In Episode 6 of Destination Ipswich, we take a walk in the Dow Brook Conservation Area, starting at the trailhead next to White Farms Ice Cream on upper High St. (Rt. 1A). The trail takes us to the Dow Book Reservoir, where we walk across the dam, and check out the water plant and electric generator station constructed in 1894. The next stop is the Ipswich Water Department, where superintendent Joe Ciccotelli explains how water from the reservoirs is filtered and makes its way to our faucets. Continuing onto Bull Brook, we viewed the remains of a 300-year-old dam and mill built by Nejemiah Jewett. A short distance ahead is the Bull Brook Reservoir’s concrete spillway. A wooded trail follows the edge of the reservoir and takes us to the other trailhead at the Mile Lane playing fields.
Read more about the Dow and Bull Brook trails
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