Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
Place: Upper Three Mile River Preserve, 106 Four Mile River Road, Old Lyme
Contact Email: education@lymelandtrust.org
This walk is full. Email education@lymelandtrust.org to be put on the wait list.
Join us for a walk in Upper Three Mile River Preserve in Old Lyme to see ceremonial stonework left behind by the indigenous population that has inhabited New England for at least 12,000 years. Documentary photographer Markham Starr will lead the walk. The walk brings us along high, craggy ledges and broad hilltops with a few steep climbs. Some of it is off-trail. Wear sturdy footwear and bring a walking stick for stability. Bring your own bottle of water or beverage.
Space is limited. Registration required.
Parking is along Four Mile River Road at the preserve entrance, which is across the road from the Old Lyme Transfer Station.
Native Americans built several distinct types of structures in our area, ranging from cairns to stone serpent effigies, and these spiritual offerings remain standing in now long abandoned woods. While Native American stonework is widely recognized out west and to the south, New England’s stonework remains obscure, having blended back into the woods. We will walk about two miles.
Markham Starr is a documentary photographer concerned with the disappearing working cultures of New England. He is the author of a dozen books, providing glimpses into the lives of people such as commercial fishermen, farmers, and cannery workers, and has written about other subjects such as historic barns in Connecticut. His work has appeared in national magazines and is part of the permanent collection at the Library of Congress and other museums throughout New England.
