Explore Essex County’s historic, cultural and natural sites the weekends of Sept. 22-23 and 28-30. Essex National Heritage Area’s Trails & Sails celebration will offer more than 150 free events.
Enjoy a variety of guided walks, paddles, historical tours (such as a Tiffany stained glass windows tour hosted by St. Stephen’s Memorial Episcopal Church) and other adventures for all ages, skill levels and interests, that will connect you to the spectacular places, history and heritage that define the 34 cities and towns of Boston’s North Shore. It’s all free, Sept. 22-23 and 28-30.
Here are a few local highlights. For the complete list of events, go to www.essexheritage.org.
LYNN
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Museum Tour
Hosted by Lynn Community Association, Inc.
Sept. 22, noon to 3 p.m. (Open doors)
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History of Pine Grove Cemetery – Part 1
Hosted by Pine Grove Cemetery Commission, Lynn Historical Commission, Lynn Cultural Council, and the Lynn Community Association
Sept. 23, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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History of Pine Grove Cemetery, Part 2
Hosted by Pine Grove Cemetery Commission, Lynn Historical Commission, Lynn Cultural Council, and the Lynn Community Association
Sept. 30, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Lynn Woods Walk
Hosted by Lynn Woods Reservation
Sept. 22, 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
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Tiffany Stained Glass Windows Tour
Hosted by St. Stephen’s Memorial Episcopal Church
Sept. 22, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Walking Richard Fay’s Estate
Hosted by Pat Lee, Lynn Historical Commission
Sept. 22, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
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Walking the National Register of Historic Places in Lynn
Hosted by Pat Lee, Lynn Historical Commission
Sept. 29, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
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MARBLEHEAD
1,121 Marbleheaders in the War of 1812 after 1,141 in the Revolution
Hosted by social and cultural historian Judy Anderson
Sept. 23 and 30, 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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Architecture & Social History Walking Tour of Downtown Marblehead
Hosted by Marblehead Architecture Heritage & Tours
Sept. 21 and 28, 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Artist Gallery Talk
Hosted by Marblehead Arts Association
Sept. 22, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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Civil War & G.A.R. Museum
Hosted by Marblehead Museum & Historical Society
Sept. 22, noon to 2 p.m. (Open doors)
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Closing Reception American Chrome Exhibit
Hosted by Marblehead Arts Association
Sept. 22, 10 a.m. to noon (Open doors)
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Evening Stroll: Changes in Marblehead 1700 to 1818 & Beyond
Hosted by Marblehead Architecture Heritage & Tours
Sept. 21, 22, and 29, 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
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Little Harbor & Islands Walk
Hosted by Marblehead Architecture Heritage & Tours
Sept. 21, 22, 28 and 29, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
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Member Photography and Fall Exhibits Opening Reception
Hosted by Marblehead Arts Association
Sept. 30, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Open Doors)
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Social History & Architecture Tour of the Historic King Hooper Mansion
Hosted by Marblehead Arts Association
Sept. 22, 28, and 29, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
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Walking Tour of High-End 18th c. Houses in Marblehead
Hosted by Marblehead Architecture Heritage & Tours
Sept. 23 and 30, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Sept. 22 and 29, 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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NAHANT
Nahant Life Saving Station
Hosted by Nahant Preservation Trust
Sept. 29, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Open Doors)
Sept. 30, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Open Doors)
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What’s in Your Backyard?
Hosted by Nahant Historical Society
Sept. 29, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Open Doors)
Sept. 30, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Open Doors)
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PEABODY
History & Architectural Tour
Hosted by Peabody Institute Library
Sept. 29, 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Sept. 29, 1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
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SAUGUS
Bark Ranger Walk
Hosted by Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Sept. 30, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
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Iron Pour at Saugus Iron Works
Hosted by Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Sept. 22, 10:30 a.m. to noon.
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SWAMPSCOTT
Elihu Thomson’s Swampscott Home Tour
Hosted by Swampscott Historical Commission
Sept. 29, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Open Doors)
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Historic Olmsted Subdivision Walking Tour
Hosted by Swampscott Historical Commission
Sept. 29, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 3 p.m.
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Tour the Sir John Humphrey House
Hosted by The Swampscott Historical Society
Sept. 30, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Open Doors)
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