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Northshore October 2025
For the past 16 years, Dan Small has witnessed Lynn Woods Reservation evolve from a rundown thicket to the recreational park it is today. At the start of his tenure, the ranger recalls, “The place was in pretty rough shape.” Neglect and disrespect had turned the acreage into something of a dumping ground, and, Small notes, “There were questions about whether the city should even have the place.” Things have changed quite a bit over the last decade, as evidenced by the regularly overflowing parking lots at the start of the trailheads. “[It’s much] more popular than it was when I started here,” says Sma
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