Every April, locals and visitors can witness the one-million plus daffodils blooming in Newport, R.I. as part of the Daffodil Days Festival throughout the city. The million dollar views, however, take place alongside Newport’s Cliff Walk near and at Salve Regina University. It’s like a Rhode Island rite of passage into spring. Viewing these most […]
Eric Hurwitz
I am the publisher and chief writer at VisitingNewEngland.com , a travel Web Site that helps people plan their New England vacations through travel essays, photos, tips, resources, reviews and an online New England hotel reservations center. I am also the publisher of VisitingCooperstown.com and Cooperstown for Kids, both dedicated to helping travelers plan their Cooperstown, NY vacation. Our blogs include The Weekly New England Travel and Vacation Gazette and Massachusetts Restaurant Review Sound Bites. I attended the Boston University School of Public Communications and graduated from Suffolk University with a B.A. in journalism and mass communications. When not working, I enjoy tennis, baseball, walking and watching Boston Red Sox baseball and Boston Celtics basketball!
Chairs by the Ocean – York Beach, Maine
On this York Beach, Maine post, we feature a most relaxing scene of chairs overlooking the ocean at Short Sands Beach. This almost Norman-Rockwell-Meets-The-Coast-like scene creates a relaxing vacation-like moment that gives the visitor the beach, the ocean, the rocky coast and a feeling of peace, quiet and reflection. It’s nice that experiencing this moment […]
Wild Maine Blueberry Ice Cream and Pie – York Beach, Maine
Ahhh, wild Maine blueberry pie and ice cream, the way desserts in Maine should be. Ok, we just did a clever food variation of the Maine state motto, “The way life should be,” but it’s just as powerful and accurate a statement. This dessert from the seasonal Fox’s Lobster House in York, Maine, sources from […]
Nubble Lighthouse, Up Close – York Beach, Maine
Nubble Lighthouse in York Beach, Maine ranks amongst the best known and most photographed lighthouses in the United States of America. It’s easy to see why. The exceptionally well-maintained lighthouse features a two-story keeper’s house, a 41-ft. tower rising 88 ft. above the high water mark and several outbuildings along juxtaposed with carved-out rock and […]
Breakfast Sandwich from the Muffin House Café in Medway, Mass.
Many regard the Muffin House Café in Medway, Mass. as serving some of the best muffins in the region but they also know that the breakfast sandwiches rank right up there, as well. This friendly little eatery and take-out place located in a shopping plaza comes up with a breakfast sandwich that doesn’t skimp on […]
Heav’nly Donuts Makes Heavenly Donuts
Heav’nly Donuts is aptly named. This doughnut chain with locations in Massachusetts and New Hampshire clearly exceeds the supermarket types and standard doughnut shop versions. What magic they create in the rolling, glazing and hand-cutting process results in doughnuts that rank amongst the best we tried in New England. Heav’nly Donuts makes 35 varieties of […]
Massachusetts Eats Facebook Group: Join the Food Discussions
If you love to talk about your favorite places to eat and the dishes, desserts and drinks you enjoy most locally, you can send a request to join the Massachusetts Eats Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/massachusettseats. I started Massachusetts Eats last month as a means to talk about, as a community, one of our favorite subjects: […]