FEATURES COLUMNS
Waterfalls, history flow through Ayers Gap
We stopped to catch our breath — not winded by the climb, but enthralled by the stunning beauty that suddenly surrounded us. “Looks like a setting from ‘Lord of the Rings,’” I said.
Writer not ready for dining reviews
In mid-March, when my wife and I were just back from trips to Dallas and Charleston after respectively visiting her parents and attending a wedding, COVID-19 arrived in a big way. On return, The Day's managing editor Tim Cotter suggested I write a column about what it was like for...
Not so easy, is it?
One of the more surprising things about the whole pandemic has been that while the ICU and the COVID ward have been relatively busy, the rest of our hospital has been relatively NOT busy.
Extreme social distancing at Pachaug Forest
Tramping over an unnamed trail at Pachaug State Forest in Voluntown last week, our small band approached two creatures we’ve rarely encountered during other recent treks off the beaten path: fellow humans.
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Welcome neotropical birds to our climes
Right now, thousands of song birds are headed our way from the tropics.
The Preserve: Recreation for the public, not the privileged
Some dark clouds do in fact have silver linings.
Loss and love in the worst hard times
In 1665, when the Great London Plague forced Oxford University to close, Isaac Newton, a 22-year-old student there, went home to shelter with his aunt. During the downtime, he invented calculus.
Walden Preserve’s inspiring resurrection
Today, the Walden Preserve, owned by The Nature Conservancy and managed by the Salem Land Trust, is a stunningly beautiful refuge of meadows, woodlands and beaver ponds, bisected by two pristine waterways and containing six miles of gentle,...