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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...
The Walpole Town Forest in Walpole, Mass., proves that the wise, old phrase, “seeing beyond the trees” is not always necessary to gain valuable perspectives on life. Outside the trees in this grand old forest, many Walpole residents experience increasing stresses — including but not limited to more traffic...
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...
A recent day trip to southern Vermont cost me $20 with no compromise on a fun and meaningful travel experience. The endless scenic views served as the cheap travel anchor while the urge to buy “stuff” came in a distance second — truly a banner Vermont travel day for...
Maine is a “good catch” for fishing and The Maine Office of Tourism just tipped us on some of those great spots to cast a line… Fish from a canoe or boat, a guided drift boat or by wading at the upper Androscoggin River, from Gilead to Bethel —...
If winter has you feeling a little sapped, spring time in New England brings a sweet remedy with maple sugaring. Generally a low-cost event, maple sugaring is a fun activity where we get to see how maple syrup is made and then, better yet, try some out through samples...
Lately, I have been writing reviews on my Google+ business page and several fall under the “cheap travel” category. They include: Peaceful Meadows Ice Cream in Whitman MA, Michael’s Deli in Wrentham MA, New England Crafters gift shop in Walpole MA and the Patriot’s Diner in Woonsocket RI. From...