Wakefield

Wakefield is a medium sized upper-middle class suburb about 15 minutes north of Boston, with a population of about 25,000. It is in Middlesex County. Lake Quannapowitt is the town’s pride and joy… Wakefieldians really go nuts over it. The lake attracts tons of windsurfers, and the Quannapowitt Yacht Club has many smaller sailboats on the water during the summer. St. John’s Prep school also has a partnership with the Yacht Club for their sailing team. The lake is a little over 3 miles around, and brings in many walkers, bicyclists, runners, etc. The lake area has a huge Common that has lots of events throughout the year. The nicest areas tend to be around the lake, and the West Side. People in these areas tend to drive their Swedish cars to their ski houses, and have a bit too much pride in their neighborhood (West Side especially). The Greenwood area gets jokingly looked down upon by the rest of the town, but in reality most of it is just as nice. People from Greenwood have an unnatural obsession with Billy’s Roast Beef and FoodMart, and the rest of the town loves Toody’s. The downtown area has a few nice restaurants (Duck Walk, Sushi Island, Ristarante Molise), and plenty of classics (Zalek’s, Brother’s Deli, Nonno’s, etc). The sports team are The Warriors. The Library has a marble wall in front that attracts the town's skaters and punks. The town became slightly notorious after the Wakefield Massacre in 2000. Neighboring towns are Melrose (Wakefield’s biggest rival), Lynnfield, Saugus, Reading, and Stoneham. Overall, a pretty nice place to be.