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In the woods with the New England Orienteering Club

Orienteers need good sense, sense of direction, and speed

By Brian MacQuarrie

 |  Globe Staff  

  November 20, 2011

Orienteering might seem interesting only to the Boy Scouts, but an energized group of devotees scurries through the woods nearly every weekend throughout New England with maps and compasses in search of hidden markers.

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