South Shore Mom

Don’t you just love when you think you have done it all – then you discover something new?

I was always curious about this really cool walking bridge I passed in Abington….but I was always on my way somewhere else and never could stop and check it out. 

Wednesday – on my way to yet another playground – I finally decided to stop and check it out. The bridge took me and my son over a pond and through a very interesting military entrance and into Island Grove Park. There were kids  - EVERYWHERE. I thought to myself that I must have just walked onto the grounds of a summer camp….and I kind of did. The park does hold a summer camp – the Busy Beaver Summer Camp.

I followed the path down to an area which I can only describe as a “swimming hole” and was so pleasantly surprised to find many many lifeguards, lots of floating piers, a snack bar and what I believe was a locker room area. 

My son was overjoyed – as the day was humid and the swimming hole was so inviting. I was not prepared with a bathing suit – but he went right into the water in his shorts. There were areas roped off from 2 feet to 6 feet and a swimming lane for serious swimmers. There was also a dock in the middle of the swimming hole and plenty of big shady trees to sit under. Bring your beach chairs.

I later discovered that the Island Grove Park swimming area is a “pay area”. Whoops! I inadvertently snuck in. It was so fun and so well taken care of….and so covered with lifeguards…that next summer, I will definitely get a membership.

More information here:

http://www.friendsofislandgrove.com/