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The Write Connection, a program in partnership with Thoreau Farm
The Write Connection, a program in partnership with Thoreau Farm

An exciting array of lectures and workshops for aspiring and accomplished writers, Fall 2019.

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Richard Higgins, "Trees in Thoreau's Concord and Today"
Richard Higgins, "Trees in Thoreau's Concord and Today,"

"Trees in Thoreau's Concord and Today," photographs by Richard Higgins, will be on display at the Walden Pond Visitor Center through August 30, 2019.

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