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Monument Square, downtown, Concord, Mass.(Photo by Marc H.)

 

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Concord, Mass.

by Eric H.

The downtown area retains a wonderful sense of history with the Old North Bridge, superbly maintained colonial homes, the feel-good atmosphere of the Colonial Inn (lodging and a fine restaurant in a historic setting), tree-lined streets, the relaxing Monument Square with its classic New Englan village green, the famous Walden Pond and nice, little independently owned shops.

Walden Pond, in particular, is worth visiting. Walden Pond is the former home of one of Amrica's great misanthropes, Henry David Thoreau, and current home of thousands of visitors enjoying the mellow 45 minute walk around one of Massachusetts' prettiest ponds, a small beach and hiking trails pleasing everyone from the corporate weekend warrior, pocket protector and all, to the 1960s hippies with pony tails and long dresses (this includes women, too).

For more information, visit the Concord Chamber of Commerce web site

 

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