Mirror Lake Beach, Fort Devens, Middlesex and Worcester Counties MA Postcard UNP

Description: P61418 Cooling off at Mirror Lake Beach, Fort Devens, Mass.Mirror Lake Road Published by Book Dept. U.S. Army Security Agency School, Fort Devens, Middlesex County and Worcester County Mass.Plastichrome ® by COLOURPICTURE PUBLISHERS, INC, Boston 30, Mass, U S A.......................... Fort Devens is a United States Army Reserve military installation in the towns of Ayer and Shirley, in Middlesex County and Harvard in Worcester County in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Due to extensive environmental contamination it was listed as a superfund site in 1989. Most of the fort's land was sold off in 1996, but the cantonment area of the post was retained by the Army as the Devens Reserve Forces Training Area (RFTA). Fort Devens was reactivated in May 2007, though no units of active Army have been located there. The Devens Range Complex operates on property in Lancaster, south of Route 2, for live-fire training with small arms, machine guns, grenades, and rockets. Middlesex County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,632,002, making it the most populous county in both Massachusetts and New England and the 22nd most populous county in the United States. This also makes the county the most populous county on the East Coast outside of New York or Florida. Middlesex County is one of two U.S. counties (along with Santa Clara County, California) to be amongst the top 25 counties with the highest household income and the 25 most populated counties. It is included in the Census Bureau's Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA–NH Metropolitan Statistical Area. As part of the 2020 United States census, the Commonwealth's mean center of population for that year was geo-centered in Middlesex County, in the town of Natick (this is not to be confused with the geographic center of Massachusetts, which is in Rutland, Worcester County). Worcester County is a county in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the population was 862,111, making it the second-most populous county in Massachusetts. It is also the largest county in Massachusetts by geographic area. The largest city and traditional shire town is Worcester. Worcester County is part of the Worcester, MA–CT metropolitan statistical area and the Boston-Worcester-Providence combined statistical area. ................................ A boy throws a football at Mirror Lake in Devens on a Saturday afternoon. Mirror Lake is an example of a kettle hole; a deep pond that formed from past glaciers.A boy throws a football at Mirror Lake in Devens on a Saturday afternoon. Mirror Lake is an example of a kettle hole; a deep pond that formed from past glaciers.Photos by Erin Clark for The Boston GlobeThere are more than 3,000 lakes and ponds in Massachusetts, many of them hidden gems, waiting to be discovered. One of these is Mirror Lake in Devens. On a recent Friday afternoon, I joined three friends, swimming cohorts at an indoor pool in Groton, who were planning an open water swim. This was a lake they knew well, and loved. I’d heard them sing its praises many times, but had never been there. Mirror Lake is a kettle hole, a deep pond formed when New England’s last glacier melted away. The water is so clear, you can watch sunfish, perch, and bass swim along beside you. As soon as you arrive, you see how pristine the grounds are, not a single candy wrapper or soda can in sight. You park and take Mirror Lake Road, a short asphalt downhill path through the woods to the check-in desk and beach. On weekdays, it costs $4 for adults and $3 for children under 12 to spend the day; on weekends and holidays, the price goes up a bit ($6/$4), and anyone who’s interested, may purchase a season pass. https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/globelocal/2019/07/18/lake-clear-you-can-watch-sunfish-swim/k3LOsyW4tKBhcl8VkEdL0I/story.html Mirror Lake Beach, Fort Devens, Ayer, Shirley, Harvard, Middlesex and Worcester Counties MA Vintage VTG Postcard UNP Unposted

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