Fall in New England is a great time to travel and this information focuses on how to plan your budget travel trip, places to find the best fall foliage and nice seasonal attractions for a crisp autumn day.
We recently received word from VisitMaine that the Maine Department of Conservation (DOC) public fall foliage reports will start on Sept. 14, 2011, featuring weekly updates for at least five weeks at http://www.Mainefoliage.com. The Maine DOC also has a Maine Fall Foliage Facebook page where the weekly reports will also...
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 and beautiful farm land create a classic, rural New England scene. It looks more like New Hampshire...
For just $5 per car, you can gain admission to Walden Pond in Concord, Mass. That’s quite impressive, given it’s a major Massachusetts historical travel attraction filled with natural beauty and recreational opportunities. American author Henry David Thoreau lived at Walden Pond from July 1845 to September 1847, so...
Hard to believe that only 20 minutes from bustling downtown Boston, Mass., is the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation’s Blue Hills Reservation with 125 miles of trails over 7,000 acres from Quincy to Dedham and Milton to Randolph. With 635-ft. Great Blue Hill looking like a mountain in...
If you enjoy scenic open space, the Sheep Pasture in North Easton Village, Mass., is not “baaahhd” at all. Operated through the Natural Resource Trust of Easton, the 154-acre Sheep Pasture is simply a great place to walk and commune with nature for free. This time of year, it’s...
Suburban life does not always offer the wide, open green spaces that were once the promise of these cities and towns within proximity of the city. With rampant industrial, commercial and residential development in many of our communities, these natural settings indeed seem to be dwindling in many areas....
Sometimes, the best things in life are free. Such is the case with Bird Park in East Walpole, Mass. This beautiful 89-acre park features stone walkways leading you past open, grassy fields, small walking bridges overlooking the water, mature shade trees, tree groves, and ponds. As witnessed here, Bird...