Day trips can be an affordable way to travel and New England has many budget travel attractions that are either free to visit or cost very little.
I recently came across a beautiful yet easy hike at the new Monarch Trail at Adams Farm in Walpole, Mass. Created by the Adams Farm Trails Committee and local Eagle Scouts, this refreshing half-mile hike takes you by a big, scenic grassy field, footbridge and vernal pool. A few...
If you have a sweet tooth, be sure to check out Chutters in Littleton, N.H. The Guinness World Records reports Chutters has the longest candy counter in the world at 111 ft., 11 inches! Here’s a “sample”: The variety of sours and gummies, jellybeans, candy bars and bits, chocolates...
Grab the picnic basket and the kids for a Maine lighthouse picnic! First, make your way to Maine on I-95. Nubble Lighthouse is only a few miles into southern Maine at the York exit. Drive through the quaint village of York, stopping for more lunch items if needed. Meander past Long...
Gillette Castle at Gillette Castle State Park in East Haddam, Conn., is a sight to behold. Truly one of New England’s most offbeat, fascinating travel attractions, tours for a nominal fee restart for the season Memorial Day Weekend and last through Columbus Day Weekend. Twenty men built this stone...
Looking for a good farmers market in the Boston, Mass., area to shop for the winter months? The Walpole Farmers Market will continue on its summer success with an indoor winter (well, late fall, technically) farmers market today from 10a.m. – 2p.m., and, then, every other Sunday at the VFW...
Farmers Markets, they’re not just for summer anymore. VisitMaine tells us that nearly 20 Maine communities will feature farmers markets during the winter, including Bangor, Brunswick, Gardiner, Orono, Portland and York. Depending upon the market, you’ll be able to purchase items like carrots, beets, meat, milk, bread, cheeses, pastries...
The “Lincoln” movie has gathered much attention lately, given the important story to be be told and the high profile brilliant actors and actresses (Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field) and director (Steven Spielberg) to make this film happen. The emergence of this movie made me think of the Lincoln family’s...