The Nook Preserve

The Nook Preserve is a 17.5-acre Wildlands Trust property close to the mouth of the tidal Jones River, in an area once favored by Native Americans for summer encampments and later used as farmland by European settlers -- old stone walls still stand at the property's perimeter and along the marsh. A short trail leads about a third of a mile through the woods to the edge of the marsh, with a wooden bench about halfway along offering a lovely view of the river. History lovers can cross the street to visit the John Howland home site as well.