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Off a winding, country
back road off the old Quaker Highway on the way to Uxbridge from Northbridge
is Lookout Rock. It's rumored to have been a good
viewing location for King Philip, the Nipmuc Chief who attacked and killed
5-6 a short distance away in Mendon after enduring many frustrations in his
early dealings with his new European neighbors, the colonists.
It is a great view across from Goat Hill, down from
a great kayak/canoe access point at Plummers Landing (the old Blackstone canal
stopover) and also nearby River Bend Farm and its old arch bridge, canal and
farmlands (old Voss farm). The views are worth re-visiting, at least every
season as the dramatic landscape will offer both bold and subtle changes of
beauty.
You could easily catch a kayaker winding his/her way
around the snakelike river seen so clearly on Lookout Rock's peak.
Take a walk up or go further to walk the path to
River Bend Farm, the state park offering concerts every Sunday on the summer,
a Colonial Muster and other great events during the year.
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