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The camping club that formed at Otter River State Forest as the New England Campers Association in 1957 and known today as the North American Family Campers Association maintains a brick garden to remember members and chapters. A garden bench is dedicated to former NAFCA President, Roger Swallow (1941-2007).
Within the lands managed by the Bureau of State Parks and Recreation are some 29 campgrounds, over 2,000 miles (3,200 km) of trails, 87 beaches, 37 swimming, wading, and spray pools, 62 playgrounds, 55 ballfields, and 145 miles (233 km) of paved bike and rail trails.
As of 2024, Camp Fitch has built 16 cabins to house all campers under age 13. Its current plans are to eventually build at least 26 in total. Modern Camp Fitch Cabin (Rear View) In addition to improving the camper/staff ratio, the cabins deliver more modern amenities cabents and tents were unable to provide.
Stowe spent the last 23 years of her life in this house. Stowe is best remembered for her influential and best selling antil-slavery novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852). [10] Noah Webster: Webster house: 1758–1774 West Hartford: Webster's birthplace.
On the occasions that hurricanes have hit New England, Springfield's inland, upriver location has caused its damages to be considerably less than shoreline cities like New Haven, Connecticut, and Providence, Rhode Island. [citation needed] On June 1, 2011, Springfield was directly struck by the second-largest tornado ever to hit Massachusetts. [40]
On Aug. 27, 2024, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and Parks Director Tom Ashe unveiled a new street sign for Chief Joe Luvera Way. Joseph Luvera (1930 - 2021) [13] founded the Springfield Park Rangers in 1990, and served as its volunteer chief for over 25 years. He led a group of more than two dozen volunteer rangers.