Snow Trap

These early spring golfers at Granite Links had a little snow to contend with under foot but a gorgeous sky overhead.

Uphill Fun

This post title may be an oxymoron depending on your physical prowess. Furnace Brook Golf Club is the site of one of the best places to go have some winter fun in the snow. There used to be a ski rope tow near here.

Enjoy your weekend!

Clearing Out

It's Skywatch Friday and this is my favorite sky image taken a couple days ago. The greens here at Furnace Brook Golf Club received a coating of snow and a deep freeze today.

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One More Round

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These avid golfers took advantage of the weather to get one last round of golf in at Furnace Brook Golf Club this past weekend. The greens are unusually lush for late November.

Par 70

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Presidents Golf Course, pictured here, dates back to 1895, when the Wollaston Golf Club was founded on this property. It is situated on 93 acres and has views of Boston, the Neponset River, Blue Hills Reservation and the Atlantic Ocean. A season subscription for a county resident is $1575 from March through December. There are some excellent outdoor tennis courts on the property as well. It's a beautiful open space to enjoy many forms of recreation or just watch the cumulus clouds go by on a summer day ;-). Don't forget to check out "Skywatch Friday" from around the globe and enjoy the upcoming weekend.

Warming Up

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Snow is gone and these avid golfers aren't letting a little cold air stop them from getting around to 9 holes at Furnace Brook Golf Club. This golf club is located on the lee side of Wollaston Hill, bordering the Forbes Hill neighborhood. It is one of 3 golf courses located in Quincy. Quincy is a densely populated city so it's refreshing to have some green space.

"Heavenly Hill"

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Many are taking advantage of a holiday today(Martin Luther King Day) and a fresh blanket of snow to go sledding at Furnace Brook Golf Course. This is close to the site of Quincy's one and only skiing area, "Heavenly Hill" which was closed in the early 1970s.

Clubhouse View

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One of the best views of Boston from Quincy is from the Granite Links Clubhouse. Not far from here is the site of the first commercial railway in the U.S. Some of the near by abandoned quarries are reused for rock climbing.

Golf Club with a View

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No traffic jams on the access road to Granite Links Golf Club.

Rainbow & Fountain

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This fountain was created in what looks like a quarry hole. It is a beautiful outdoor feature at the Granite Links Golf Club. The rainbow was a treat; I was almost going to title this Roy G. Biv!

Putting Around

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Getting ready for 18 holes at Granite Links Golf Course. This is Quincy's 1st class golfing area built on filled-in quarries. Some of the fill came from Boston's "Big Dig" Project. This week we'll take a look at various aspects of this ongoing development.

Wild Autumn Daisies

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This view of Boston is taken from the Granite Links Golf Club.

Golf anyone?

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The Presidents Golf course is one of 3 golf courses located in Quincy. This par 70 course is over 100 years old and offers sweeping views of Boston. The wind, hilly terrain, and the influence of the Atlantic Ocean give the course a unique character that provides an excellent golfing experience.