It seems that every rural or “nearly rural” landowner wants their own farm pond for the kids to fish in, livestock to drink from, and just its natural beauty. Ponds certainly add beauty, function and ...

For those hot summer days when you want to cool down, but dip in the pool or a trip to the beach isn’t for you or won’t quite do, swimming holes in and around Massachusetts may be the perfect answer.

Feb 22, 2021 Feb 22, 2021 Updated Nov 9, 2021 The reason why is that the swimming area is in a section of Langley Pond Park where a major redevelopment project is underway. “It is right in the ...

CALAIS — Concerns about liability have led to the closure of a swimming area on Mirror Lake, provoking a local outcry. Not being able to take a dip in the hot weather in what is also known as No. 10 ...

The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation says the open-water swimming ban at Walden Pond will come to an end on Friday, a week after the ban first went into effect.On July 2, the ...

Revelers play in the shallow water where Cushman Brook feeds into Puffer’s Pond in North Amherst. Town officials closed the pond on Thursday due to high levels of E. coli. Credit: GAZETTE FILE PHOTO ...