I re-visited Ferncroft Pond in Danvers this month. It looks very much the way I remember it from years ago.
So many memories! My family liked to come here to skate in winter. This pond was larger than the little pond by our house, and easier skating than the Meadows (where my parents sometimes played ice hockey with their friends).
I'm glad to see that the old Ice House foundation is still in place. We used to sit there as we put on our ice skates.
I'm delighted that this pond and the surrounding land is now protected as a conservation area, with trails. Here's a photo of the large Trail Map posted near the entrance.
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On a previous trip I had enjoyed walking those trails. This time my visit was brief, but a welcome respite after long days in a windowless Exhibit Hall at the MA Councils on Aging Fall Conference (October 11-13, 2023) held at the big hotel at 50 Ferncroft Road, Danvers.
Historic note: I learned to skate BACKWARDS at this pond. When I wrote about that memory in 2007, my written piece unexpectedly launched two new projects: writing a monthly column for the Danvers Herald and learning to create this blog in support of that column. See my original piece:
Skating Backwards
