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Read the Only Book on Town Commons in Massachusetts My first book, Massachusetts Town Greens, takes you on a journey to the best town commons in Massachusetts, and I can hardly wait for you to read it. I created this one-of-a-kind book as a great traveling companion for US...
The fine folks at Yankee Publishing have come up with an idea as brilliant as the fall colors in New England: a “real time” New England foliage map for 2017. As the foliage season evolves, the map will show areas in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and...
It’s always nice to take a self-guided free tour of the Cold Hollow Cider Mill in Waterbury, Vt. where you get to see the process of apple cider being pressed in the press viewing room. What’s more pressing for most, however, is purchasing and then immediately savoring this amazing-tasting...
If you feel wilted from trying to find the right Boston travel attractions, then the solution to blossoming your “Hub of the Universe” vacation is by visiting the Boston Public Garden in the heart of the city. It’s really the perfect foundation to falling in love with visiting Boston as...
The thing about the toy department at the Vermont Country Store in Weston, Vt., is that the adults seemed to be having as much fun as the kids on a recent visit. Full of retro toys popular before the technology age changed everything, kids of all ages not only...
Let’s face it, you don’t want any trial and error when searching for the sweetest Massachusetts fall foliage spots. That would be a waste of your time and money. Ideally, you want panoramic mountain views with lots of colors. With that in mind, the 63-mile Mohawk Trail — one of...
Your mobile, on-the-go travel summary of downtown Hanover, New Hampshire: Bill Bryson, in his book, “The Lost Continent,” wrote about Hanover as one of his favorite places in the United States. Highly critical of many other United States towns and cities, Bryson felt differently about Hanover and became connected to the unpretentious, genuine...