National Park Week - Free Events at Lowell National Park
| Hours: | 9:30 am - 5 pm |
| Ages: | Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor, Outdoor |
| Cost: | Free |
| Category: | Learn Something |
National Park Week at Lowell National Historical Park. Connecting Lowell's industrial legacy to the past, present, and future of the environment. Free admission to the Boott Mills Museum. Free ranger programs, talks, and tours.
From Monday, April 22, to Friday, April 26, the Boott Cotton Mills Museum is offering free admission for all visitors.
Come experience the power of 88 working looms in the Boott Mills weave room.
Discover the stories of the people who came from all over the world to build this city and work in its factories.
Explore Lowell’s industrial legacy and the impact that industrialization has had on the local, regional, and even global, environment.
Throughout the week, join us for a series of special programs that reveal the connections between Lowell’s industrial history and the past, present, and future of the environment.
All programs are free.
No reservations needed.
For more information about the park and its offerings, visit www.nps.gov/lowe or call us at (978) 970-5000.
Park hours are 9-5 daily for the Visitor Center at 246 Market Street, and 9:30-5 for the Boott Cotton Mills Museum at 110 John Street.
Free parking is available at the Visitor Center (Use 305 Dutton Street on your GPS).
For a complete list of upcoming special events and programs, check out Lowell’s calendar at http://www.nps.gov/lowe/planyourvisit/events.htm.
MONDAY, APRIL 22
2:30-3:30 Industrial Watershed Workshop: Join a ranger for a hands-on workshop to discover how pollution travels both above and below ground.
(Grade 7—Adult)
TUESDAY, APRIL 23
1:00 - 1:30 Hidden History Ranger Talk: Join a ranger to discover the surprising and unintended environmental consequences of Lowell’s industrial history.
2:30 - 4:00 Controlling Nature Guided Tour: Explore the water history of Lowell along the Riverwalk and at the Turbine Exhibit, then ride the trolley back.
(3/4 mile walk)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24
11:00-12:00 Make Your Own Nature Journals: Create a Nature Journal from recycled materials, then see what unique urban wildlife you can find and record.
(Recommended for ages 6 and up)
1:00 - 2:00 This Land is Your Land- National Parks in Story and Song: Share your experiences in national parks, then learn how to create a song from your story.
2:30 - 3:30 Industrial Watershed Workshop: Join a ranger for a hands-on workshop to discover how pollution travels both above and below ground.
(Grade 7—Adult)
THURSDAY, APRIL 25
1:00 - 1:30 Hidden History Ranger Talk: Join a ranger to discover the surprising and unintended environmental consequences of Lowell’s industrial history.
2:30 - 4:00 Controlling Nature Guided Tour: Explore the water history of Lowell along the Riverwalk and at the Turbine Exhibit, then ride the trolley back.
(3/4 mile walk)
FRIDAY, APRIL 26
12:30 - 2:15 Rethinking Nature- A Creative Writing Workshop: Join Ranger Resi in a collaborative creative writing workshop exploring ideas about “urban nature.”
2:30 - 3:30 Equal Pay for Equal Work: How can we bridge the gap between income and environmental responsibility?
Join a discussion of the gender wage gap and what it may mean for the environment.
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
www.nps.gov/lowe/parknews/lowell-celebrates-national-park-week-april-22-26-2013.htm
| LOCATION | ↑ top |
115 John Street, Lowell, MA, 01852 map
Phone: (978) 970-5000
Boott Cotton Mills Museum at 115 John Street. Free Parking at the Park Visitor Center (305 Dutton Street on your GPS). Take exit 5B off the Lowell Connector and stay on Thorndike/Dutton Street to sign for parking lot on right. The visitor center is a 10-12 minute walk to the Boott Mills Museum.
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