Thirteen members started with a visit to the small museum where we climbed four stories up the tower to view the granite quarry below and the Atlantic Ocean. The museum also provided a history of the mining of granite in northeast Massachusetts as well as military role this area played.
We then walked the trip around the old quarry now filled with water and went out to the overlook which provided a view up the coast to Maine (not that visible because of a haze) as well as other local sites. We also did a short circuit down toward the beach which provided a view of the Searocks area.
After the walk, we ate lunch outdoors at the Lobster Pool which was next to the beach. A couple hikers remembered going to this restaurant many years ago.
Neal S
