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Portland, Maine, has gone from a good, solid small city to become seemingly everyone’s travel darling in a short amount of time. Local elected and appointed officials and community have really come together in the past couple of decades to bring out the very best of this beautiful little...
The Red Barn Pizza in North Eastham, Mass., near the Cape Cod National Seashore, satisfies as an inexpensive family dining spot specializing in pizza and pasta. It also serves as an alternative to those that have had their fill of, or can’t stand seafood. That would be a shame...
If your family loves hiking but not the uphill struggles, VermontVacation has an excellent piece entitled Easy Hikes for Kids. These two miles or less hikes (walking one way) include Mt. Olga at Molly Stark State Park in Wilmington, Pleiad Lake in Ripton, Mt. Elmore at Elmore State Park in...
Boston, Mass., offers so many fabulous modern and historical attractions within in its diverse, lively neighborhoods, but sometimes you have to take a break from the hustle and bustle and relax in one of the city’s beautiful wide open spaces… The 50-acre Boston Common and Public Garden is an...
I was beyond impressed by a recent overall dining experience at the Texas Roadhouse in Walpole, Mass. We usually don’t cover chain restaurants here — preferring to focus on deserving, hard-working, quality locally-owned New England businesses — but the Texas Roadhouse forced us to change our way of thinking. The...
If you don’t want your finances drifting out to sea when visiting Cape Cod, we have five money saving vacation tips: 1. Check out Boston.com’s 25 free things to do on Cape Cod. It’s really an excellent resource for cheap Cape Cod vacation ideas, covering a wide variety of...
Did you know only six luncheonettes exist in Massachusetts? That’s certainly not an appetizing fact as these diner-like establishments — also known as soda fountains — were once the staple of the also disappearing local department and five-and-dime stores. Fortunately, places like Ruthie’s Diner in Medfield, Mass., keep the...