Exploring the Charles River

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Exploring the Charles River can serve as a guide in planning a variety of excursions, while providing a brief history of the Boston area for the reader’s pleasure.Discover scenic bridges and walkways with the many natural and historic sites the river offers; from urban settings to hidden coves and wetland areas, for some scenic new […]

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This website is a tribute to the twists and turns that are part of Boston’s great beauty; The Charles River. Author Kathleen Rowe will show you new places to discover and give you some history to enrich the experience in her book, Exploring the Charles River. This site also offers a gallery and blog for your enjoyment.

Exploring the Charles River can serve as a guide in planning a variety of excursions, while providing a brief history of the Boston area for the reader’s pleasure. Discover scenic bridges and walkways with the many natural and historic sites the river offers; from urban settings to hidden coves and wetland areas, for some scenic new adventures.

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Paddling into Summer

After an unusually cool and rainy spring, we took advantage of a Sunday afternoon in April to rent a two-person kayak at Newton Paddle Boston in the historic Norumbega boat house. The staff provided us with paddles and life jackets and went over a few basics. We took a map of that section of the […]

Braille Trail in Watertown

Where the Charles River Road parallels the river from Watertown Square to Brighton, a half-mile Braille Trail was created for the blind and the deaf blind to enjoy nature and explore the banks of the Charles. An unsighted person can follow a guide wire connected by wooden posts along a walking path to points of interest, […]

Changing Faces of the Charles

To those who have visited Boston, the iconic scene of the Charles River Basin with its sailboats gliding near the Longfellow Bridge is like a sparkling jewel with the golden dome of the statehouse in the background on historic Beacon Hill. This man-made basin or pond was created by the damming of the Charles River […]

Meandering in Medfield

The upper portion of the Charles River is so different from the river that flows into the heart of Boston. Begin at the Broadmoor Sanctuary (mostly in Dover) and drive toward Sherborn. Along the way you will find a quiet stretch of river with several wetland areas. A few years ago one of my more […]