News from The Friends of the Blue Hills

Adina O’Neil of Milton submitted this fond memory of the Blue Hills to the Friends of the Blue Hills ‘Remember When‘ Contest. You can share your own favorite memory of the Blue Hills and win $300 cash prize or an REI backpack, simply by getting your friends and family to ‘vote’ for you. (The most votes for any entry now is only about a dozen – so you have a great chance of winning! Visit the Friends of the Blue Hills ‘Remember When’ Contest page for details. The new deadline is November 9th! Winners will be announced at the Friends of the Blue Hills Annual Meeting.

I have loved exploring the outdoors since I was a child. A few years ago, I began exploring the Blue Hills with my children. We have developed a family tradition of exploring a new trail each Columbus Day in honor of his discovery.

This year, when I took my children (8 and 6) to the yellow dot trail by the Chickatawbut Lookout, they showed me the way to a very cool rock to climb and explore called. Nathan and Claudia had learned about this rock which they called “Lemon Squeeze” while they were at Camp Chickatawbut this summer.

I was happy to finally see what the object of many stories from camp. We had a great time and they really enjoyed showing me the way for a change. – Adina O’Neil, Milton