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Local travel - Ward Hill Reservation

For those who enjoy a brisk winter walk or hike, Ward Reservation in Andover offers a varied set of terrain options right nearby. Since the weather is fairly agreeable and the ground is devoid of snow, the three hills of the Trustees of Reservations property provide trails for walkers, mountain bikers and dog owners. Ward Reservation sits right off of Route 125 near the Andover/North Andover line. This 704 acre protected land sits curiously with a residential neighborhood on one side, some industrial parks on another, and wetlands everywhere else. The property is free to the public to enjoy. Comprised of Boston Hill, Shrub and Holt Hills, the woodland hikes, paved paths, old carriage trails and boardwalks immerse visitors in nature and tranquility, well removed from the suburban chatter that surrounds.

Not to be missed are the Solstice Stones atop Holt Hill. Marked with compass points and equinox indicators for the seasons, the stones lend a primitive air to the landscape. As the highest point in Essex County, the hill once provided a vantage point from which locals purportedly watched Charlestown burn during the Revolutionary War. The view of Boston from the hill is spectacular and unobscured. This property was the gift of Mabel Ward in 1940 in memory of her husband, Charles. The Holt name came from the mid-seventeenth century settlement established there by Nicholas Holt.

Boston Hill may be familiar to some as the namesake of a former ski area in North Andover. From 1950 to the early 1990s Boston Hill provided a small winter and summer ski recreation area serving the Merrimack Valley. Summer skiing was achieved with grass mats laid on the incline, and lubricants used to help skiers race down the hill. The Route 114 lower side of the hill has been turned into housing, but the rest of the area is part of the Reservation and North Andover conservation land. Take the Elephant Rock trail to Elephant Rock and catch yet more stunning views. Look toward the water tower and notice the vestiges of one of the ski lifts.

This reservation has one of the best signed trail systems weve encountered. While carrying a trail map is strongly recommended, each trail head and intersection has detailed information on location, distance and name. Interpretive signs provide information on the ecology of the property, including explanations of controlled burned areas and vegetation management practices. Another key feature of the Reservation is the Pine Hole Bog. Vegetation has built up over centuries, and its unique structure makes it a quaking bog. Defined by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute as wetlands that have grown across the surface of a shallow pond, the vegetation creates floating mats that make the bog look like it is quaking. A boardwalk and information panels guide visitors past cranberry, cat tails, alders and pepperbush among other species, both native and invasive.

Bundle up and give the Ward Reservation a try! http://www.thetrustees.org

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A Winter Walk

SCOTTS HILL | The Pender County Commissioners didn't take a formal vote after his polished presentation, they didn't feel the need but Eagle Scout Samuel Brohaugh, Troop 234 in Scotts Hill, left this week's board meeting with the go-ahead to build a roughly 10 foot by 10 foot roofed gazebo on a concrete pad behind the new county government annex in Hampstead.

For the basic open-sided structure, Brohaugh will have to raise about $1,400 (the concrete pad has already been donated by Jeff Neeley from Freeman Curb and Gutter). If he can raise more, he would like to add porch swings on three sides and landscape the area

"I think your fundraising efforts will surprise you," Commissioners Chairman David Williams said. "A lot of people love that building."

Bill Walsh

SCOTTS HILL | The Pender County Commissioners didn't take a formal vote after his polished presentation, they didn't feel the need but Eagle Scout Samuel Brohaugh, Troop 234 in Scotts Hill, left this week's board meeting with the go-ahead to build a roughly 10 foot by 10 foot roofed gazebo on a concrete pad behind the new county government annex in Hampstead.

For the basic open-sided structure, Brohaugh will have to raise about $1,400 (the concrete pad has already been donated by Jeff Neeley from Freeman Curb and Gutter). If he can raise more, he would like to add porch swings on three sides and landscape the area

"I think your fundraising efforts will surprise you," Commissioners Chairman David Williams said. "A lot of people love that building."

Bill Walsh

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Eagle Scout gets green light for gazebo

Jan 23 2015 at 1:14 PM

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Swan Hill is a well laid out city of some 10 000 people with a pleasant, garden-like main street, located at the eastern edge of the Mallee area in north-western Victoria. Here the Murray River meets the Little Murray River. Together they denote the eastern boundary of the settlement. The Murray proper forms the border with NSW and, as the town's Giant Murray Cod indicates, the river provides good opportunities for fishing, as well as boating and water sports. In all it extends 2530 km from north-eastern Victoria to the coast of South Australia, making it one of the longest navigable rivers in the world with a catchment area covering 14 per cent of the continent.

Swan Hill is 344 km north-west of Melbourne on the Murray Valley Highway and 70 m above sea-level. Its large saleyards indicate its role as a market centre for part of NSW's Riverina district, although irrigation has also led to the production, in the shire, of wheat, wool, citrus fruits, grapes, wine, dairy products, fat stock, fodder crops and maize. Local manufacturing centres on farm machinery.

