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Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts

Allyson Haymaker — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:36:35 +0000

Ww would have completely missed Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts had we not been flower lovers. While driving through the Berkshires on State Highway 2, we saw a sign that read, "A Bridge of Flowers". Intrigued, we turned off the highway and made our way to the little village. What a find! [...]

Longfellow's Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts

Allyson Haymaker — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 04:35:38 +0000

I'm always on the lookout for free or inexpensive places to visit while traveling, so I was delighted to find Longfellow's Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote about this historic place in his 1863 poem Tales of a Wayside Inn. He referred to it as "ancient" even [...]

John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Massachusetts

Allyson Haymaker — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 10:08:45 +0000

I was surprised to learn there's a national park of sorts that straddles Rhode Island and Massachusetts and is home to half a million residents and 2 dozen communities. Moreover, the federal government doesn't own 1 square inch of it! I'm referring to the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley [...]

Quabbin Reservoir, Massachusetts

Allyson Haymaker — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:21:48 +0000

The immense Quabbin Reservoir in central Massachusetts offers spectacular scenic views, especially in fall (above). The 39-square-mile Quabbin is the world's largest manmade reservoir devoted solely to water supply--it provides water for the Boston area, about 65 miles east. It holds 412 billion gallons of water! At the Visitor Center [...]

Paper House in Rockport, Massachusetts

Allyson Haymaker — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:18:49 +0000

Judging from outward appearances, you'd never guess there's anything unusual about the ordinary-looking Paper House located in Rockport, Massachusetts. But it's odd, all right--the two-room house and its furnishings were created with approximately 100,000 newspapers from all over the world! We discovered the unusual attraction while traveling through Massachusetts. As [...]

Hammond Castle Museum, Massachusetts

Allyson Haymaker — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:53:23 +0000

Want to visit a real castle without taking a trip to Europe? Hammond Castle Museum in Gloucester, Massachusetts is the real thing--a medieval-style fortress complete with towers, a drawbridge and even a dungeon. When a fellow camper told me about this place, I had to see it for myself, and [...]