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Walpole Winter Scene, Walpole, MA
One
of three town commons in downtown Walpole, MA (photo by Eric
H.)
Article and photo by Eric H.
Walpole,
MA, boasts three town commons in its small, two-block downtown.
There's a stone gazebo, a Veterans
Memorial,
beautifully-paved
walkways, wooden benches, pleasing "green" landscaping, Colonial-theme
lights to create a wonderful nighttime ambiance, and historical
buildings, homes and churches surrounding the general area.
The
people of Walpole put the town commons and its downtown to great use
with summer concerts, a heartwarming treelighting ceremony during the
holiday season (and Santa's cabin on the premises), kids visiting
participating merchants for Halloween candy in October, and myriad
parades and military veterans observances. While certainly not a
tourist destination, Walpole quietly shares with other New England
small towns the old-fashioned community pride, close-knit
neighborhoods, pleasing suburban and rural areas and signature town
commons that embody the spirit of New England. If you're ever
in
the area, grab a lunch downtown at the cozy Finnegan's Wake Irish pub,
and then shop downtown for quilts, antiques, yarn, musical instruments,
plants and flowers, etc. Visit the old-fashioned, locally-owned Betro
Pharmacy where hard-working
owner Peter Betro, his customers and staff love their small town
pharmacy and where everyone seems to know each other. Paint a
clay figure at the Clayroom, sample the delicious baked goods at
Butters Cafe and Bakery, or find just about anything "sports" from
skates to
baseball gloves at Replays consignment shop. Then, walk past
Joe's Barber Shop (a place where Floyd from the Andy Griffith Show
could probably work) for a walk through the town commons en route to
Common Street -- where the stately United Church, the Walpole
Public Library and Post Office lead to a row of spectacular big, old
homes. It's the classic, perfectly-manicured, tree-shaded New
England hometown street in a community that modestly but proudly enjoys
its small town way of life.
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