. Benedict Abbey
275 Still River Road

Immaculate Heart of Mary Church

282 Still River Road

Historical Buildings

Old Hapgood Memorial Library

7 Fairbank Street

Commercial Buildings
200 Ayer Road

200 Ayer Road

Rollstone Bank and Trust (chain)

283 Ayer Road

Town Facilities
Public Library
4 Pond Road

Town Hall
13 Ayer Road

Historical Society
215 Still River Road

Police
40 Ayer Road

Restaurants

Highly Recommended:
Latin American

Bandoleros Mexican Grill

4 Ryans Way

Recommended Dishes:

Carnitas Quesadilla

Western

Devens Grill (closed)
4 Ryans Way
Recommended Dishes:
Shrimp and Scallops Ravioli
Chocolate Explosion

Tried:
Italian

Sorrento's Brick Oven Pizzeria (chain)

285 Ayer Road

Recommended Dishes:

French Fries

Carnevale

Chicken Domenico

Western

Harvard General Store

1 Still River Road

Recommended Dishes:

Hot Dog

Thai

Siam Pepper

325 Ayer Road

Recommended Dishes:

Pad Thai

Recommended Places to Visit: Sudbury

Recreation

Parks
Davis Field

195 North Road

Haskell Field

40 Fairbank Road

Heritage Park

299 Old Sudbury Road

Water Bodies

Stearns Mill Pond
Dutton Road between Pratts Mill Road and Moore Road

Willis Pond
End of Lakeshore Drive

Shopping Malls
Mill Village Plaza
365 Boston Post Road

Duck Soup

365 Boston Post Road

Museums

Sudbury History Center and Museum

288 Old Sudbury Road

Hiking
Recommended:

Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

End of Weir Hill Road

Wesiblatt/Tippling Rock
641 Boston Post Road

Haynes Meadow Conservation Area

End of 65 Blueberry Hill Lane

Hop Brook Marsh

End of Barton Drive

Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

End of Moore Road

Carding Mill Pond/Grist Mill Pond

72 Wasyside Inn Road

Cutting Pond
Arboretum Way and Cutting Lane

Tried:

Lincoln Meadows Conservation Area

Lincoln Road near Weir Hill Road

Nobscot Conservation Land
End of Brimstone Lane


King Phillip Conservation Land
Old Sudbury Road near Wolbach Road

Davis Farm Conservation Area
211 North Road

Nobscot Scout Reservation
1 Nobscot Road

Lyons Cutler Reservation
Cutler Farm Road

Architecture

Monuments

Mount Pleasant Cemetery
~330 Concord Road

American Legion Post 191
676 Boston Post Road

Target Painting and Contracting
708 Boston Post Road

Buddy Dog Humane Society
151 Boston Post Road

Meadow Walk

534 Boston Post Road

Places of Worship

Presbyterian Church
330 Concord Road

Martha Mary Chapel

72 Wayside Inn Road

St. Anselm Church
100 Landham Road

St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church
16 Great Road

First Parish of Sudbury
327 Concord Road

Sudbury United Methodist Church
251 Old Sudbury Road

Memorial Congregational Church
26 Concord Road

Our Lady of Fatima Parish
160 Concord Road

First Baptist Church
162 Landham Road


Schools
Israel Loring Elementary School
80 Woodside Road

Peter Noyes Elementary School

280 Old Sudbury Road

Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School

280 Old Sudbury Road

Town Facilities
Goodnow Library
21 Concord Road

Fire Department
77 Hudson Road


Historical Buildings
Old Grist Mill
Wayside Inn Road between Prides Crossing Road and Dutton Road

Restaurants

Highly Recommended:
Thai
Riceberry
621 Boston Post Road
Recommended Dishes:
Spicy Lemongrass Beef Salad
Riceberry Pad Thai


Breakfast

The Farmer's Daughter (chain)

534 Boston Post Road

Recommended Dishes:

Chicken + Waffle Sammie

Benedict

Butterfly Pea Flower Latte

Chicken and Waffle Benedict

Fruit + Grains 

Tad's Chicken Salad

Apple Fritters

Brioche French Toast Square

Farmer's Choice

Mac + Cheese Please

Green Shakshuka

Western
Bullfinch's
730 Boston Post Road
Recommended Dishes:
Pork Osso Bocco
Calamari
Dessert Sampler
Chocolate Mousse
Creme Brulee
Warm Apple Crisp
Love Potion

Bistro 20
120 Boston Post Road
Recommended Dishes:
Minestrone Soup
Rack of Lamb
Eggplant Tower

