Thoreau Society Offices |
The Thoreau Society recently relocated its offices to the home where Henry D. Thoreau was born. We are located at
341 Virginia Road, Concord, MA
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Thoreau Society Collections |
The Thoreau Society owns several important collections, including the papers of Walter Harding, Raymond Adams, Roland Robbins, and the Thoreau Society Archives, which are housed at the Thoreau Institute at Walden Woods.
Call to make an appointment:
(781) 259-4700
This research facility, founded through a collaboration between the Walden Woods Project and The Thoreau Society, is managed by the Walden Woods Project. |
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"Walden
is blue at one time and green at another, even
from the same point of view. Lying between the earth and the
heavens, it partakes of the color of both."
- "The Ponds," WALDEN
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Life with Principle DVD |
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LWP includes a special feature on the menu titled: "Thoreau's Concord" |
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Press Release
Mount Greylock State Reservation
Department of Conservation and Recreation
P.O. Box 138, 30 Rockwell Road Contact: Alec Gillman
Lanesborough, MA 01237
(413) 499-4262
July 10, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-
THOREAU HIKE, MOUNT GREYLOCK
N. ADAMS- Hike along the historic route of American naturalist and writer, Henry David Thoreau to the summit of Mount Greylock on Saturday, July 17 at 10:00am. The event is FREE. Participants should meet at the Mount Greylock State Reservation, Notch Road gate parking lot, 300 feet up from the intersections of Reservoir and Notch Roads, off Route 2 in North Adams. Recommended for ages teen to adult.
In July of 1844, the year before Thoreau lived at and wrote about his experience at Walden Pond, his famous account of rugged individualism and living simply; he sauntered from Concord to Mount Greylock, the highest point in Massachusetts. Local scholar and environmentalist Lauren Stevens guides this program retracing Thoreau’s ascent of the mountain. The hike is enlivened with visits to actual locations including insights and interpretation to his experience from excerpts in the account of this event, as recorded by Thoreau in his book “A week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers.”
If you choose to hike one-way to the summit (5.5 miles) meet at 9:00am at the Notch Road gate to shuttle a car to the top; if you choose to hike round-trip (11 miles) meet at 10:00am. Hike departs at 10:00am up the Bellows Pipe Trail from the Notch Road gate parking lot and arrives at the summit about noon. Hikers making the round-trip can expect to return to the starting point by about 3:30pm. Upper sections of the Bellows Pipe Trail are strenuous. Participants should be prepared for the trail and weather conditions. Sturdy hiking footwear is recommended. Bring your own lunch, snack and adequate water. Drinking water and restrooms are available only at the summit. Trail maps and resource materials are provided.
The event is sponsored by the Department of Conservation and Recreation. For additional directions and information call (413) 499-4262, or visit www.massparks.org.
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