Prior to European settlement the area is thought to have been occupied by the Wemba-wemba Aboriginal people. Surveyor and explorer, Thomas Mitchell, camped here in 1836 and gave the site its current European name. In his journal he writes of a 'shallow lagoon, where swans and other wild fowl so abounded that, although half a mile from our camp, their noise disturbed us through the night. I, therefore, named this somewhat remarkable and isolated feature, Swan-hill'. The Beveridge brothers established 'Tyntynder', the first European property in the district, around 1846.

A punt began operating at Swan Hill in 1847. It was the only point at which the Murray could be crossed within 160 km and this would remain the case until the 1930s. When the first punt sank the wood was salvaged and used to build the town's first hotel.

In 1853 Swan Hill was visited by Francis Cadell who here concluded a rather famous steamship voyage from the mouth of the Murray. Despite popular claim it was not the first such voyage but it did herald the start of the inland river trade and Swan Hill became the first major inland port. A wharf was built and remained in use until the 1920s (the remnants can still be seen on the riverbank along with a photograph and explanation plaque).

Swan Hill became a municipality in 1871. The river trade declined with the growth of the railways but the town received a new lease of life when the Mallee was cleared and developed for agricultural purposes. It became a borough in 1939 and a city in 1965.

The town hosts the Red Gum Festival in March, the Racing Cup Carnival in June, the Italian Fiesta and Fireworks in mid-July, the Inland Irrigated Wine Show in October and the Swan Hill Agricultural and Pastoral Show on the first Friday and Saturday of October.

Tourist Information Visitors can garner local information at the Swan Hill Development and Information Centre at 306 Campbell St which is open weekdays from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. and on Saturday from 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m., tel: (03) 5032 3033, or, toll-free, 1800 625 373.

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Swan Hill, Victoria: Travel guide and things to do

Here are the 12 clues for the 2015 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt and their meanings. The medallion was found Thursday.

Our hunt this year tinged with a tear

For a master who kept us in stitches.

With humor and wit, clues cleverly writ

Led many from Rags to riches.

The rules of the game, remain much the same --

Both inside the box and out.

Public property bound, don't dig in the ground.

Golf courses: Don't cast about.

Clue #1 pays tribute to Pioneer Press reporter and former Treasure Hunt clue writer Jim Ragsdale, who passed away this past year. The "riches" (medallion) is wrapped in rags. "Both inside the box and out" reprises an image from recent hunts and reminds hunters that the medallion can be hidden inside or outside St. Paul city limits, anywhere in Ramsey County.

Pyongyang, January 21 (KCNA) -- Moran Hill, located in the heart of Pyongyang, is one of scenic spots visited by Pyongyangites through four seasons.

Its scenery in winter is so fascinating, with its cliffs, valleys, walls and forests covered with snow.

Conspicuous in the hill are pavilions and old walls of fortress.

Among people's destinations are Kim Il Sung Stadium, Kaeson Youth Park and the Moranbong Youth Park, built at the foot of the hill.

What catches one's eye in the hill are the looks of old men and women who are merrily dancing to the tune of song "Though Time Passes by", in disregard of cold weather.

Nam Mun Suk, an old woman living in Sokbong-dong in Sosong District, told KCNA: I feel refreshed to be here. I come here everyday and have a walk and dance.

The scenery of Moran Hill gives a glimpse of the advantages of the socialist system in the country.

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Landscape of Moran Hill in Winter Season

Dalhousie Universitys agricultural campus in Bible Hill is changing the academic landscape for Atlantic Canadian post-secondary schools.

Well known for its architecture program at the main campus in Halifax, Dalhousie is launching an undergraduate program in landscape architecture in its faculty of agriculture.

This program is about making connections between the landscape contracting industry and landscape architecture, Tracey MacKenzie, an environmental sciences professor, said in a news release.

It will focus on designing functional spaces, using an interdisciplinary approach that includes horticultural and engineering skills and applying environmental knowledge to create site solutions, MacKenzie said.

This program will encourage students to be in tune with natural ecosystems and apply a creative mindset to tackle various environmental and design challenges.

The program will be the first of its kind in Atlantic Canada and only the third in the entire country.

The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects explains that the field combines art and science in the creation and preservation of built environments, taking a holistic approach that recognizes that the needs and activities of people can be complementary parts of larger environmental services.

The new Dalhousie program will include areas of study that explore site and ecosystem analysis, engage in collaborative design exercises, apply concepts of sustainability and efficiency, create construction details and specifications, and enhance the environment both esthetically and ecologically. Students will receive training to develop technical skills in design, communication, installation and management.

The program is a direct response to the need for skills and techniques to support a growing profession.

As we face increasingly urgent issues such as climate change, habitat loss, pressures on agricultural land, the necessity of creating better urban environments and other similar concerns, landscape architects are the professionals that are trained to create sensitive science-based solutions through the planning and design of our built and natural environments, said Gordon Smith of the Atlantic Provinces Association of Landscape Architects.

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Landscape architecture program to launch at Dals Bible Hill campus