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The local guide

Everything worth doing.Within 20 minutes.

Editors' picks across 8categories — the dock with the deepest channel, the winery with the view, the restaurant with the right wine list, the trail nobody's on at sunrise.

The table

Restaurants

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Webster
Samuel Slater's Restaurant

An American-contemporary restaurant on the shore of Webster Lake, part of the Indian Ranch property, with indoor and lakeside outdoor seating.

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Point Breeze

A seafood and New England-style restaurant and event space directly on Webster Lake, with an attached marina and ice cream window, frequently used for weddings and functions.

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Waterfront Mary's 22

A lakefront pizza and seafood bar with dockside seating, free boat docking, and live music — a long-running lake-culture spot, rebranded under this name.

The outdoors

Parks & trails

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Dudley
Southern New England Trunkline Trail

A flat, multi-use rail-trail segment reaching the Webster town line from Dudley, part of the larger 22-mile SNETT corridor — near the lake rather than directly along it.

The harvest

Farms

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Douglas
Douglas Orchard & Farm

A pick-your-own farm about 8 miles from Webster Lake in neighboring Douglas, with blueberries in mid-July and apples, raspberries, and blackberries from September, plus a farm store and doughnut stand.

Saturday morning

Farmers markets

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Webster
Joe Obbie Farmers' Market

The town's seasonal Saturday farmers market in the Towne Center Plaza, running summer through early fall; also runs a Wednesday-evening market with food trucks and live music in July and August.

The water

Boat launches

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Lakeview Marine

A full-service boat dealer and marina on Webster Lake with a year-round service department and seasonal kayak and paddleboard rentals.

Iconic stops

Iconic stops

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The Lake's 45-Letter Name

Officially Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, commonly cited as the longest place name in the United States. Entry signs on Route 12 at the Massachusetts/Connecticut town line, and a Webster shopping plaza roofline, spell it out in full.

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Indian Ranch

An outdoor amphitheater and campground on Webster Lake operating continuously since 1946, hosting country and rock acts and locally described as the "Nashville of the North" for its country-music history.

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