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Boston Globe
02-06-2025
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- Boston Globe
Main beach of Walden Pond will be closed for summer during construction of new bathhouse
The $6.1 million new bathhouse, restrooms, and changing areas will bring the facility up to federal and state accessibility requirements and will the agency's 'first net-zero facility,' officials said. The pond, author Henry David Thoreau's famous retreat and the inspiration of his 1854 classic, 'Walden; or, Life in the Woods,' is a popular attraction in the summer months and hosts Advertisement The large crowds In the past two years, torrential rains in the spring and early summer Nick Stoico can be reached at
Yahoo
02-06-2025
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- Yahoo
Popular Mass. beach to close for summer 2025 as $6M construction underway
A popular Massachusetts beach will remain closed for the entirety of the summer as a new multi-million dollar bathhouse is constructed. The main beach at the Walden Pond State Reservation in Concord will be closed the 2025 summer season while construction workers build a $6.1 million bathhouse, according to an announcement on Friday from the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). Another beach at Walden Pond, called Red Cross Beach, will still be open for the summer, but no lifeguards will be stationed at its designated swimming area. Parking will also be limited at the reservation due to the construction. The $6.1 million bathhouse project will replace a current two-story bathhouse at the pond with a single-story building designed to be 'universally accessible' and meet state and federal accessibility requirements, according to DCR. The new bathhouse — complete with new restrooms and changing areas — will be DCR's 'first net-zero facility,' DCR said. Signage about the construction and related beach closure has been posted around the park. DCR suggested the following beaches and pools as alternative options for swimming in the summer time: • Ashland State Park • Cochituate State Park in Natick • Hopkinton State Park • Charles E. Shannon Jr. Memorial Beach in Winchester • Raymond Lord Pool in Lowell • Connors Memorial Pool in Waltham • Clarence W. Dealtry Memorial Pool in Watertown, • Francis J. McCrehan Memorial Pool in Cambridge • Raymond Lord Memorial Pool in Lowell Walden Pond attracts nearly 600,000 visitors per year in its 462 acres of protected space, according to The Walden Woods Project. It was made famous through the work of Henry David Thoreau called 'Walden,' or 'Life in the Woods.' Mass. State Lottery winner: Father gifts daughter $2 million ticket High bacteria levels close Mass. beaches as temperatures begin to soar First woman police officer in Mass. town dies, remembered for 'breaking barriers' Rotary Club of Southwick holding annual Tag Sale June 21 New orthopedic urgent care clinic opens in Westfield Read the original article on MassLive.
