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What is a Quest?
Turn a walk into a treasure hunt while exploring the outdoors!
On the South Shore of Boston there are many outdoor treasure hunts for families and small groups to enjoy.
Each quest brings you to an outdoor trail where you can enjoy nature while looking for clues.
Quests start at a marked beginning point and include several clues hidden along the way. The last clue of each quest is a box containing a small guest book, a stamp pad, a rubber stamp, and answers to questions asked by curious "Questers". Once the box is found, participants stamp the back page of their Quest book (as proof of accomplishment), and may write or stamp in the guest book.
Each spring volunteers place the clues and boxes along the trails where they remain until late fall. Please let us know if a clue is missing by sending an email to admin@southshorequests.org.
Please note that the email address in the quest booklet is not longer valid. Please use the address above to contact us.
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2010 Season: April 15 - November 15
New Challenge for all Questers! Receive FREE membership to SSNSC. Learn more (.pdf)
Seven new quests for 2010!
Two trails are open year round:
On Beyond Bridges at the SSNSC in Norwell
Squantum Point Park in Quincy
Trail updates for 2010
Before doing a quest, check below to see if there are any trail updates since the Quest book was published.
On p. 76, the correct email address is admin@southshorequests.org
On p. 99 The correct email address for contacting South Shore Quests for any reason is admin@southshorequests.org
Great Esker Park Quest:
The ospreys are back just in time for the Quest
season!
Because of some repairs in the Park, the post
near the bridge (for Clue #9) has been
replaced, and does not match the description
in the Quest book. However, a new Clue #9
should be easy to find.
Pond Meadow Park Quest (p. 60 in the book):
The "dock" referred to at the place for Clue #12
and Clue #18 has been broken up, although
you will see pieces of it floating in the pond.
However, the clue letter which was supposed
to be there has been relocated to a rock at
the edge of the pond where the dock used
to be.
Squantum Point Park Quest:
The first sentence on p. 75 should read "The
LAST letter of this President's last name is
clue #10 and CLUE #12."
Quest Books
2010 South Shore Quests books
containing all of our quests will be available April 15th for $6.00:
Braintree
Fuzion Sports Club 288 Wood Road 781-849-0444
Cohasset
Holly Hill Farm, 230 Jerusalem Road 781-383-1455
Hingham
Hingham Public Library, 66 Leavitt Street 781-741-1405
Marshfield
South Shore Audubon Society, 2000 Main Street 781-837-9400
Norwell
South Shore Natural Science Center, Jacobs Lane 781-659-2559
Randolph
The Turner Free Library, 2 North Main Street 781-961-0932
Weymouth
New England Wildlife Center, 500 Columbian Street 781-682-4878
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