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Unleash Your Inner Zookeeper at Animal Adventures Family Zoo & Rescue Center Bolton, MA

By Ali Patton / March 6, 2024 / Comments Off on Unleash Your Inner Zookeeper at Animal Adventures Family Zoo & Rescue Center Bolton, MA

Kangaroos, goats, snakes, oh my! Animal Adventures Family Zoo & Rescue Center in Bolton MA is a sanctuary for just about every animal you can imagine. They offer guided and self- tours where you can get up close and personal with some of the furry and feathery residents. Animal Adventures, Bolton has been caring for … Read more

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Copake Iron Works–Blasting into the Past: A Seconds to Go Short

By Kathleen Hesketh / March 5, 2024 / Comments Off on Copake Iron Works–Blasting into the Past: A Seconds to Go Short

Deep within the embrace of the Taconic Mountains, nestled alongside the gurgling Bash Bish Brook, lies a testament to American industrial ingenuity – the Copake Iron Works historic site. Established in 1845, this historic site in upstate New York isn’t about towering smokestacks and forgotten machinery. It’s a captivating journey through time, offering a glimpse … Read more

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Shhhh… Listen! Do You Hear The Sound Of Bash Bish Falls?

By Kathleen Hesketh / March 5, 2024 / 0 Comments

Bash Bish Falls State Park is home to the Massachusett’s highest, single-drop waterfall. It’s a great day trip destination in New England, but is considered by some to be the state’s most dangerous as well. Bash Bish Falls State Park and the Massachusetts Versus New York Dilemma Forty-five and sunny isn’t the best spring break … Read more

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Travel blogger, Ali Patton, poses with mascot Nemo in a cave at Chatfield Hollow State Park in Connecticut

The Secrets Surrounding Chatfield Hollow State Park

By Ali Patton / February 27, 2024 / Comments Off on The Secrets Surrounding Chatfield Hollow State Park

Chatfield Hollow State Park in Connecticut, with water wheels and trails that lead to old mill ruins, is a must visit Connecticut state park. Plus like so many things in New England, it offers something for all ages. Preparing to Visit Chatfield Hollow State Park Before even starting the car to drive to Chatfield Hollow … Read more

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Ice Glen Trail, Like Ireland in the Berkshires

By Kathleen Hesketh / February 27, 2024 / Comments Off on Ice Glen Trail, Like Ireland in the Berkshires

DISCLAIMER: Our posts may contain affiliate links. If you click through and make a purchase, you won’t pay a penny more, but we’ll get a small commission, which helps to keep the lights on. Thanks! You can easily spend days driving the backroads of the Berkshires, slipping into a daydream, imagining what life would have … Read more

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Duckpin Bowling in Connecticut: Do It While You Can

By Kathleen Hesketh / February 18, 2024 / Comments Off on Duckpin Bowling in Connecticut: Do It While You Can

Duckpin bowling in Connecticut is a traditional sport that is fun for all ages. Find a lane near you and learn more about this fading art. Duckpin Bowling Traditions in Connecticut It’s our family tradition when we are in Connecticut to go duckpin bowling on the day after Christmas. We descend upon Ducks on the … Read more

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Hiking Case Mountain in Manchester, Connecticut

By Kathleen Hesketh / February 17, 2024 / Comments Off on Hiking Case Mountain in Manchester, Connecticut

Before going to Case Mountain, I never thought of hiking in Manchester Connecticut. Apparently, I was a member of a small minority unaware of Case Mountain’s history and splendid sites. Case Mountain: New England Hiking, History and Cliff-Top Views Fall color had been dim in Connecticut, the few years before my first trip to Case Mountain. We’d become accostomed to … Read more

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Rock House Reservation: Visit Massachusetts’ Slot Canyon

By Kathleen Hesketh / January 26, 2024 / 1 Comment

Travel across New England is filled with surprises, particularly when you stumble across Rock House Reservation. I never expected to find the equivalent of a slot canyon (Think Zion National Park and southern Utah) in the woods of Central Massachusetts, but Rock House Reservation features a similar, if much smaller, geographical phenomenon. Nestled amidst the … Read more

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The Murderous Tragedy of Spooner Well in Central Massachusetts

By Kathleen Hesketh / January 23, 2024 / 1 Comment

Few people realize that the small town of Brookfield in Central Massachusetts is responsible for raising the first woman to be executed in the new America republic. However, Spooner Well, a sad and lonely spot on the old Boston Post Road, commemorates the occasion with a single lone marker. It’s the place where Joshua Spooner … Read more

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Rescued Animals Find a Ray of Light in Connecticut

By Kathleen Hesketh / January 22, 2024 / Comments Off on Rescued Animals Find a Ray of Light in Connecticut

It isn’t every day that you find an interesting travel destination that also offers hope for rescued animals, but Ray of Light Farm in Connecticut is just such a place. Nestled in the back roads of East Haddam, not far from the famous Gillette Castle mansion, the farm offers sanctuary to abandoned animals as well … Read more

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