Author Archives: Joy

Spooky New England Dog Hikes

Whether it was just a haunting feeling about where we were hiking, or perhaps an unnerving vibe that kept us on edge looking over our shoulders, these dog friendly places are not your average New England dog hikes.  To learn more about these spooky adventures, please click on the highlighted name, or visit our Dog Friendly […]

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Clipper City Rail Trail, Newburyport, MA

The Clipper City Rail Trail in Newburyport, Massachusetts, is a scenic dog friendly walk. This approximately 3 mile out and back trail begins at the MBTA commuter rail station and winds it’s way through an industrial area, abuts quaint neighborhoods, and eventually ends at the waterfront. From there you can follow the trail left to […]

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Whaleback Shell Midden, Damariscotta, ME

Created thousands of years ago, the Whaleback Shell Midden in Damariscotta, Maine is a unique dog friendly historic walk. Native Americans visited this site along the Damariscotta River from about 2,200 to 1,000 years ago. While there they discarded the oyster shells they collected thus forming over the course of a thousand years a midden, […]

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YGRR Open House 2019

Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue cordially invites you to attend an open house at Riverview, their state of the art rescue, adoption and education center, on Saturday, October 5, 2019.  Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue (YGRR) is considered a leader and role model in the field of breed-specific rescue.  Riverview (110 Chapin Road, Hudson, MA) is their 21-acre property […]

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Langlais Sculpture Preserve, Cushing, ME

Take a whimsical walk at the Langlais Sculpture Preserve. Located in Cushing, Maine, this nature and sculpture park celebrates Bernard Langlais’ unique, edgy, and very imaginative works of art. In 1956 Langlais and his wife, Helen, purchased a summer cottage on this property. It is while renovating it, that he became captivated by using recycled […]

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