This annual post-Thanksgiving walk is held in memory of Dave Beglan, historian and director of the Roxbury Land Trust, who died in October 2017. As a Roxbury resident, Dave volunteered countless hours to the study of Mine Hill, initially working tirelessly on obtaining the funding which allowed RLT to procure the Mine Hill Preserve and many other land preserves. He remained active in the Trust as the historian and gave his time freely to the betterment of Roxbury.
Recognized on the National Register of Historic Places, Mine Hill Preserve is the site of a 19th-century iron mine and furnace complex. The Roxbury Land Trust acquired the preserve in 1978 and restored and stabilized the stone and brick structural remains of the furnace complex.
The group will meet in the Mine Hill Preserve parking lot on Mine Hill Road located at 32 Mine Hill Road, Roxbury, CT 06783. Please wear appropriate shoes for a moderate to strenuous walk with some inclines/declines. Inclement weather will cancel the event.
Dave Beglan Memorial Walk 2026
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This annual post-Thanksgiving walk is held in memory of Dave Beglan, historian and director of the Roxbury Land Trust, who died in October 2017. As a Roxbury resident, Dave volunteered countless hours to the study of Mine Hill, initially working tirelessly on obtaining the funding which allowed RLT to procure the Mine Hill Preserve and many other land preserves. He remained active in the Trust as the historian and gave his time freely to the betterment of Roxbury.
Recognized on the National Register of Historic Places, Mine Hill Preserve is the site of a 19th-century iron mine and furnace complex. The Roxbury Land Trust acquired the preserve in 1978 and restored and stabilized the stone and brick structural remains of the furnace complex.
The group will meet in the Mine Hill Preserve parking lot on Mine Hill Road located at 32 Mine Hill Road, Roxbury, CT 06783. Please wear appropriate shoes for a moderate to strenuous walk with some inclines/declines. Inclement weather will cancel the event.