Table of Contents

Contents Map LegendLocator MapsAt-a-Glance Trip PlannerPrefaceIntroductionHow to Use This BookStewardship and Conservation Section 1: Eastern Massachusetts1.Parker River2.Crane Pond and Parker River3.Essex Marsh and Choate (Hog) Island4.Ipswich River and Wenham Swamp5.Stearns Pond and Field Pond6.Concord River and Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge7.Walden Pond8.Sudbury River9.Puffer Pond and Assabet National Wildlife Refuge10.Assabet River11.Ashland Reservoir12.Whitehall Reservoir13Blackstone River14.Charles River15.Neponset River16.Weymouth Back River17.North River Section 2: Southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod18.Bungay River19.Lake Nippenicket, Hockomock Swamp, and Town River20.Lake Rico and Big Bearhole Pond21.East Head Pond22.New Bedford Reservoir23.Slocums River24.Herring River and West Reservoir25.Cliff Pond, Flax Pond, and Little Cliff Pond26.Nauset Marsh and Salt Pond Bay Section 3: Martha's Vineyard27.Edgartown Great Pond28.Tisbury Great Pond29.Pocha Pond30.Menemsha Pond and Quitsa Pond31.Sengekontacket Pond Section 4: Central Massachusetts32.Nashua River and Pepperell Pond33.Squannacook River34.Beaver Brook35.Nashua River and Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge36.Assabet Reservoir (Mill Pond, A-1 Site)37.Paradise Pond38.Moosehorn Pond39.Eames Pond40.Quaboag Pond, Quaboag River, and East Brookfield River41.East Brimfield Lake, Quinebaug River, Holland Pond, and Long Pond42.Millers River, Otter River, and Lake Denison43.Tully Lake and East Branch Tully River44.Ware River and East Branch Ware River45.Lake Rohunta46.Pottapoag Pond and Quabbin Reservoir, North End47.Muddy Brook and Hardwick Pond48.Swift River Section 5: Western Massachusetts49.Mauserts Pond50.Bog Pond and Burnett Pond51.Plainfield Pond52.Upper Highland Lake53.Littleville Lake54.Housatonic River55.East Branch Housatonic River56.Buckley Dunton Lake57.West Branch Farmington River58.Upper Spectacle Pond59.Threemile Pond60.Thousand Acre Swamp and East Indies Pond Section 6: Rhode Island61.Bowdish Reservoir62.Stillwater (Woonasquatucket) Reservoir63.Olney Pond64.Brickyard Pond65.North Branch Pawtuxet River66.South Branch Pawtuxet River67.Big River68.Belleville Pond69.Worden Pond, Great Swamp, Chipuxet River, and Charles River70.Tucker Pond71.Ninigret Pond72.Watchaug Pond and Poquiant Brook73.Pawcatuck River74.Wood River and Alton Pond Section 7: Eastern Connecticut75.Quaddick Reservoir and Stump Pond76.West Thompson Lake and Quinebaug River77.Mashapaug Lake and Bigelow Pond78.Somersville Mill Pond and Scantic River79.Ross Marsh Pond80.Oneco Pond and Moosup River81.Pine Acres Lake82.Mansfield Hollow Lake83.Eagleville Pond and Willimantic River84.Mono Pond85.Bishop Swamp Section 8: Southern Connecticut86.Hopeville Pond and Pachaug River87.Pachaug River and Beachdale Pond88.Glasgo Pond and Doaneville Pond89.Green Falls Pond90.Powers Lake91.Uncas Pond92.Babcock Pond93.Moodus Reservoir94.Salmon River95.Selden Creek and Whalebone Creek96.Lord Cove97.Great Island Estuary and Roger Tory Peterson Wildlife Area98.Pattaconk Reservoir99.Messerschmidt Pond100.East River101.Charles E. Wheeler Wildlife Management Area, Housatonic River Estuary Section 9: Western Connecticut102.Housatonic River103.Wood Creek Pond104.West Branch Reservoir105.Lake Winchester106.Burr Pond107.Lake McDonough108.Farmington River and Pequabuck River109.Mattabesset River, Coginchaug River, and Cromwell Meadows State Wildlife Area110.Bantam River, Bantam Lake, and Little Pond111.Squantz Pond Nature EssaysMuskrat: Denizen of the Cattail MarshOsprey: Fish Hawk Back from the BrinkBeaver: Wetlands EngineerCarnivorous Plants: The Table Is TurnedEastern Painted Turtle: Quietwater CompanionSalt Marsh: Where River and Sea MeetBartholomew's Cobble Appendix A: CampingAppendix B: Fish AdvisoriesAppendix C: Further ReadingAppendix D: Outfitters Listing of WaterwaysAbout the AuthorsAppalachian Mountain ClubAMC in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode IslandAMC Book Updates

About the Author

John Hayes is the Director of Sustainability at Pacific University. He has paddled extensively in New England and is co-author with Alex Wilson of three other books in AMC's Quiet Water series. Alex Wilson is an avid canoeist and naturalist and a widely published writer on energy, building technology, and environmental issues. He lives in Brattleboro, Vermont.

Reviews

"Finally, a guidebook aimed at the forgotten canoeist: families, bird watchers, solo adventurers, seniors, and average human beings who don't need to run rapids or mount an expedition to enjoy their paddling experience."--Canoe Magazine "I read Quiet Water cover to cover. It's packed with delicious nuggets of lore and wisdom. The writing is lively and informal. The Appalachian Mountain Club has outdone itself."--Worcester Magazine "For avid canoeists who prefer calm lakes and rivers, this is a great book, one that I wish was available for every state. The locations described are so peaceful that you tend to forget that you are in one of the most populated regions of the country."--Travel Books Review