December 2019
South Medford Holiday Stroll
4GoodVibes 2 and other merchants are organizing the first South Medford Holiday Stroll on Main Street. This is more than just shopping. Write Santa a letter at Swap it and then walk over to 4GoodVibes 2 and mail it in the Santa mail box. From 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., join 4GoodVibes for a mini gingerbread house decorating activity. Buy tickets ($8) ahead of time or when you arrive. From 4 to 6 p.m., there will be cookies and caroling at…
Find out more »June 2023
Walking Tour: The South Medford Experience
Medford historian Dee Morris's summer walking tour for 2023 is "The South Medford Experience," where famous horse racing tracks became a community of homes. In the summer of 1866, two investors threw open the gates of Mystic Trotting Park to a crowd in love with harness racing. The South Medford race track, supplied with over 100 horses, fronted on Main Street at Tufts Square. By the 20th century, these acres evolved into streets filled with comfortable homes owned by Italian…
Find out more »July 2023
Walking Tour: The South Medford Experience
Medford historian Dee Morris's summer walking tour for 2023 is "The South Medford Experience," where famous horse racing tracks became a community of homes. In the summer of 1866, two investors threw open the gates of Mystic Trotting Park to a crowd in love with harness racing. The South Medford race track, supplied with over 100 horses, fronted on Main Street at Tufts Square. By the 20th century, these acres evolved into streets filled with comfortable homes owned by Italian…
Find out more »September 2023
Walking Tour: The South Medford Experience
Medford historian Dee Morris hosts her final 2023 summer walking tour, "The South Medford Experience," where famous horse racing tracks became a community of homes. In the summer of 1866, two investors threw open the gates of Mystic Trotting Park to a crowd in love with harness racing. The South Medford race track, supplied with over 100 horses, fronted on Main Street at Tufts Square. By the 20th century, these acres evolved into streets filled with comfortable homes owned by…
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