Ravenswood Park

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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.

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The Hermit of Gloucester

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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.

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References

  1. "Ravenswood Park". The Trustees of Reservations. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. "Ravenswood Park History". The Trustees of Reservations. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  3. "Mason Walton, Gloucester Hermit". hermitary.com. Retrieved 7 June 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.

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