2023 is the 100th Anniversary of the Wapack Trail!

Celebrating 50 Years of the Wapack National Wildlife Refuge Saturday, October 15thSharon Meeting House, Rte. 123, Sharon, NH Special Guests Elizabeth Thomas and Ramsay Thomas Presentations by Matthew Hillman and Graham Taylor from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service You’re invited! Join us on October 15 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wapack National Wildlife Refuge at the Sharon Meeting House. The Wapack National Wildlife Refuge protects 1,625 acres of forest and wildlife habitat on North Pack, a beautiful section of the Wapack Trail and the Cliff Trail, as well as sections of Ted’s and Caroline’s Trails. Register for…

50th Anniversary of the Wapack National Wildlife Refuge This year our annual meeting is dedicated to the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Wapack National Wildlife Refuge. We will be honoring the generous gift of land by Laurence and Lorna Marshall that created the Refuge. Joining us will be their daughter, Elizabeth “Liz” Thomas, and her son Ramsay Thomas. Also, Matt Hillman and Graham Taylor from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will speak about the Refuge and management. (See page 3 for details about this event). The Refuge protects 1,625 acres of forest and wildlife habitat on North…

There is so much that could be said about the remarkable lives, and the many accomplishments of Laurence and Lorna Marshall. Laurence was a founder of Raytheon Corporation, and served as its president for 38 years. He was a man of many interests: physicist, entrepreneur, anthropologist, lover of wildlife and protector of wildlife habitat. Lorna worked as an English instructor at Mount Holyoke in the 1920’s. Later she took anthropology courses at Harvard University and had a second career as an ethnographer. After Laurence retired from Raytheon in 1950, their lives changed course. Between 1950 and 1961, the couple and…