There’s a hidden gem and it’s almost in your backyard. No, it isn’t a new coffee shop or a stall loaded with cheap purses at the entry to the Compare Foods shopping center or even a new food truck. No, the gem is the Beaver Marsh Nature Preserve that’s tucked in behind the Compare Foods shopping center.
Lush and beautiful this time of year, the Beaver Marsh Preserve is a haven for birds, turtles and marshy greenness. We managed to catch sight of the majestic Blue Heron and perhaps a snowy white Egret feasting on the fish of the marsh. The old beaver dam seems to be abandoned, but we’ve been told there are still beavers residing in the marsh.
You’ll want to keep your eye on the marsh as bird migration ramps up this fall and the changing colors of the marsh.