Our First Castle

By Janean Crane

When you think of a castle you probably think of a large, beautiful building that is quite old and holds a lot of history. Let’s just say that that isn’t the case for all castles. There are two words that come to mind to describe the first castle we saw: Square and dull. When we first arrived at Boston castle we wondered where the castle was as we looked upon a brick-box of a building. 

Boston castle in all it's glory

When we walked in we quickly realized that the brick-box was the “castle.” We then got a very quick tour and learned that it wasn’t a medieval castle, (no surprise there).  It turns out that it was built as a hunting lodge and party house around the time of the Boston Tea Party. In that small square building, they manage to find room for a gift shop and a room with some children’s toys. After this great disappointment, we decided to wander the public footpath in the area of the Castle and I think that everyone would agree that it was a lot more enjoyable. On the path we found thousands of juicy black berries. We were able to pick two bottles full of ripe berries. Maybe we didn’t find a real castle but we definitely found a yummy snack. We all knew one thing when we left that castle, the castles could only get better . . . at least we hope. . .

The tasty treat we found outside the "castle"