Trails & Sails
Now in its 24th year, Trails & Sails is your ticket to adventure across Essex County, Massachusetts – a region recognized as a National Heritage Area for its rich history,...
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Historical
Events for September 21, 2025
All Day
Architectural Walking Tours: Newburyport’s Fashionable Old Houses
Architectural styles, like clothing, come into fashion for functional, aesthetic, economic and social reasons. Over time homeowners renovate, enhance, and adapt to reflect changing times and fashions. Join us for...
$10 – $20
Walking Tour: Historic Dogtown, A Walk Back in Time
Sunday, September 21, 2025 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Babson Boulder Parking Cherry Street, Gloucester, MA 01930 $10 for CAM Members, $20 for non-members Registration Required On Cape Ann, the name “Dogtown” conjures up many things — vast woodlands and trails; stone walls and cellar holes; tales of witches and widows; an ill-fated bullfighter; pastures,...
$10 – $20
Long Hill House & Garden Tours
Long HIll 576 Essex Street, BeverlyVisit Long Hill’s breathtaking gardens and stately historic house for a guided tour. Enjoy the rich history of this grand country estate, home of the Sedgwick family, as you learn...
$20
Public Sail!
The Schooner Adventure 23 Harbor Loop, GloucesterSail into history aboard a National Historic Landmark, and an enduring icon of the American fisheries, the Schooner Adventure! Join us as we honor tradition, celebrate heritage and have fun! Enjoy a two-and-a-half-hour sail on historic Gloucester Harbor, America's oldest fishing port. Help the crew raise the sails, take a turn at the helm, learn...
$18 – $60
Museum of Old Newbury Guided Tours – August, September, October, 2025
Museum of Old Newbury 98 High Street, NewburyportOur friendly, knowledgeable tour guides share fascinating stories in each of the museum’s period rooms and galleries. You will walk through this Federal-period house, from its 1808 beginning as a ship captain's home to its ownership by multiple generations of the Cushing family. See parts of the home as it was lived in, as well...
Free – $10
The 1775 Quebec Expedition from Newburyport: Following Their Footsteps
On September 19, 1775, over 1,100 men departed Newburyport on a secret mission to capture Quebec—led by Benedict Arnold and planned with George Washington. Join Jack Santos as he recounts the stories of Newburyport’s patriots on this daring expedition through the wilderness as we celebrate its 250th anniversary. 250 years ago this year, on the...
Free – $10