Once part of a massive estate belonging to General Samuel Parker, Brookwood Farm's 70 acres were owned and operated as a gentlemen's farm by Henry Saltonstall Howe until he donated the property to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation in 1976. Mr. Howe's goal in donating the property (and enlarging the Blue Hills Reservation... Continue Reading →
Sugar Maples
This old road that runs between two rows of mature sugar maples once belonged to a farming family dating back to colonial days. The farm was eventually bequeathed to the state and is now part of the Blue Hills Reservation. In a story that has come full circle, a portion of the farm is now... Continue Reading →