Nearby autumn walking and hiking

At Blueberry Pointe on the Lake, we are interested in helping our friends and visitors to connect to the pristine natural geography available in our area. Two long stretches of shoreline off our lakefront island are owned and maintained by the Glocester Land Trust. The Glocester Land Trust has a goal of saving 2000 acres of land in our area.

One of the properties located nearby is called the Sprague Farm. Here's information that the Glocester Land Trust provides about hiking and walking on the Sprague Farm trails.

"Sprague Farm is thelargest and most popular property of the Glocester Land Trust and has miles of trails. Whether you have 30 minutes or several hours, there is a trail for you to enjoy. Just print out the easy-to-follow Trail Map and come out to Sprague Farm on Pine Orchard Road, which is two miles west of Chepachet village.

All the trails are easy to walk. You don't need any special clothing, just wear sturdy comfortable walking shoes or preferably lightweight hiking boots. The Trail Description has three walks: a 1/2 mile walk which takes 30 minutes, a 1 mile walk of 1 hour, and a 2.5 mile walk of 2 hours. Each walk takes a different trail.

Please note that deer hunting season at Sprague Farm starts on October 1st. During hunting season (Oct 1 to Jan 31) we recommend that you wear a day-glow/safety orange hat and vest. Basically the hunting season is Archery from Oct 1 to Jan 31, Muzzle Loading weapons in November, and Shotguns in December.

Sprague Farm, and all Land Trust properties, are open year 'round from dawn to dusk.

Questions? - please contact Roy Najecki 647-3631 or Roy@GlocesterLandTrust.orgor the Chair of the Glocester Land Trust at chair@glocesterlandtrust.org "

Sprague Farm Trail Map
Sprague Farm Trail Description

The harvest season of September around Blueberry Pointe on the Lake

It's the season of bounty in Rhode Island. The local farms stands are brimming with produce: deep and fleshy squashes, piles of sugar corn, plump red tomatoes, baskets of multi-colored peppers, vibrant purple eggplants, and crisp wax and green beans. Go to www.farmfresh.org/food/food.php?food=1&zip=02871 for a list of the local farms and the produce that is ripening at this time of year. Or, if you're interested in visiting a local farm stand, try www.rifruitgrowers.org/farmstands/.

The town adjacent to Chepachet, where Blueberry Pointe on the Lake is located, used to be called "Apple Valley." While several of the former orchards have given way to suburbia, many others remain in their original state. Long stands of sturdy trees with branches laden with fruit begin to take on red flames of color in September. We still remember our own joy of picking our own apples in our childhoods, and many families continue the tradition in our area.

Tractors transport groups down into the orchards, where the smells of hay, loam, and fresh air mingle as one. Woven baskets fill, an apple or two is tested, and the clear sky smiles over all. And who can resist a mug of hot apple cider afterward?

If the idea of "pick your own" is appealing, you might also like to choose the best pumpkin from one of the many local area fields. Imagine walking through long stetches of deep green bursting with pumpkins of all sizes around you. Who can decide which is the best? Will you be carving your special find? Drawing a ghoulish face? Thinking ahead to a freezer full of pumpkin pies for the upcoming holidays?

The joy of September is being outside in the clean fresh air and stretching our work-week legs. We hope you'll rejuvenate yourself in the outdoors while touring our little bit of heaven in the local region around Blueberry Pointe on the Lake.

Autumn In New England

Labor Day has come and gone. Warm days and cool nights are back with us again. And across the lake, the first tinge of color is creeping into the trees. What an exciting time of year, as we watch from our deck as Nature paints the shoreline with the riotous colors of Autumn.

Now is the time to make your Fall reservations to share the foliage season with us and visit the Scituate Art Festival on Columbus Day weeked. There are also a few more WaterFire events in Providence scheduled for this year.

Its time for cruising the back roads in search of fresh squeezed apple cider, pumpkins and corn stalks. And of course, the sights and smells of Autumn in New England. After the unusual rains we had at the beginning of the Summer season this year, we are expecting a fireworks display during foliage season this year. Every year is different and we anticipate an especially vibrant display in 2009.



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