For several months, we tried to visit the rooftop astronomical observatory at Wheaton College in Norton, Mass., but repeated cloudy weather conditions suggested it just wasn’t in our stars. Finally, late last spring, we finally got a good weather night to go, and the experience was memorable — at...
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Defying the Look of Suburbia at Noon Hill in Medfield, Mass.
If you enjoy easy hikes and amazing scenic views but don’t want to stray too far from the Boston area, Noon Hill in Medfield, Mass., peaks as a fantastic destination. A quick 30-minute hike on well-marked trails in a dense wooded setting ultimately gives way at 370 ft. to...
York Harbor Cliff Path Reaches New Heights for Coastal Maine Travel
Marginal Way in Ogunquit, Maine, and The Cliff Walk in Newport, R.I., hold high honors as the best known, most interesting New England coastal walk paths, but York Harbor, Maine, features a contender of its own called the Cliff Path. Well-known to York residents and visitors — and unknown...
Scenic Views: the Fjord at Sargeant Drive, Mt. Desert Island, Maine
Many of my Arlington, Mass., elementary school classmates in the 1970s connected loosely with Sweden by listening to ABBA, but I had an even deeper Scandivanian connection close to home by traveling yearly with family to see a fjord just outside Northeast Harbor at Mount Desert Island, Maine. This...
Connecting to America’s Favorite Pastime at a Cape Cod Baseball League Game
Everything good about baseball instantly fell into place when approaching Doran Field in Bourne, Mass., to watch a Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) game that paired the Bourne Braves against the Brewster Whitecaps. It was almost like being stuck in time: players motived and always hustling, families turning out...
Enjoy the Swirling Waters of The Basin in Franconia Notch State Park, N.H.
I could stay at the Basin in Franconia Notch State Park, N.H., all day — it was that way as a kid and still is to this very day. This free, beloved White Mountains of New Hampshire family travel destination features a huge granite pothole, 20 feet in diameter,...
Paved Bike Trails on Cape Cod Offer Amazing Scenery
What a great time to get out the bicycle and enjoy New England through this classic, timeless cheap travel activity! With many travelers headed down to Cape Cod from Memorial Day to Labor Day Weekends, here are some excellent free paved bike trails from Bourne to Provincetown: Cape Cod...