Maynard Life Outdoors and Hidden History of Maynard

Maynard, MA, USA: Beacon-Villager newspaper column on local history, observations on nature and recreational activities, plus an occasional health-related article. Columns from 2009-11 collected into book "MAYNARD: History and Life Outdoors." Columns from 2012-14 collected into book "Hidden History of Maynard." - David A. Mark

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Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Cedar Waxwings and Winterberry

Cedar Waxwing; note 'wax-like' deposits at tips of wings and tail. In Acton, MA, at the end of Sylvia Street (a dead end road on the...

Monday, November 24, 2025

Trail of Flowers Failures

Volunteer daffodil planters, fall of 2018 Hundreds of Mark's columns from his 12 years writing for the Beacon-Villager are accessible at...

Sunday, November 9, 2025

Maynard's House Prices

In my 2011 book "Maynard:History and Life Outdoors" I included an observation on comparing Maynard to the neighboring towns of Act...

Friday, October 3, 2025

Maynard's 150 years of food CO-OPs

Riverside Co-op building (1882-1936), corner of Nason and Summer; store was Nason-entrance, first floor From 1875 to 2025, Maynard has been ...

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Practicing Active Meditation

Thoreau stamp 2017 (200th year of his birth) In his 1861 lengthy essay titled "Walking," Henry David Thoreau wrote "I think ...

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