QUABBIN RESERVOIR

Quabbin Visitor Center renamed in memory of Les and Terry Campbell

By MAX BOWEN - 6/5/23

With the Quabbin Reservoir in the background, friends and supporters celebrated a day two years in the making.The Quabbin Reservoir Visitor Center...

Forty years later, Tour de Quabbin rides on

By MAX BOWEN - 5/30/23

It was a cold and rainy Memorial Day when Clif and Arleen Read, along with Clif’s brother and future sister-in-law, launched the Tour de Quabbin...

Bill would compensate towns harmed by creation of Quabbin Reservoir

By DOMENIC POLI - 4/27/23

BOSTON — Four towns were disincorporated and dismantled, and another eight had land stripped from them, to create the Quabbin Reservoir in the...

Retired DCR employee takes guests on photographic journey of Quabbin Reservoir’s ‘lost’ towns

By DOMENIC POLI - 9/25/22

GREENFIELD — Photographer and retired state Department of Conservation and Recreation employee Dale Monette is taking guests on a photographic...

PHOTO: King of the Quabbin

11/3/21

PHOTO: Family outing

11/1/21

PHOTO: Fishing through the fog

7/27/21

Reservoir nearing capacity not a problem, state agency says

By DOMENIC POLI - 7/25/21

The Quabbin Reservoir was at 96.4 percent capacity heading into the weekend, but a Massachusetts Water Resources Authority spokesperson says that...

New Salem resident presents history of North Prescott

By CHRIS LARABEE - 7/18/21

NEW SALEM — Standing among the trees outside Gate 20 at the Quabbin Reservoir, it’s hard to imagine there once was two general stores and a church...

A legacy of stewardship: Quabbin advocates call for renaming of visitor center in honor of Les and Terry Campbell

By MEGHAN SORENSEN - 2/18/21

BELCHERTOWN — Les Campbell dedicated 75 years of life to the Quabbin Reservoir with a passion for nature, community and photography. With help from...

DCR renting boats on Quabbin Reservoir starting Aug. 1, but with pandemic-specific guidelines

7/30/20

The three Quabbin Reservoir Fishing Boat Launch Areas are now open for the 2020 fishing season, and as of Saturday, Aug. 1, visitors can rent boats...