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Hunting Season Begins!

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Deer hunting season is upon us! Hardwick Trails does not own any of the properties that comprise our trails. All of the land that Hardwick Trails encompasses is either privately owned, school property, or municipally owned. No guns are allowed on school property. Hunting on private land is up to the landowners. People and their pets will definitely be on the trails during hunting season and need to feel reasonably safe while out there. Safety first!!

image from Henry Farny, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Pumpkin Walk a Huge Success!!

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Thank you so much to all who made the 21st annual Hardwick Trails Pumpkin Walk a great success!

We couldn’t do it without the following community helpers:

Beth LeCours and her students at Hardwick Elementary School for their incredible pumpkin carving skills.

Hannaford Supermarkets for the generous of donation of cider and cups.

Lesa Curschmann Cathcart, the friendliest storytelling witch in the East (or anywhere).

Buffalo Mountain Food Coop for sourcing 500 donuts, yum!

Slice of Earth Farm for sourcing 350 (!) pumpkins of just the right size for little hands to carve.

James Lockhart, Hazen Union School art teacher, for carving this amazing pumpkin to greet us all at the entrance.

And all of you who attended, we love seeing you all. We’re now seeing parents who used to be little pumpkin carvers bringing the next generation.❤️

We look forward to next year and hope we can bring back the beloved bonfire. Let it rain (but not too much!).

PUMPKIN WALK TIME!!

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Come for a magical walk Sunday, October 5 at 6:00PM  on the Hardwick Trails.

The woodlands will be glowing with pumpkin faces carved by Hardwick Elementary School student-artists, an annual beloved task orchestrated by art teacher Beth LeCours.  All are invited to gather and enjoy cider and donuts, where the friendliest story-telling witch (aka Lesa Cathcart) awaits. We remain hopeful that the fire ban will be lifted by this event so that we can once again have our bonfire (we already have battery operated tea lights for the pumpkins). If not, we promise a creative alternative to ensure a magic-filled evening. Children, parents, friends, grandparents–all the community — are invited to this 21st annual fall community celebration, sponsored by the Hardwick Trails Committee. Park in the Hazen Union parking lot and follow the pumpkin signs to the Pumpkin Walk trailhead.