Quabbin Reservoir & Swift River Valley History

Another video telling the tale of ancestors and descendants of the Quabbin region before the reservoir was built ...

Here is an overview description of the video from the Channel post ...

"By the 1930's Boston, Massachusetts faced a critical water shortage. Unbridled growth combined with poor maintenance of its water systems. Only a small percentage of the water pumped in, was ultimately used. No one new the extent of leaks, dead ends or layout of the unwieldy system. When more water was needed, rather than repair or place their infrastructure, residents of Western Massachusetts were asked to make way for the Massive Quabbin Reservoir. Many residents protested what they saw as a massive injustice and needless sacrifice. Nevertheless, the project was undertaken. Entire Communities were evacuated. Graves were moved and "the fires of hell" cleared the land. The ancestors of Fred Foster had settled in the town on Dana, which was destroyed as part of the project. For descendants like Foster, it is an ancestral home they "never knew". Foster performs his original song about this loss. Historical photos of the Swift River Valley's early residents are combined with period photos of the actual construction in this video. More on the history of the Quabbin at: http://www.westfordcomp.com/quabbin/"

Enjoy ...

Quabbin Fishing: Nice Largemouth on the Senko

We love bass fishing and Quabbin is full of both largemouths and smallmouths ...

We also love fishing weightless sinking worms like the Yamamotto Senko and it's nice to see Senkos work when fishing for Quabbin's largemouths ...

Watch below ...

Quabbin Reseroir Wildlife: Close-up of Buck Deer

This video basically says it all ... Quabbin Reservoir and Reservation is a great place to experience the different facets "Mother Nature" offers including watching wildlife ...

In this case it's all about a young buck (though a doe does move through in the background) ...

Preparing for Quabbin Fishing Trips

If you search around the Web, especially on video sharing sites like You Tube, you will quickly learn ... videos on Quabbin Reservoir abound.

One thing many fishermen like to do before heading off to experience new waters ... conduct a little background research. Given the number of Quabbin fishing videos available, what a great way to introduce yourself to the reservoir, the different fish species in it and different techniques used to lure those little finny creatures from the depths ...

In this video, "The Local Hook-up" You Tube show provides some great footage on catching early season landlocked salmon with a few bonus clips of eagles and loons ...

Pretty sweet if you ask us :)

Quabbin Valley Moon: Musical Story of the Swift River Valley

When people visit the Quabbin today, three factors often spring to mind:

1. The awesomeness and magnitude of place and size of Quabbin Reservoir and Reservation;
2. A water supply delivering a much needed resource to more than 2.5 million people in the Boston Metro area; &
3. A phenomenal place to wander through and enjoy the natural surroundings.

On the other hand, many of those people may not realize the impact construction of this man-made water body had on the areas inhabitants present before inundation of the Swift River valley. Here is a musical view of some of the impact to the area as well as the descendants left behind ...

Speical Olympics Fishing Days at Quabbin Reservoir

Everyone appreciates being outside and enjoying all nature has to offer so it's no big surprise that Mass Special Olympics selected Quabbin Reservoir to hold a two day fishing event back in 2007.

The Special Olympics organization goes the extra mile to provide this group of very special people a little time with nature to enjoy some time together in the great outdoors and a some Quabbin fishing as shown in the following video ...

A very special time for a very special group of people :)