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staying current: "South Bridge Boat House on Main Street in Concord is the best place to rent canoes. In high school we did it all the time, grabbing a picnic and canoeing down the Concord River. It's really beautiful." 496 Main St., Concord, 978-369-9438; southbridgeboathouse.com farm to sarah: "Everything sold at Wilson's farmstand in Lexington is grown there. The produce is fresh, the plants are beautiful, and the apple cider doughnuts are not to be missed." Wilson Farm, 10 Pleasant St., Lexington, 781-862- 3900; wilsonfarms.com hidden treasure: "Fancy Flea Antiques has the most incredible estate jewelry. I have a filigree gold band from the '40s that my sisters gave me. I wear it every day stacked with the diamond and sapphire band my parents bought me there." 1841 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington, 781-862- 9650; fancyfleaantiques.com shopping secret weapon: "I can't go home without stopping in Concord Center. It is the cutest town center, with amazing antiques shops. I worked at French Lessons, which sells DVF and all the denim brands I love." 8 Walden St., Concord, 978-369-6227; frenchlessons-boutique.com photography Courtesy of sarah flint (flint) Sarah Flint isn't tiptoeing around the fashion world. No, ma'am. Just two years after she launched it, the Lincoln native's namesake footwear line has already high-stepped onto the prestigious shelves at Barneys New York and dozens of upscale shops across the coun- try, including the Tess & Carlos boutiques in Cambridge, Weston, and Concord. At 26, F lint ha s a ssembled a dy na m ic tea m, including Vice President Vicky Donevan (formerly at the chic shoe brand Tabitha Simmons), renowned patternmaker R ichard Siccardi, and board of adv isors member Desiree Gruber, a n execut ive producer of Project Runway. It also doesn't hurt to have Blake Lively showing up at movie premieres wearing Sarah Flint and Instagramming her affection for the brand's f lats and sandals on a regular basis. F l i nt r u ns her compa ny out of New York, but her sou l ( pu n intended) remains in Boston. She g raciously shared her favorite shopping and leisure haunts. BC A Well-Heeled Life LincoLn native sarah flint hits it sky-high with her designer shoe coLLection and ceLebrates at her cherished boston spots. by jill radsken STYLE Social Network 50 bostoncommon-magazine.com