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Misery Islands is the name of an 87-acre nature reserve comprising Great and Little Misery Island in the Salem Sound. The islands got their ominous name from a shipbuilder named Robert Moulton, who was stranded on the islands in 1620 during a bad snow storm. At various points in time the islands have had buildings, businesses, and residents; however, at present the islands are uninhabited. A highlight of visiting the islands are the views that you can enjoy of the North Shore and Salem. There are more than two miles of hiking trails on the larger of the two islands, which take visitors through meadows, to overlooks, across stony beaches, and more. You can access smaller Little Misery Island by wading across a shallow channel when the tide is low, where you can see what is left of the shipwrecked steamship.

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