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Newton, Massachusetts, USA (The Garden City)
The City of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, is an important residential suburb of Boston, which abuts it on the east. According to the 2000 census, the population of Newton was 83,829, making it the tenth largest city in the state. (From Wikipedia)
Canoeing on the Charles River has been and continues to be a popular form of outdoor recreation in Newton. You can see this reflected in a 1902 film made by the Thomas Edison Company at www.bpl.org/central/bostonmovies.htm.
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