The best cheap travel winter destinations includes how to ski cheaply, as well as attractions for the non skier.
While walking down historic Center St. in coastal Fairhaven, Mass., the sight of the Millicent Library immediately melted my heart. As a big fan of grand, big old libraries, I enthusiastically filed the Millicent under “Great libraries of New England.” This spectacular, brownish-orange stone Victorian architectural gem also features...
Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is one of the ultimate New England travel destinations to rent a vacation home. A 70-mile stretch of vacation bliss, Cape Cod features beautiful, expansive sandy ocean beaches and scenic winding roads through charming, tree-lined small towns and villages with fine examples of stately captain’s homes....
“Hey, it’s the dead of winter in New England, let’s go to the apple picking farm!” Hold on before you start to consider that our brains have become a little “thrifty,” too…Many think of Brookfield Orchards in North Brookfield, Mass., as strictly a fall destination, given its thriving apple...
With the New England ski season in full swing, some are asking the question “How am I going to be able to afford a skiing trip in a bad economy?” Before your skiing ambitions go “downhill,” there is hope for the chance to ski at many New England ski...
When planning the Christmas Holiday season in New England, the spectacular Millis Wonderland Christmas holiday display in Millis, Mass., always ends up at the top of our travel wish list. Lately, I’ve been checking into the Millis Wonderland Web Site with frequency to find out the 2011 schedule —...
Editor’s note: Bangor, Maine, is one of our favorite small cities in New England. Big-city amenities combine quite nicely with a really pleasant small-town feel. There’s plenty to do here, and many folks love the area so much that they make it their permanent residence. Not too long ago,...
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...