The Connecticut Wine Trail comprises 20-plus vineyards in some of Connecticut’s most beautiful New England towns. This eastern and western Connecticut itinerary offers many award-winning wines. Cost-wise, all you need is a tank of gas and a thrifty wine budget to make this a cheap but fun and scenic...
Day Trips
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.
An Apple Orchard a Day: Bishop’s Orchards, Guilford, Conn.
Apple picking in New England is an affordable, fun way to spend part of a vacation or day trip. The season has started and we’ll be featuring a New England apple orchard a day for the next few weeks for your apple picking enjoyment. Today, we feature Bishop’s Orchards...
The Greatest Maine Day Trips Of All Time!
Big Hits Y100.9 WYNZ FM, out of South Portland, Maine, is one of New England’s best run radio stations. With local radio icon Chuck Igo and a staff of other supremely talented personalities playing the “biggest hits of all time,” it’s refreshing to hear old-school radio alive and kicking...
Natural Scenery Abounds At Borderland State Park, Easton, Mass.
The 1,570 acre Borderland State Park in Easton and Sharon, Mass., offers a nature’s paradise for light recreational activities like walking, biking, horseback riding, canoeing and in the winter sledding, ice skating and cross country skiing. Just a $2.00 parking fee will get you into this fantastic state park!...
Mt. Sugarloaf Offers Sweet Hiking In South Deerfield, Mass.
Mt. Sugarloaf State Reservation in South Deerfield, Mass., offers a nice, relatively easy scenic hike — only about a 9/10 of a mile up the mountain to see spectacular commanding views of the Connecticut River, the Pioneer Valley, and the Pelham and Berkshire Hills. You could also drive up...
Goose Rocks Beach, Kennebunkport, Maine, Offers Peace And Solitude
Goose Rocks Beach, located on the remote outskirts of Kennebunkport, Maine, is pristine, isolated and wonderfully scenic — the perfect spot to get away from the hustle and bustle. The fabulous views of Goose Rocks and Timber Island and a great three-mile stretch of beach make Goose Rocks a...
Free Butterfly Garden New At Adams Farm, Walpole, Mass.
If you feel stuck in a rut and need to get out of your cocoon, head on over to the Butterfly Garden at Adams Farm off North St. in Walpole, Mass. Free and open to the public, the Butterfly Garden features beautiful plantings, developed walkways and, on our last...