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HEY GROVIES! LbNA #65661

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Aug 30, 2013
Location: ISLAND GROVE
City:ABINGTON
County:Plymouth
State:Massachusetts
Boxes:1
Planted by:MUPPETTS_MOM
Found by: FelixPezGirl
Last found:Oct 27, 2013
Status:FFa
Last edited:Aug 30, 2013
HEY GROVIES!!


IN THE LATE 1980’S THERE WAS A GROUP OF FREINDS THAT HUNG OUT AT THE ABINGTON ISLAND GROVE. WE BECAME A FAMLIY AND CALLED OUR SELVES “THE GROVIES”. WE ACCEPTED EACH OTHER FOR WHO WE ARE. NOW THATW E ARE GROWN, WE LEAVE THIS LETTERBOX FOR OUR CHILDREN AND THE NEXT GENERATION OF GROVIES. BR FRIENDS AND ACCEPT EACH OTHER, FLAWS AND ALL.

P.S. FOLLOWING THESE DIRECTION WILL TAKE YOU INTO THE WOODS. PLEASE WEAR PROPER FOOT WEAR AND TIC/BUG REPELLENT. THANK YOU AND ENJOY.

DRIVE INTO ABINGTON MA. TAKE RT 123 TO LAKE STREET. FOLLOWO TO THE END OF THE ROAD. THE LAKE WILL BE ON YOUR LEFT. PARK ON SIDE OF THE ROAD. MANY PEOPLE FISH AND PAINT THE SCENERY HERE.(IT IS PRETTY).

CROSS OVER THE MEMORIAL BRIDGE AND GO UNDER THE ARCH. YOU’LL SEE 3 PATHS TAKE THE ONE TO THE RIGHT. ON THE LEFT YOU’LL SEE THE BATHROOM/FIRSTAID STAITION AND SWIMMING HOLE. ON THE RIGHT IS THE LIFEGUARD/SNACK SHACK. THESE ARE ONLY OPEN DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. ABINGTON RESIDENCE CAN GET A YEARLY PASS, OTHERS TOWNS CAN GET DAY PASSES TO GO SWIMMING. KEEP GOING STRAIGHT ON THE PASS TOWARDS THE ROCK HOUSE. FOLLOOW THE PATH AROUND AND TEHRE IS A MEMORIAL ROCK. THIS ROCK EXPLAIND THE ROLE OF THE ISLAND GROVE. KEEP FOLLOOWING THE PATH AROUND TILL YOU GET TO THE OTHER END OF THE SWIMMIN HOLE

TAKE THE PATH TO THE RIGHT OF THE PICININC TABLE. ON THE RIGHT IS THE BUILDING USED FRO THE EAGER BEAVER DAY CAMP DURING THYE SUMMER. FOLLOW PATH TILL JUST PAST THE CAMP HOSUE. AND THERE IS A PATH ON THE LEFT. YOU WILL FOLLOW THE PATH TO WHAT LOOKS LIKE AN OLD BOARDEDE UP HOUSE. THIS WAS THE ABINGTON GIRL SCOUT HUT. THE GIRL SCOUTS USE TO HAVE SLEEP OVERS HERE, AND THEIR SIBLINGS WOULD ALWAYS SCARE THEM TOO.
FOLOOW THE PATH TO THE RIGHT AND THEN LOOP AROUND TO THE LEFT TO AN ACCESS ROAD

STAY ON THE ACCEESS ROAD AND ADMIRE THE SCENERY. FURTEHR UP YOU’LL SEE AN OLD GAZEBO. JUST PAST THE GAZEBO TEHRE IS A SMALL PATH ON THE RIGHT. FOLLOW THAT PATH. YOU’LL SEE ON THE LEFT A GORGE WE USE TO CALL “THE SUGER BOWL”KEEP GOING STARIGHT TILL YOUC OEM THE 2CD BENCH. IF YOUS IT ON THAT BENCH FACING THE WATER YOU’LL SEE A HOLLOWED OUT TREE. GO TTAHT TREE. THAT TREEE HAS BEEN THERE FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMER. TAKE A PIC OF YOU INSIDE THE TREE. TURN AROUND AND THERE IS ANOTHER BENCH. GO UP TO THAT BENCH AND WITH YOUR BACK TO THE WATER TEHRE IS A STEEP PATH ON THE RIGHT. BE VERY CAREFUL.

GO DOWN THIS PATH. IT DOE GET NARROW AT SOME POINTS. FOLLOW PATH TILL YOU GET A 3 WAY. GO STRAIGHT UPTO BENCH. YOUA RE NOW ON THE OTHER SIDE OF “THE SUGER BOWL” ON THE LEFT YOU WILL SEE A TREE WITH MANY CARVINGS ON IT. WITH YOUR BACK TO THE TREE LOOK STARIGHT AHEAD TO THE WATER AND TEHRE IS A LITTLE PATH. THERE IS A TREE THERE WITH IT’S ROOTS STRETCHING OUT TOWARDS THE WATER. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TREE, UNDER THE ROOTS IS OUR TREASURE OF FRIENDS. PLEASE BE KIND AND RE-HIDE. TO GET OUT JUST TAKE THE PATH TO THE RIGHT AND YOU’LL BE BACK AT THE BRIDGE.

I HOPE YOU ENJOYED A LITTLE TOUR OF THE “THE GROVE