The Bay Circuit Trail and Greenway is a permanent recreation trail that extends through 37 towns in eastern Massachusetts from Plum Island to Kingston Bay. It has been “on the drawing boards” since 1929 but was never really developed. In the 1980s and 1990s interest was rekindled in getting this trail completed. Progress has been slow, especially on the South Shore it seems but in 2012 the Appalachian Mountain Club and The Trustees of Reservations joined with the Bay Circuit Alliance to move the idea along. More information can be found at: http://www.baycircuit.org/about/.
This cache is located about 2/3 rds of the way between where the BCT enters Pembroke from Hanson and where it crosses Center St. (Route 36). Route 36 is locally famous as the location of the former Hobomock Inn (now Oliveria's which recently closed). It is said that former Boston mayor and Governor James Michael Curley like to entertain his cronies at this restaurant. Local legend has it that Curley ordered this road designated as a state highway to make it easier for his cronies to locate the restaurant. Reportedly it is the shortest state numbered highway in Massachusetts.