From The Archives- Proposed Massachusetts Peace Walk Route-Thursday October 27th to Monday October 31st –“Stop The Wars Against Mother Nature”

Proposed Massachusetts Peace Walk Route-Thursday October 27^th to Monday October 31^st –“Stop The Wars Against Mother Nature”    

****Day One- Thursday October 27^th (Portsmouth to Hampton 15.6 miles

Walkers stay at Pat Scanlon’s house in York after finish of Maine portion of Peace Walk on the night of Wednesday October 26^th and are shuttled to Prescott Park. Possible support and sleep arrangements from Portsmouth which was the host for the last day of the Maine walk in 2015   

Meet at Prescott Park in Portsmouth at 8:30 AM to walk through downtown Portsmouth to MacDonald’s on Route (left on Marcy to Court Street, left on Pleasant, Congress, right on Junkins pass City Hall to right on South, left onto Lafayette Road) to pick up Route One South (Lafayette Road) to first break at Wilson Road. 3.2 miles

Continue on Route One (Lafayette Road) from MacDonald’s to Lago’s Ice Cream about 3 miles

Continue on Route One Lago’s Ice Cream to Junction of NH 111 USA about 3.3 miles for lunch stop shopping mall on left (also place for car forwarding parking)    

Continue on Route One from Junction of 111 to Junction of Route 27 (gazebo on right past Lamie’s) 3 miles

Continue on Route One from Junction of 27 (gazebo on right past Lamie’s) for three miles to take left for about a mile on Exeter Road. Sleeping arrangements, supper and program in Hampton still need contacts and work. Right now walkers will be shuttled back to the Friends’ Meeting  House in Dover   

****Day Two Friday Oct 28^th (Hampton to House Of Peace High Street Ipswich) about 16.6 miles

Shuttle from Dover Friends’ Meeting House to meet at 9:00 AM at entrance to Seabrook Power Plant for short rally/vigil (need updated information on how to get there- where we are permitted to stand, etc. at the facility)

Start walking from Exeter Road (on Route I) to Dunkin Donuts 3.9 miles

Dunkin Donuts (Route I) to Newburyport Rotary past downtown- Stop for lunch 3.4 miles

Shuttle from Rotary about three miles and start walking again to Intersection Route 1 & 133 Rowley Agawam Diner) 3miles

Intersection Route 1 and 133 Rowley to I High Street, Ipswich 4 miles  

Sleeping arrangements at House Of Peace, program and supper at UCC Church Ipswich  

****Day Three Saturday October 29^th Ipswich to Salem about 14 miles

Meet at 9:00 AM at 1 High Street to walk down North Main Street to Route 1A to Hamilton Town Hall (3.7 miles)

Continue on Route 1A- Hamilton Town Hall to Mall/Wenham Lake Wenham (3.2. miles)-Stop for lunch 

Continue down Route 1A from Wenham Lake, Wenham to Beverley UCC Church (3.5 miles).

Continue UCC Church to Salem Old Town Hall (3 miles). Shuttle back to UCC Church for sleeping arrangement, supper and program.

****Day Four Sunday Oct 30^th -Salem Old Town Hall to Revere Beach (13 miles)

Shuttle from UCC to Salem Old Town Hall back to Route IA To Route 114 to Preston Beach 450 Atlantic Avenue via Lafayette Avenue Maple to Humphrey Street to Rockaway to Atlantic Avenue (3.5 miles)

Preston Beach follow Atlantic Avenue to Ocean Street Lynn to Nahant Rotary (3.5 miles) Stop for Lunch 

Nahant Rotary to Point of Pines via the left side of road on Lynnway to Point of Pines exit and parking lot 2.8 miles

Point of Pines to Revere Beach Parkway 

Sleeping arrangements, supper and program TBA (Right now shuttle to Cambridge Friends’ Meeting House for sleeping arrangements, supper and program could be in area but being close to Boston other possibilities might come up. Also use of public transportation-MBTA comes into play if necessary) 

****Day Five Monday October 31^st –Shuttle to Revere Beach Parkway rotary  To Boston Common via  Cambridge Friends’ Meeting House and walk through college Cambridge (16 miles)

Shuttle back to Meet at Revere Beach Parkway rotatory by 7AM for shuttle to GE plant rally/vigil for one hour as workers arrive at work ((need to update where we can stand for rally/vigil and shift start times).

Shuttle back to Revere Beach Parkway from GE plant to continue walk-Revere Beach Parkway to park past Wellington Circle  on Route 16  3.4 miles

Mystic Park to Cambridge Friends’ Meeting House via Route 16, cut to Davis Square (Hammond Street) to Mass Ave to Cambridge Common to 5 Longfellow for lunch.

Cambridge Friends to Mass Ave Harvard Square, Central Square, MIT over Mass Ave Bridge onto Storrow Drive walkway to Hatch Shell over Fiedler Bridge to Boston Public Gardens to Park Street Boston Common for vigil/rally

Sleeping arrangements if necessary, supper and program at Friends’ Meeting House, Beacon Hill.