Start with Wiki for basic info. Named by the Alcott sisters & Emerson kids & Thoreau as Fairyland. Apparently, they would dress up and run around the forest as embodied spirits. (Sometimes these events were called Masques). There must be so many more stories, but perhaps because they were "merely" enacted/told by children, they may be lost.
It is a unique ecosystem and quite often the water will be warmer than the air, causing frequent fogging conditions. And a general sense of magic. Writings from a hundred years ago add to the legend.
Fed by Brister's Spring. More info here, at a blog called, Thoreau's Chronological Atlas. There were 9 identified springs in the town. One was found by a brilliant High School kid who is a great border. This new spring was missed by both Thoreau and another -modern- surveyor!!
It is a unique ecosystem and quite often the water will be warmer than the air, causing frequent fogging conditions. And a general sense of magic. Writings from a hundred years ago add to the legend.
Fed by Brister's Spring. More info here, at a blog called, Thoreau's Chronological Atlas. There were 9 identified springs in the town. One was found by a brilliant High School kid who is a great border. This new spring was missed by both Thoreau and another -modern- surveyor!!
Not far from the water, we (Cherry) found a Striped Maple, and apparently it is very rare in Concord.
The above pictures were taken on a walk, "Ramble on the Amble" (10/19/13) led by Cherry Corey (she is in blue, above). Check out her amazing blog, Sense of Place. She also does great walks for the New England Wildflower Society. Highly recommended!!
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