"Here's a test: when Thoreau was living at Walden Pond, he would often go into town for dinners with his family." As an aside, its amusing how many people come

"Here's a test: when Thoreau was living at Walden Pond, he would often go into town for dinners with his family." As an aside, its amusing how many people come to Concord and are stunned to learn that Walden Pond is only a little over a mile from the center of town - not exactly the middle of nowhere.