I wanted to paddle today,
but I also wanted to go swimming, so I decided to go down to
Lincoln Woods to paddle Olney Pond.
Olney Pond is named after
one of the area’s principal families. In the early 1800s, the Olney’s created a
dam at the eastern end of their property making a waterfall sufficient to
run a small thread mill. Thread Mill Brook leads southeasterly from the dam to
other ponds along the Moshassuck as it loops its way back to Providence.
Small islands dot this
126-acre pond. The shores are surrounded by woodlands, and the edge is lined
with granite and quartz boulders. I thought it would be quiet there today, but
it was actually pretty busy. Red and yellow rental boats dotted the
pond. I paddled around the pond exploring the shoreline and the small
coves and islands. The sky was bright blue with puffy white clouds.
My canoe flipped just before
I got back to the boat ramp – imagine that ;-)
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| Blue sky and white, puffy clouds |
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