All Posts Tagged With: "massachusetts"

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Borderland State Park Surprises and Delights!

Borderland State Park is one of those places in your own backyard you don’t even know it exists until you stumble upon it by accident. This is what happened to me with this unique area of publicly owned land in eastern Massachusetts near the towns of Sharon and Easton. If you have a few hours [...]

12Jul2007 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Hints to Ensure You Get a Bargain Deal at the Brimfield Antique Summer Show

For just a few pennies you can take part in a New England tradition while visiting or on a Massachusetts vacation and maybe uncover the bargain of your lifetime at the Brimfield Antique Show. There’s something adrenalin pumping about coming across an antique or old book you’ve been looking to get for years and at [...]

6Jul2007 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Plum Island Massachusetts – Best Kept Secret

Plum Island is one of those great little places in Massachusetts that nobody has heard of unless you live close by. The island is named for the hundreds of beach-plum bushes growing everywhere. Its spring in New England and the weather and ocean are warming up. If you live anywhere within striking distance of a [...]

9Jun2007 | | 2 comments | Continued
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Take a Peek at What’s Blooming in New England

Spring in New England passes all too fast for residents. We seem to go from bitter cold snowy day’s nights to sweltering hot days in the twinkle of an eye… and miss the drawn-out springs of the northern cities in Europe such as London and Paris. But our adaptive fauna copes well with the sudden [...]

1May2007 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Blue Hills Reservation – the Outdoor Playground on Boston’s Doorstep

Just a 30-minute drive from the crowded waterfront attractions of downtown Boston is one of the best-kept secrets of this city – Blue Hills Reservation. The park consists of 22 hills and 125 miles of trails covering an area of 7,000 acres.

11Apr2007 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Here’s Some Late Winter New England Outdoor Activities…

The Boston Red Sox are in spring training and I’ve just spent the weekend in Virginia where two of the days were a balmy 68 degrees… so does this mean its time to leave our cabins in New England for some outdoor activity? Well maybe. New Englanders know that at this time of year we [...]

6Mar2007 | | 0 comments | Continued
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New England Stone Walls – “The Work of the Devil”

The next time you’re traveling through rural New England, especially in Southern New England, be on the lookout for stone walls. And I’m not talking about the ornate and perfectly aligned walls put together by a professional stone mason. No, I’m talking about functional old traditional stone walls put down over 150-years ago by farmers [...]

12Feb2007 | | 0 comments | Continued
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How to Snow Shoe in a Museum Without Being Ejected…

What’s this all about I can hear you saying? Well, don’t get worried. I’m not suggesting you don a pair of snow shoes and head down to Boston Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), and expect them to let you browse the collections in your designer Tubbs. But… there is a place in Massachusetts where you’re [...]

7Feb2007 | | 0 comments | Continued
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They’re making Snow – But If You Love Natural Fluff and Powder, the Resorts and Spas Offer a Great Deal of It.

I know… I know… you’re rushing around doing last minute shopping and rattling your brain for a gift under $500 for your teenager! At this point you’re close to the “get out of jail” gift card… right? Even though you know most teenagers hate them. So stop for just a minute… and look around. Do [...]

20Dec2006 | | 1 comment | Continued
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Summer Thrills and Splashes at Six Flags New England

Summer has arrived in New England! That’s right we skipped right over spring and went from 50-degree weather to 90 plus degrees! And it doesn’t look like cooling back down for a few months now. Six Flags New England Theme Park is now in full swing and open every day from 10:00am ’til 10:00pm. And [...]

13Jun2005 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Where You’ll Find the Big Animals…

It’s May in New England and that signals the return of Whale Watching season. The tour boats are spic and spam and ready to go out to Stellwagen Bank and help visitors find a magnificent Humpback, or Minke, or maybe even a Right! In celebration of the return of the whales I’ve just put up [...]

24May2005 | | 0 comments | Continued
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