New England cheap travel spring destinations to get you outdoors after a long, cold winter.
The air is refreshing, the beach largely empty and the feeling of the rocky Maine coast in its full glory at Short Sands Beach in York Beach, Maine. Spring is simply an ideal time to visit this beautiful quarter mile of sandy beach with rocky coast and scenic ocean...
April Spring Break means plenty of travel opportunities in New England for parents and their school age kids. Here are some cheap trip ideas that help you avoid Spring Break becoming “spring broke”: Fun New England Traditions The Swan Boats of Boston at the Boston Public Garden is scheduled...
CtVisit.com (Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism) writes that the Hill-Stead Museum’s Sunken Garden in Farmington, Conn., is a haven for new flowers blooming throughout the spring. At the Hill-Stead Sunken Garden,, you’ll find, for starters, English Primroses in early April, Johnny-Jump-Ups in May and Coral Bells Coral Bells in...
The Office of Maine Tourism (VisitMaine.com) just sent us some excellent information on the best ways to spot a moose in Maine during the spring — generally, the best time to view this rather large animal. Approximately 29,000 moose live in Maine, according to the state Department of Inland...
The Maine Office of Tourism (VisitMaine.com) just tipped us on an event that’s certainly not for the birds: where to view nesting bald eagles throughout the state. With more than 500 nesting pairs producing more than 300 fledglings each spring, Maine is also home to 75 percent of the...
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We recently created an Affordable New England Travel destinations section at Pinterest, and have done so with great excitement. What is Pinterest? Well, it’s like a virtual pinboard that lets you organize and post the things that interest you most by uploading photos on that particular subject. For us, of...