Peter Alden: Local Traveler

May 15, 2021

“I have traveled a good deal in Concord,” said Thoreau, with his usual Yankee irony. To explore this small town, far away from any oceans or urban centers, would not seem to qualify as “travel.” But Thoreau was a man who could see Homeric drama in the movements of an ant colony; a New England town, then, with its social and natural life, was more than enough to have “traveled a good deal” in. Thoreau belongs to a long line of Concordians who have taught us how to travel a good deal in seemingly quiet places.

The Great Walden BioBlitz

Residents and Visitors are Invited on a Quest for Local Biodiversity — Kids Too!

June 15, 2019

Kathi Anderson and Margie Brown

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More than 3,000 species of plants, animals, fungi, lichen, and moss visit or reside in the Concord area, with tremendous species diversity in Walden Woods, Minute Man National Historical Park, Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Estabrook Woods, Lincoln, Southern Carlisle, and other natural areas. What are these species? Find out by joining the Great Walden BioBlitz on Saturday, July 6, 2019 and follow the project on the app, iNaturalist.

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Birding in Thoreau's Footsteps with Peter Alden & Lillian Stokes - May 9 & 17

5/9/26 8:00 am EDT

Walden Pond Visitors Center Birding in Thoreau's Footsteps with Peter Alden & Lillian Stokes - May 9 & 17

915 Walden St

Concord, MA

United States

Contact: Samantha Corron

Join local ornithologist, author, and naturalist Peter Alden for a guided bird walk at Walden Pond. Alden is the author of Audubon’s Field Guide to New England. Peter will be joined by friend and frequent collaborator Lillian Stokes. Stokes has coauthored over 35 field guides.

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Harvard’s Year of Exile

Lexington and Concord. April 19, 1775. Where and when the Revolutionary War started is well known. Not so well known is the fact that Harvard played an important, if odd, role afterward in the early days of the Revolution, turning its campus over to the nascent American army. On May 1, 1775, undergraduates were dismissed and given an early summer vacation. Classes resumed on Oct. 5 in Concord, 20 miles away — the beginning of a wartime academic sojourn.

The Spring Issue is Here!

Patriots' Day is almost here, and this issue of Discover Concord brings you a list of events, the parade route, and much more to make your celebration special. Also in this issue is an in-depth look at the new PBS documentary "Henry David Thoreau," a fascinating piece on how the Concord Lyceum came to be, and a look at how Massachusetts civilians on the homefront managed the challenging months of January - May 1776. Freedom's Way National Heritage Area is launching an exciting program you won't want to miss called "Declaring Independence: Then & Now" in more than 20 towns across Massachusetts. With two special fold-out inserts, maps, lists of shops, and so much more, you'll want to get your copy early!

TriCon at 200: Faith in Action Since 1826

This year, the Trinitarian Congregational Church (TriCon) on Walden Street is celebrating its 200th anniversary. However, from the early days of Concord’s founding in 1635, there was only one meeting house, and that was First Church in the center of town. In 1778, Reverend Ezra Ripley assumed the pastorate, a position he would hold for 63 years. By 1825, First Parish, like many Congregational churches in Massachusetts, had changed, adopting a Unitarian theology. But not all parishioners were happy with “Dr. Ripley’s church” or his unorthodox preaching. In March 1826, nine dissenters, joined by seven townspeople, left First Parish to form their own “religious conference.”

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Birding in Thoreau's Footsteps with Peter Alden & Lillian Stokes - May 9 & 17