We Be JAM Plannin'

Another Tuesday night, where will it take the Middlesex Community College Running Club?  We be jammin' that's where, as we head to the brick canyons of the Jackson Appleton Middlesex (JAM Plan) area to explore the historic canalways and walkways that snake through downtown Lowell

This time, we took the back way out of the college, crossing our quad to take the footbridge out back to Prescott Street.  Sadly, by this point, Jonathan and Richard were off like bolts so you won't be seeing pics of them running through the urban landscape that is Lowell. 

A fine looking edifice, indeed 

Up to the brick canyons of the Jackson Street mills along the Hamilton Canal.

Donna waves off her paparazzi. 

Let's cut through to head over to Dutton Street 

At the gatehouse by the Pawtucket Canal 

Anybody remember the Giant Store?  Used to love their lunch snack bar.  That's it off to the right on the side of the canal 

Sadly, the empty parking lot behind our intrepid runners is one of the local casualties of the federal government shutdown.  The Market Street parking area at the Visitor Center has been one of the unfortunate victims in the shutdown, which doesn't appear to be ending any time soon. 

Beating the traffic on Dutton Street

Our runners have serious loco-motion

Continuing our mill and canal tour, we head on over to Wannalancit

Running off into the sunset behind the dormitories at UMass Lowell

Pramod is a vision silhouetted against the sunset 

The smokestacks at the Lawrence Mills 

Now Pramod's literally walking on air 

And one more on our mill tour - give these folks a Boott!

Back at headquarters, we stop for a promo picture for the Department of Higher Ed, helping to promote the Commonwealth's Vision Project.  We look quite the vision ourselves. 

Next week, time to head back into the neighborhoods!  Watch out Lowell, we're coming to a neighborhood near you!