Tour Guide: Eric Aldrich

Nestled below the summits of Mount Skatutakee and Thumb Mountain in Hancock, N.H., Jack’s Pond is a remote and inspiring place. It is named after Jack, a formerly enslaved man who became free and lived near the pond between the late 1700s until his death in 1826. The pond and surrounding land is now protected and managed by the Harris Center for Conservation Education.
Join Eric Aldrich and Susie Spikol of the Harris Center for a 2.5-mile round-trip hike to the pond, where we’ll hear about Jack and his close connection with the Due family, which also lived in Hancock at the time. We’ll also hear how the NH Black Heritage Trail is helping to bring this and other Black history stories to light.

Tour is on a hiking trail, moderately strenuous. Sturdy shoes/boots recommended.
Meet at 10 a.m. at the Harris Center, 83 King’s Highway, Hancock.
Registration required (with BHTNH). Limit of 30.