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For just a $5.00 per car admission fee, Walden Pond State Reservation in Concord, Mass., turns out to be a “Thoreauly” wonderful scenic destination and value. As the former home of American author and hermit Henry David Thoreau, Walden Pond, today, offers a swimming beach in the summer, an...
If you like pizza, baked goods, historic sightseeing and a nice walk all for around $15.00, may we suggest Boston’s North End? Famous as the Italian section of Boston, Mass. — and often referred to as Boston’s “Little Italy” — the North End never ceases to amaze with its...
And now for something completely different…a New England travel destination where the ocean meet the mountains! Very reasonable admission prices will get you into the 27-mile Acadia National Park Loop on Mt. Desert Island, Maine, featuring some of the most spectacular ocean and mountains views you’ll ever see in...
Families with kids, ages one to 11: be sure to check out the Providence Children’s Museum in Providence, R.I., with its bright, colorful, modern setting and enough interactive activities to spend the day. Some highlights include learning about pets and people, teeth, a walk-in kaleidoscope, Rhode Island historical displays...
“Hey, Rocky, watch me pull a great Maine dining value out of my hat!” With a Bullwinkle J. Moose-like moose and low-cost dining specials on its front sign, the Mainiax Restaurant on Route 1 restaurant in Wells, Maine, begs the question, “Why are we paying more at other restaurants...
If you love biking and scenery, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better destination than the free Recreation Path in Stowe, Vt. This well-maintained 5.3-mile paved bike path starts in Stowe Village, and meanders through some beautiful forests and meadows — and scenic river crossings over arched bridges. You’ll...
Big Hits Y100.9 WYNZ FM, out of South Portland, Maine, is one of New England’s best run radio stations. With local radio icon Chuck Igo and a staff of other supremely talented personalities playing the “biggest hits of all time,” it’s refreshing to hear old-school radio alive and kicking...