Archive for August, 2011

Kimball Fruit Farm in Pepperell, Mass., is one of my favorite places to pick apples in the fall. The expansive fields always seems to yield plenty of apples, while the distant mountain views...
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Tracey Hutchins, of the Milford (New Hampshire) Downtown Ongoing Improvement Team, reports that the Milford Great Pumpkin Festival will feature fireworks (courtesy of Atlas Pyrotechnics of Jaffrey, N.H.) to start the festival...
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If you love seafood, please mark on your calendar the Bowen’s Wharf 21st Annual Seafood Festival at Bowen’s Wharf in Newport, R.I., scheduled for Oct. 15 and 16 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m....
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VisitMaine.com just tipped us on some of the most scenic drives in Maine. With 12 national and state scenic byways covering more than 500 miles of often spectacular coastline and inland scenery, these roadways also...
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VermontPressroom.com reports that the Champlain Valley Fair will take place from Aug. 27-Sept. 5, 2011, at the Champlain Valley Exposition, 10 Pearl St. in Essex Junction, Vt. The fair will offer free entertainment,...
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It seems like we just wrote about Memorial Day Weekend travel suggestions. Where does the time go? Before Christmas arrives seemingly next week, thought we’d suggest to you five affordable Labor Day Weekend...
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VisitMaine.com, the web site for the Office of Maine Tourism, reports that Finn Fling Day will take place on Sept. 17 at the Finnish Heritage House in South Thomaston,  Maine. Some highlights of this event: Finnish kantele...
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A beautiful old Shaker village comes alive in the fall as the Shaker Hill Apple Festival will take place at the Alfred Shaker Museum, 118 Shaker Hill Rd., in Alfred, Maine, on Sat....
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Editor’s note: thanks to Marci Tyldesley, of Cape Public Relations, for alerting us to a “doggone” great-sounding Cape Cod event happening later this month… One great...
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Editor’s note: Cape Cod is, no doubt, a magical Massachusetts travel destination, filled with beautiful ocean beaches, a relaxing feeling in the salt-sea, breezy air, some amazing seafood restaurants, and pretty, little classic...
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