A similar cache was archived here because of the construction of the Rosemary Lake Complex. The work is done so we have created a slightly different adventure.
The booklet, The Fern & Fins Guide to Sidewalk Journeys in Needham, states that "Rosemary Lake began as a glacial kettle hole over 10,000 years ago. In the 18th century the lake was dammed to make a mill pond for powering local industries, including an unsuccessful effort to cultivate silkworms. In the 20th century the town of Needham built a recreational complex with a pool, concession stand, terraced seating and sandy "beaches". A brand new Rosemary Lake Complex has just been completed and houses several of the town offices. Rosemary Lake is being dredged and will soon be refilled.
Unfortunately, you cannot circumnavigate the lake along its shoreline but you can make a nice loop through the woods on the orange dot trail. To get to the entrance nearest to stage #1, take Highland Avenue to Rosemary Street, cross over the railroad tracks and look on your left for the entrance to the Rosemary Pool Complex. You will see the trailhead in the left corner of the parking area. The coordinates listed above are for stage #1, which is a short distance from the trailhead. A bit of bushwhacking is needed at most stages to avoid the containers being found by summer campers. The ground can get a bit squishy in parts after a significant rainfall and there may be some thorns (That accounts for the 2.5 rating for terrain). Please leave only geocoins or travel bugs in the cache.
Rosemary's Baby is a 1967 best-selling horror novel by Ira Levin. In 1968 Roman Polansky wrote the screenplay that had Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes in the title roles. The book and movie center on Rosemary Woodhouse, a young woman who with her husband Guy, live in an old Gothic style New York City apartment building. Their neighbors, Minnie and Roman Castevet, befriend them. Rosemary does not care for their company but Guy enjoys visiting with them. Rosemary does some investigating and finds out that her neighbors are the leaders of a coven of witches. When Rosemary is told that her newborn son died at birth she knows that he is to be sacrificed at a coven ritual. The horrible truth proves to be not what the coven plans to do with the baby--but what the baby is.