Essex Heritage Presents Trails & Sails Weekends
Presented by Essex Heritage, Trails & Sails features more than 150 free events over two weekends and celebrates the variety of historic, cultural and natural places in the Essex National Heritage Area: the 34 cities and towns of Essex County, a 500 square mile region just north of Boston, MA. 2016 marks the 20th anniversary of the Congressional Act that established the Essex National Heritage Area as well as the National Park Service Centennial. To celebrate, Essex Heritage has assembled the LARGEST EVER collection of Trails & Sails events to further enhance appreciation of the spectacular places that make this Area like nowhere else.
Visit TrailsAndSails.org to see the complete listing of events and design a personalized itinerary. All Trails & Sails events are free and most are available on a first-come, first-serve basis, with the exception of a few reservations-required events. A limited number of free hard-copy guides will be available after Labor Day (September 5, 2016) at the 13 Essex National Heritage Area Visitor Centers and at sponsor locations: Eastern Bank; Institution for Savings; and Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank.
Take the Trails & Sails Challenge: FIND YOUR PARK, FIND YOUR STORY
In celebration of the Essex Heritage and the National Park Service anniversaries, Essex Heritage and its partners challenge participants to “FIND YOUR PARK, FIND YOUR STORY” by going to as many Trails & Sails 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!
Date and Time
Sunday Sep 25, 2016
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday
Sept 16 - 18 & 23 - 25