The Hannah Duftin monument in Haverhill MA.

The Amtrak Downeaster Rail begins in Portland, Maine and ends in Boston, Massachusetts. In between there are stops in Old Orchard Beach ME, Saco ME, Wells ME, Dover NH, Durham NH, Exeter NH, Haverhill MA, and Woburn MA. For this series of articles I will expound upon the merits of each stop along the Downeaster Amtrak tour.

Haverhill is the northern-most stop in Massachusetts along the Amtrak Downeaster line. The Winnekenni Castle hosts a variety of programs and entertainment throughout the year, including psychic fairs and classic car shows. Visitors of Haverhill often stop by the Hannah Dustin (or Duston) monument; Hannah was the first woman of the United States to have a monument erected in her honor. That she was captured during an Indian raid and escaped by killing ALL of her captors certainly qualified her, in those colonial days, for a statue.

Raspberries from Turkey Hill Farm in Haverhill.

Seasonal visitors can enjoy fresh fruit and berry picking at Turkey Hill Farm. The farm is open every day in the summer from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and has, as you can see from the above photo, incredible raspberries. You can also purchase Christmas trees in wintertime, though I doubt you’d want to tote one along on the Amtrak train.

Stranger things have happened though, I’ll bet.

Past articles in this series:

- Amtrak Downeaster Adventure – Overview
- Amtrak Downeaster Adventure – Portland, ME
- Amtrak Downeaster Adventure – Old Orchard Beach, ME
- Amtrak Downeaster Adventure – Saco, ME
- Amtrak Downeaster Adventure – Wells, ME
- Amtrak Downeaster Adventure – Dover, NH
- Amtrak Downeaster Adventure – Durham, NH
- Amtrak Downeaster Adventure – Exeter, NH

Photo Credits (in order of appearance):
- “Hannah Duftin” by danar on Flickr Creative Commons.
- “Gorgeous Raspberries” by hfb on Flickr Creative Commons.