Saturday, August 5, 10:30 am – 11:30am

An elementary school class goes to a butterfly sanctuary and learns about these beautiful pollinators. After the storytime, you will make butterflies out of recycled materials.

Saturday, August 5, 11:00 am – 12:00pm

Meet a Park Ranger at the benches by the North Bridge for this 30 minute program. Learn about the momentous battle at Concord’s North Bridge, where the British Army suffered its first casualties of the war, and the legacy of this event in American History.

Saturday, August 5, 11:30 am – 1:30pm

Create your own turtle, make a colorful journal, and more environmentally friendly art projects.

Saturday, August 5, 3:00 pm – 4:00pm

Ron McAdow’s readings and commentary will show why “Literature” is considered one of the unique properties of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers. Henry Thoreau’s writing is foremost, but Emerson, Hawthorne, and lesser known authors have embedded our rivers in America’s literary culture.

Ron authored guidebooks to principal rivers in eastern Massachusetts. The Concord, Sudbury, and Assabet Rivers was published in 1990. His recent books are guides: Imagining the Past at Mount Misery and Concord Village. His unique edition of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Nature was released in the fall of 2022.

In addition to being a author of books and guides, filmmaker, and educator, Ron served for ten years as Executive Director of Sudbury Valley Trustees, a regional conservation non-profit.