Thoreau was a lifelong observer of the colorful leaves that surrounded his native Concord every autumn. He kept copious notes on the autumn leaf color.In the final years of his life, he put these observations into alecture that he called “Autumnal Tints.”It would be one of the last essays that he worked on before his death in 1862.
Join Concord historian and Thoreauscholar Richard Smith as he tells the story of Thoreau and “Autumnal Tints.” Afterward, Richard and Park Interpreter Jacqui Kluft will lead a short walk to show visitors some of the plants discussed in the essay.