Massachusetts Destinations and Events

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The Boston Freedom Trail – Secrets and Truth Revealed

The Boston Freedom Trail is a 2.5-mile walk through important locations and events in the history of Boston and the making of the nation. Following a red line path takes you to 16 places of historical interest in the city, and though the walk is free a number of the buildings have an admission fee [...]

27Sep2008 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued
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The Yarmouth Seaside Festival – Cape Cod, Massachusetts

The Yarmouth Seaside Festival has become a staple on the Cape Cod fall scene over the Columbus Day weekend. All the events take place in the town of South Yarmouth, Massachusetts - a favorite family destination for summer vacations.
After Labor Day and the crowds have gone Yarmouth settles back into a quiet Cape Cod community [...]

25Sep2008 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued
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New Bedford Whaling Museum – A Heritage of New England

Crowded within the borders of New England are hundreds of museums covering all kinds of topics and industries.
The most interesting to me are those that celebrate the uniqueness of the region’s past, and whaling was an industry that brought fame and fortune to New England during its heydays in the 19th century.
And the [...]

23Sep2008 | Cliff Calderwood | 2 comments | Continued
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Boston Bike Tours with Urban Adventours

You’ve heard of Boston’s Duck Tour or Trolley Tour, and these are both great ways of getting an orientation of the city even if the narration at times is more focused on entertainment than… let’s be generous and say - the facts.
But I’ve always wanted to take a Bike Tour around Boston and visit the [...]

20Sep2008 | yankeetraveler | 6 comments | Continued
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White Water Rafting on the Deerfield River with the Crab Apple Family

There are many ways to mess about on rivers in New England - cruising, fishing, and swimming is relaxing and serine… but it’s not for me. I like my outdoor adventures to be a few notches up on the excitement dial, and if you’re the same look no further than a white water rafting trip.
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17Sep2008 | yankeetraveler | 4 comments | Continued
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The Johnny Appleseed Trail – North Central Massachusetts

The Johnny Appleseed Trail spans a section Massachusetts Route 2 through the rural area of north central Massachusetts.
The name Johnny Appleseed gives recognition to the many farms and orchards in the region and to one of the area’s most famous sons - John Chapman, born in 1774 in Leominster in the heart of the trail.
John [...]

12Sep2008 | Cliff Calderwood | 6 comments | Continued
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The Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield - A Place for a Rainy Day Or Respite from all that Berkshires Outdoors!

New England has many fine museums and aquariums but rarely do you find both in one location. But in Pittsfield, in the heart of the Berkshires, there is the Berkshire Museum, which has three floors that melds together a children’s museum, art galleries, and an aquarium.
Pittsfield has seen a lot of recent investment and development [...]

6Aug2008 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued
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Hiking Mount Greylock in Adams, Massachusetts – The Gould Trail

Last weekend was our final preparation hike before climbing the “big daddy” of all climbs in the northeast - Mount Washington, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
My son and I chose Mount Greylock (3,491-feet) in the Berkshires to be our last hike before Mt. Washington as it has some challenging trails, but also offers [...]

4Aug2008 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued
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Childhood Memories You Can Revisit in Massachusetts

Remember your first picture books or listening to tales of animals and insects brought to life by your parents reading to you? Remember those days?
Well, take a stroll down memory lane and create some new ones by visiting these destinations in Massachusetts that celebrate the life of some of America’s most memorable authors of children’s [...]

1Aug2008 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued
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Romantic Getaways in New England

New England is famous for its history, coastline scenery, seafood… and country inns, bed and breakfasts, and first-class resorts. The region has all the elements that make it one of the world’s top destinations for romantic getaways.
If you’re considering getting away for a weekend or longer with your soul mate and want some recommendations for [...]

22Jul2008 | Cliff Calderwood | 4 comments | Continued
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Mount Tom State Reservation – Pioneer Valley, Massachusetts

200 million years ago the drifting apart of the great land masses created fault lines where volcanic activity was prevalent. One of these faults developed in what is now known as the Pioneer Valley region in the Connecticut River Valley area.
The remains of this activity can be seen in the Mount Tom Range and Holyoke [...]

8Jul2008 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued
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Boston Movie Tours Takes You Behind-the-Scenes

Boston has long been popular with Hollywood as a location for movies and TV shows. Most know that the TV show Cheers was based on a Boston Bar, and Good Will Hunting and The Departed were both filmed on the streets of the Hub.
Beantown has become a friendly city towards movie makers as the Governor [...]

23Jun2008 | Cliff Calderwood | 1 comment | Continued
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The Norman Rockwell Museum - Stockbridge, Massachusetts

A Norman Rockwell painting or illustration is as instantly recognizable as playing a few bars of a symphony and knowing it was composed by Mozart.
Rockwell continues to be one of America’s most beloved artists.
Yes, his scenes and subjects help maintain his popularity and fan base - they are of growing up and growing old and [...]

17Jun2008 | Cliff Calderwood | 2 comments | Continued
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What’s a nice country store like you doing in a place like this?

The Old Country Store and Emporium in West Mansfield, Mass., is reminiscent of country stores in Vermont and New Hampshire
by Eric J. Hurwitz
VisitingNewEngland.com
When thinking of prototypical country store locations, the scenic rural backroads of New Hampshire and Vermont seem synonymous with these traditional, old-fashioned retail places to shop.
Much to our surprise, we found the [...]

12Jun2008 | ehurwitz | 0 comments | Continued
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Dragon Boat Festival of Boston

On Sunday June 8th, 2008 this year’s Dragon Boat Festival of Boston will take place on the Charles River. The festival is an ancient celebration of the life and death of Chinese patriot-poet Qu Yuan who lived from 340-278 B.C.
The final Dragon Boat races take place between 9:00am-5:00pm along the Charles in Cambridge.
In addition [...]

6Jun2008 | Cliff Calderwood | 2 comments | Continued
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The Most Popular Theme and Water Parks of New England

This doesn’t profess to be a complete list of theme and water parks in New England but it includes the largest and the most popular parks and covers each state in the region. Baked into these nine parks are enough exciting hours to satisfy the thrill-seeking hunger of any teenager. There’s also plenty of fun [...]

5Jun2008 | Cliff Calderwood | 2 comments | Continued
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