In 1918 North Beach was purchased by the city of Burlington. This picture was taken before it was municipally owned. During the Great Depression, the beach was a popular spot […]

While North Beach is home to various tree species including the Red Oak, Red Maple, Norway Maple, Eastern White Pine, Black Cherry, and White Oak, Hurd Park’s main woody plant […]

Hurd Park

The forest floor at North Beach is covered by Red Oak leaves. Most of the deciduous trees have lost their leaves besides some Oak. The pines on the evergreens and […]

The seagulls did have a black ring around their beaks which means they are Ring-billed Gulls!

Since my last visit, more leaves from the deciduous trees have changed color and fallen from their branches. This was true especially for Red Oaks as many oak leaves are […]