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This isn’t going to be one of those Stowe, Vt., posts that encourages you to spend all your hard-earned money and then equate it as the sole way to have a good time. Let’s start out first by stating that, in one way, you don’t have to spend a...
Booking.com Every step of the way in York, Maine, brings special New England travel memories. Ocean beaches, seafood, amusements, salt water taffy, old-fashioned gift shops, a lighthouse, and coastal scenery have that effect. What’s more, visitors always like that you don’t have to drive too far up the Maine...
I remember as a kid in the late 1960s when Brookdale Fruit Farm in Hollis, N.H., was a little neighborhood roadside farm stand that despite its modest, humble presence seemed to go beyond what other similar businesses offered in this area. The fruit was beyond fresh, the staff was...
Is it just me, or is the The Cliff Walk in Newport, R.I., the best coastal walk in New England? Other than Marginal Way in Ogunquit, Maine and Coast Guard Beach on Cape Cod, you’d be hard-pressed to find a more scenic ocean side stroll at a New England...
The Princeton, Mass., town green is one of my favorites in Massachusetts with its greatest hits-like collection of what helps make local town commons so special. With its bandstand, large open space, commanding hilltop views, and stunning surrounding historic municipal buildings and pleasing older homes, this is the type...
Let’s face it, pancakes fall “flat” when it comes to nutrient-dense foods — too many carbs in its refined flour base and way too many with added toppings like powdered sugar and maple syrup. As an occasional treat, however, for those without blood sugar or other health issues that...
Chocolate lovers, your prayers for the most delicious chocolates can be answered by visiting a Cistercian monastery in Wrentham, Mass., that has its own on-site candy making facility. Mt. Saint Mary’s Abbey is not only home to approximately 50 nuns, but also Trappistine Quality Candy. Because monks and nuns strive...