Walden Woods

Thursday, June 12 at 11 am

For those of you interested in Henry David Thoreau, transcendentalism, and/or conservation, we have scheduled a tour of Walden Woods in Lincoln on Thursday, June 12 at 11 am. The Library has the most comprehensive collection of Thoreau-related material in the world, as well as extensive collections on his contemporaries and on Transcendentalism. The grounds include several important environmental sites.

Our tour will include the Thoreau library and a Tudor revival hunting lodge dating from the early 1900's, built by Henry Lee Higginson, founder and conductor of the BSO. The lodge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Lunch follows at a nearby restaurant.

There is no fee for this tour but you must register by contacting Syrl Silberman syrl@sagecoach-cac.com. This trip is limited to 15 people.

Read below to learn more about the mission of Walden Woods. You can learn more about Thoreau and his life by clicking HERE

Mission

The Walden Woods Project preserves the land, literature and legacy of Henry David Thoreau to foster an ethic of environmental stewardship and social responsibility. Founded in 1990 by recording artist Don Henley, the Project achieves this mission through the integration of conservation, education, research and advocacy. In its three-plus decades of existence, the Project has acquired important historic and environmental properties.