geology – Historic Ipswich

The Highs & Lows of the Rowley River

July 19, 2025November 14, 2025 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment

Enjoy a fascinating hour-long virtual tour of the Rowley River with 4th-generation clammer and former Shellfish Constable Jack Grundstrum.

Voices of the Great Marsh

March 11, 2025November 13, 2025 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment

This short videotape about the Great Marsh promotes the value of this resource and places it in the context of the historical landscape,

A History of Clark Pond, Great Neck, Ipswich MA

January 28, 2022April 25, 2023 Gordon Harris1 Comment

Clark Pond Wildlife Conservation Area Ipswich MA

Clark Pond was originally an intertidal salt marsh supported by fresh water sources draining from the surrounding hills and tidal salt water from the ocean. Around 1897, A. B. Clark built a stone dam at the northeast corner creating a fresh water pond for duck hunting and built gunning blinds into the bank.