>> THIS IS CHRONICLE ON WCVB CHANNEL 5.
ANTHONY: SHAYNA: AN ESTATE TURNED PUBLIC PLAYGROUND.
TAKE THE FAMILY TREASURE HUNTING DEEP IN THE WOODS.
DROP INTO A CAMP THAT DOESN’T COST AN ARM AND A LEG.
>> HALE SUMMER CLUB IS A STAYCATION FOR MOST OF OUR FAMILIES.
SHAYNA: HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE SUMMER DAYS.
CLIMB TO GET A VIEW OF THE CITY.
TRY A DIFFERENT TASTE.
>> WE DO A LOT OF INTERESTING STRANGE THINGS.
SHAYNA: GET DOWN ON THE FARM.
>> THIS WAS A PLACE WHERE YOU WANT TO SPEND SOME TIME.
SHAYNA: "EXCURSIONS," CHRONICLE.
AS WE KNOW, SUMMER IS WAY TOO SHORT, SO YOU NEED TO MAKE THE MOST OF IT.
ANTHONY: WE’VE GOT IDEAS FOR YOU TO TRY.
STARTING WITH A TRIP TO A FORMER ESTATE FOR THE WELL HEELED TURNED INTO AN ALL ROUND PLAYGROUND FOR THE AVERAGE FAMILY.
IT DOESN’T GET BETTER THAN THIS -- BRILLIANT BLUE SKIES, LUSH GREEN LAWNS, OCEAN BREEZES, WHAT IS SUMMER IF NOT TO ABSORB ALL THAT BEING OUTDOORS HAS TO OFFER?
THE CRANE ESTATE IN IPSWICH WAS BUILT AS A SUMMER PLAYGROUND.
THE TRUSTEES INVITE VISITORS TO EXPLORE, KLEIN, SLIDE -- CLIMB, SLIDE AND PLAY IN A MODERN MAZE MADE FOR THIS SPOT.
>> THE ARTIST BRILLIANTLY CONNECTED TO THIS SCULPTURE WITH THE HISTORY OF THE PROPERTY.
IN THE 1920’S, THE CRANE FAMILY BUILT A HEDGE MAZE.
OUR ARTIST MODELED IT USING MAN-MADE MATERIALS USING NATURAL.
WE HAVE PIPES COMBINED WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL NATURAL STONE FROM BRAZIL.
IT IS THIS INTERRUPTION OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL MATERIALS TOGETHER.
ANTHONY: THE CRANES MADE THEIR LIVING IN THE PLUMBING INDUSTRY.
THE PIECE WAS COMMISSIONED FOR THE TRUSTEE LAND PROJECT.
>> IS AN IMMERSIVE PIECE OF ARTWORK.
YOU CAN ENJOY WALKING THROUGH IT, IMMERSING YOURSELF IN THE DIFFERENT REFLECTIONS, FEELING THE STONE.
JUXTAPOSED THAT WOULD -- JUXTAPOSE THAT WITH THE ARCHITECTURE, IT GIVES RESIDENTS A REASON TO COME HERE.
THEY HAD THE BEACH,, THE GARDENS IT IS THE -- THE GARDENS, IT IS THE ULTIMATE OUTDOOR SPOT.
WALK AROUND THE SCULPTURE, ENJOY IT, SOAK IT UP.
ANTHONY: AT NEARBY APPLETON FARMS, A NEW WAY TO ENJOY THE OUTDOORS.
A GOOD OLD-FASHIONED WAGON W RIDE, ALBEIT BY PICKUP TRUCK.
>> THIS WAGON RIDE WILL GET YOU DEEPER INTO OUR 1000 ACRES.
ANTHONY: SARAH IS GM FOR THIS PROPERTY AND THE INSPIRATION BETWEEN THESE FARMLAND JAUNTS.
>> THIS IS A PLACE WHERE YOU WANT TO SPEND TIME AND FEEL THE HISTORY, SEE THE ECOLOGY AS WELL AS THE FARM ANIMALS.
ANTHONY: APPLETON FARMS IS LAND WITH A LINEAGE.
GRANTED TO SAMUEL APPLETON IN 1630 ---- IT REMAINED A FAMILY HOMESTEAD FOR MY GENERATIONS.
THIS FARM PRODUCES DAIRY AND MEAT PRODUCTS.
>> WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING 22 COUNTS.
-- MILKING 22 COWS.
OUR BARN IS OPEN FOR YOU TO WANT THE PROCESS -- WATCH THE PROCESS MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
ANTHONY: THE WAGON WINDS ITS W THROUGH PASTORSAY -- ITS WAY THROUGH PASTORS AND HAYFIELDS.
BEYOND THE RAILROAD BRIDGE, WIDE-OPEN FIELD WHERE TIME STANDS STILL.
SHAYNA: THE ON THE PLAINS IS THE PLAYGROUND.
ANTHONY: HE TELLS GUESTS YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO SEE.
ROUNDING THE PASTURE IS THIS HEFFER, AS CURIOUS AS US AS WE ARE ABOUT HER.
>> THE PASTURE IS THE PLACE WHERE OUR BEEF HERD SPENDS THE SUMMER.
THEN WE GO TO THE KENTUCKY GATE, A GATE THAT CAN BE OPENED BY HORSEBACK WITHOUT HAVING TO DISMOUNT.
ANTHONY: FOR GENERATIONS, THE FORM HAS BEEN HOME TO EQUESTRIANS.
TODAY A CEREMONIAL HUNT TAKES PLACE EVERYTHING’S GIVEN.
IT IS HARD NOT TO FEEL HISTORY, LIFE AS THE WAGON ROLLS THROUGH.
>> EACH SUCCESSIVE GENERATION OF APPLETONS WROTE TO THEIR SONS, SAID, PRESERVE THIS PLACE, BUT DON’T MAKE A LIVING DOING IT.
WE TOO ARE TRYING TO STEWARD IT.
THIS PUBLIC IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
WE HAVE PEOPLE WALKING IN THE MORNING AND NIGHT.
YOU CAN COME HERE TO SKI IN THE WINTER.
WE ALWAYS HAVE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER AT APPLETON FARMS.
SHAYNA: THE WAGON RIDES ARE HAPPENING THIS SUMMER AND WILL BECOME MORE FREQUENT IN FALL.
ANTHONY: YOU CAN GET OFF WHEN YOU WANT TO, BUT IT IS A 1000 ACRE PROPERTY.
THEY DO FARM TO TABLE DINNERS AS WELL.
SHAYNA: YOU KNOW THAT HAS GOT TO BE DELICIOUS.
NEXT, GONE QUESTING.
>> A QUEST IS A TREASURE HUNT.
SHAYNA: PLUS, STAY HOME CAMP.
>> YOU CAN TAKE LESSONS AND