Longfellow's Wayside Inn

72 Wasyside Inn Road

Recommended Dishes:

Mocha Raspberry Martini

Prime Rib of Beef

Yankee Pot Roast

Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Indian
Soul of India
103 Boston Post Road
Recommended Dishes:
Lunch Buffet

Paani Pure Indian Cuisine (closed)
621 Boston Post Road
Recommended Dishes:
Thali Lunch
Chicken Tikka Masala
Lamb Curry
Naan
Vegetable Pakora
Mango Lassi


Japanese
Fugakyu Cafe (chain)
621 Boston Post Road
Recommended Dishes:
Gyoza
Duck Tataki 
Ika Tobikko Ae 
Chirashi
Rainbow Maki
Green Tea Creme Brulee

Lotus Blossom Restaurant (chain)

394 Boston Post Road
Recommended Dishes:
Gold Nugget Maki (If Available)

Soft Shell Crab over Egg noodles with Lemon Yuzu Butter

Tried:
Deli
Sudbury Coffee Works
15 Union Avenue
Recommended Dishes:
Brie LT
Hot Chocolate
Reuben Panini
Honey Granola

Mediterranean
Twenty Nine Rustic Mediterranean
29 Hudson Road
Recommended Dishes:
Spaghetti ala Chitarra and Pork Shoulder Sugo
Pistou Provencal


Japanese

Oishii Too Sushi Bar
365 Boston Post Road

Italian

Franco's Trattoria
365 Boston Post Road
Recommended Dishes:
Pizza di Vongole
Italian Wedding Soup

Classic Pizza
730 Boston Post Road
Recommended Dishes:
Shrimp Scampi Pizza

November 30th 2024: Spend the Day with the Little One

 We started out today with a bite at the Kentucky Fried Chicken/Taco Bell in Hudson, getting the KFC Tenders, Cantina Chicken Quesadilla Meal (cantina chicken quesadilla, crunchy taco, medium drink, guacamole and sour cream).

Pretty decent flavor to start the day with. 

From here we started exploring Sudbury,

Willis Pond

going on a short hike to find Cutting Pond, where the path we took from the intersection of Arboretum Way and Cutting Lane is shown below in pink.

Got a little lost here, 

but we found the canoe launch area in the end.

From here, it was on to the Captain Sargent Conservation Area in Stow, where the path we took from 147 Red Acre Road to get to the water body here is shown below in pink.

Nothing special though, especially being frozen today.

Finally, we passed through Harvard 

Eldridge Pond/Elizabeth Brook Reservoir,
29 Eldridge Road

on the way to dinner at the 110 Grill in Berlin,

getting the Kid's Chicken (Chicken tenders, white rice, French Fries)

and the 110 Cuban (Slow Cooked Pulled Pork, Sliced Ham, Swiss Cheese, Honey Mustard And Fried Pickles, Served On Griddled Thick Ciabatta.).

Delicious as always from this place, and my little one ate all the food on the plate for once.

November 28th 2024: Chinatown on a Rainy Day

 Today, we decided to go to Boston for some dimsum at Dynasty Restaurant, a new Chinese place in Chinatown.

We got the Red Bean Minion Buns,

the Preserved Egg with Pork Congee

the Beef Noodle Rolls with Cilantro,

the Beef Tripe with Tofu Puff,

the Shrimp and Chive Dumplings,

the Crispy Fried Shrimp Rolls

and the Fried Dough.

Overall, it was not too bad, but nothing outstanding.

Next, we headed across the road to Uncle Tetsu's Japanese Bakery,

getting the Rusk (madeleine)

and the Cheesecake (original).

A decent end to a rainy day in Boston's Chinatown.

November 25th 2024: Boylston House of Pizza, Boylston

 Today, we decided to get a Cheese Pizza from Boylston House of Pizza in Boylston.

Not bad for relatively cheap these days.

November 16th 2024: Hungry Pot, Natick

 Today, after passing through Framingham,

Butterworth Park

we decided to have lunch at Hungry Pot, a new Korean BBQ and hot pot place in Natick that has taken over from Trend, which we visited once a long time back. Pretty nice decor inside.

Nice concept to be able to do both hot pot and BBQ. The food overall was not bad, but nothing amazing.

November 11th 2024: Afternoon Hike at The Desert Natural Area, Marlborough

 Today, after passing through Hudson, 

Intel Field

WestRidge Condominiums

We went on a hike at The Desert Natural Area in Marlborough, where the path we took from 1126 Concord Road through the forest is shown below in pink.

Nothing much to see here though, and the water body here was dry as well.

Oh well, better hike next time.