Brook Walk, a feature of the historic Ossipee Park of more than a century ago, was a half-mile long path built along the banks of Brook Weelahka (now Shannon Brook) which highlighted a remarkably rugged and beautiful section of terrain that contained waterfalls, ravines and gorges, giant trees and other natural features to delight admirers of the natural world. Changes in ownership resulted in the path being essentially abandoned many decades ago, but the new owners, the LRCT, have been restoring the path to something like its original state so that it may again be enjoyed by today's admirers of the natural world. They hope to have it open before this season ends. This photo shows one of the falls as seen from the Brook Walk path. A description of a walk taken along that path in the early 1880's can be found in an article from a major magazine of the day located online in the Cornell University library - it was written by Lucy Larcom, a disciple of Whittier who was recognized as a significant author and poetess of the late 19th century - the article is entitled 'In the Ossipee Glens'. The website is http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/cgi-b...FJ3026-0013-39 . The description of Brook Walk starts on pg 205 of the magazine.
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