Ravenswood Park

Last updated

Three enthusiasts complete a day of cross-country skiing in Ravenswood Park in 2005. Ravenswood skiers.jpg
Three enthusiasts complete a day of cross-country skiing in Ravenswood Park in 2005.

Ravenswood Park is a nature reserve in the western section of Gloucester, Massachusetts owned and managed by the Trustees of Reservations, [1] which acquired the property in 1993. [2] It can be accessed from Western Avenue, the road to Manchester through the Magnolia area. Ravenswood Park is frequented by cross-country skiers during the winter.

Contents

The Hermit of Gloucester

TheHermitGloucester.jpg

Mason A. Walton lived for 33 years in a house he built in the woods in 1884. He came to be known as "The Hermit of Gloucester." [3] [4] He published a book, A Hermit's Wild Friends. [5] A plaque attached to a boulder marks the site of the cabin.

References

  1. ↑ "Ravenswood Park". The Trustees of Reservations. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Ravenswood Park History". The Trustees of Reservations. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Mason Walton, Gloucester Hermit". hermitary.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  4. ↑ Tougias, Michael (1998). More Nature Walks in Eastern Massachusetts. Appalachian Mountain Club. p. 3. ISBN   1-878239-67-8.
  5. ↑ Walton, Mason A. (1903). A Hermit's Wild Friends. Boston: Dana Estes & Company.

42°35′40″N70°41′43″W / 42.59444°N 70.69528°W / 42.59444; -70.69528


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.