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Beat the Heat at the Cool Summer Fest at Houghton's Pond on July 27th!

Friends of the Blue Hills and DCR Sponsor Cool Summer Fest at Houghton’s Pond

Celebrate summer! Enjoy free wet and wild fun for the whole family at the Cool Summer Fest on Saturday, July 27, from 10 am-3 p.m. The heat is on at Houghton’s Pond, but visitors will stay cool with wacky water games, music and family entertainment, inflatable obstacle course, make and take kids crafts, live wildlife from Trailside Museum, pond exploration, free fishing fun with Mass Wildlife and more! (Free equipment loans for fishing or bring your own rod and reel.) A guaranteed good time for all! For more information, visit www.FriendsoftheBlueHills.org.

Cool Summer Fest is sponsored by the Department of Conservation and Recreation, Friends of the Blue Hills, Blue Hills Bank, and Mass Wildlife.

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Directions: Take Rt. 93 to exit 3 and follow Cool Summer Fest signs to DCR Houghton’s Pond Recreation Area at 840 Hillside Street in Milton. Activities will be at Picnic Site 5.

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