Winter Walking at Walden, Sunday, February 11, and Wednesday, February 28, 2018, 1:00pm-2:00pm

Meet a Park Interpreter at the Walden Pond State Reservation Visitor Center where we will start out our moderate one-hour guided ramble on one of Walden’s many paths. Learn about Henry David Thoreau, his stay at Walden Pond, his literary efforts, and his legacies. Appropriate for children 8+ accompanied by and adult. Wear winter boots and appropriate warm clothing. Bring walking sticks if you have them. Call 978-405-2082 with any questions.

The Frozen Water Trade, Wednesday, February, 21, and Friday, February 23, 2018, 1:00pm-2:30pm

 

While Henry David Thoreau was living at Walden Pond, Frederic Tudor, the “Ice King of New England,” brought workers to the pond, harvesting up to a thousdand tons of ice per day and stacking it in a giant pile on the shore. Come hear about this fascinating chapter in New England’s history. We will meet at the Visitor Center. If the trails permit, we will walk out to ice-fort cove and back (a 1.7-mile easy hike). Dress for the weather , ages 5+. Call 978-405-2082.

In His Own Words: Readings from Henry David Thoreau, Tuesdays, February 13 & 27 and Thursdays, February 8 & 15, 2018, 1:00pm-2:00pm

Join a Park Interpreter for readings from the works of Henry David Thoreau. We will take turns reading from various passages, followed by a discussion. This program is most appropriate for teens and adults, but no prior literary experience or knowledge of Thoreau’s writing is necessary. The program will meet at the Walden Pond Visitor Center; if weather permits, we will move to the replica and gather around the wood stove to keep warm.

Thoreau’s Stay at Walden, February 10, 2018, 12:30-2:00pm

Drop by the Thoreau house replica near the Walden Pond State Reservation main parking lot to discover from a Park Interpreter how and why Henry David Thoreau lived “a deliberate life” in Walden for two years, two months, and two days. We will have the woodstove going to keep us warm as we regale you with tales about Henry’s life and the importance of social and environmental legacies he left behind. All ages are welcome.

Animal Tracking Presentation, Saturday, February 24, 2018, 1:00pm-2:30pm

Do porcupines shoot their quills? Do fishers scream? Are cougars living in Massachusetts? Learn the answer to these and other questions. Join renowned tracking specialist Nick Wisniewski, founder of Walnut Hill Tracking & Nature Center, in our New Visitor Center for a free audio-visual presentation and talk about animal tracks and sign. Don’t miss this chance to learn about New England indigenous mammals and their ecological relationships from a tracker with over thirty years of experience in the field.