Essex Heritage Presents Trails & Sails Weekends

Dates:  September 16-18 and 23-25, 2016
 
Location: Multiple locations throughout Essex County
 
Explore Essex County’s cultural, historic, and natural sites during two weekends of 150+ FREE events scheduled for TRAILS & SAILS: Two Weekends of Walks & Water, September 16-18 & September 23-25! Enjoy a variety of guided walks, paddles, historical tours and other adventures for all ages, skill levels and interests, that will connect you to the spectacular places, history and heritage that define the Essex National Heritage Area—the 34 cities and towns of Boston’s legendary North Shore— including the communities of Salem, Gloucester, Newburyport, Lawrence, Saugus and more. See the full listing of 150+ events at TrailsAndSails.org.
 
Take the Trails & Sails Challenge: FIND YOUR PARK, FIND YOUR STORY
2016 marks the 20th anniversary of the Essex National Heritage Area as well as the National Park Service Centennial. To celebrate, Essex Heritage and its partners have assembled the LARGEST EVER collection of Trails & Sails events to challenge participants to “FIND YOUR PARK, FIND YOUR STORY” by going to as many events as possible to enter to win $150 in gift certificates to Dick’s Sporting Goods. Each time a participant signs-in at a different event, the more likely they are to win.  With events to take place throughout the cities and towns of Essex County, participants can go to one event or many over the two weekends. All events are FREE!
 
Trails & Sails 2016 is sponsored by Eastern Bank, Institution of Savings, and Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank.