Northshore magazine showcases the best that the North Shore of Boston, MA has to offer.
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81 JUNE + JULY 2018 PHOTOGRAPHS, TOP TO BOTTOM, COURTESY OF THE TRUSTEES, BY CARIL DECKER/COURTESY OF MASS AUDUBON Ipswich River field teacher Angela Walsh. For instance, July's "Tracks and Scat" campout teaches attendees about wildlife tracking skills during evening and morning hikes, while the "River Campout" includes an evening canoe trip down the Ipswich River. Families pitch tents and sleep right at the sanctuary. "There's frogs and toads calling at night which is a neat sound to go to sleep to," she says, not to mention owls hooting, coyotes howling, and beaver tails slapping the water. And not to worry : There's plenty of marshmallow roasting and even a continental breakfast provided the next morning. Full Moon & Folklore Hikes at the Crane Estate. Mass Audubon's Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary also hosts family dusk paddles, which explore the Ipswich River with different themes, including summer solstice, river mammals, owls, and discovering wetlands.