Chomping on Corn at Connors Farm
While swinging through Danvers and continuing on my quest to visit each of the 1,000 Great Places in Massachusetts, I stopped at Connors Farm. August …
The personal side of Doug Cornelius
While swinging through Danvers and continuing on my quest to visit each of the 1,000 Great Places in Massachusetts, I stopped at Connors Farm. August …
An esplanade is a long, open, level area, usually next to a river or large body of water, where people may walk. The Esplanade is …
Niall Ferguson had the unfortunate luck of writing The Ascent of Money just before the unveiling of the 2008’s Great Panic. At the time he …
While the Boston Common is a hard-working park, the Public Garden next door is more laid back and luxurious. The Public Garden was established in …
Paul Revere’s House is another stop on Boston’s Freedom Trail and another site on the list of the 1,000 Great Place in Massachusetts The home …
Avon’s sole entry in the 1,000 Great Places in Massachusetts in D.W. Field Park. The park actually lies in Brockton and Avon. During my drive …
Continuing on my quest to visit all 1,000 Great Places in Massachusetts and having just finished hiking up to the Blue Hills Observatory and visiting …
The 38th stop our quest to visit the 1,000 Great Places in Massachusetts was 635 feet up in the air. The Blue Hills Observatory sits …
The Blue Hills Trailside Museum is the gateway to the Blue Hills Reservation. The outside animal exhibits have improved since the Massachusetts Audubon Society took …
I was getting hungry on my journey to visit and write about each of the 1,000 Great Place in Massachusetts so I swung by the …
The North End’s Hanover Street is one of several “streets” on the list of 1,000 Great Places in Massachusetts. Today, the North End is know …
The Boston Athenæum is a private library on Beacon Hill that first opened its doors in 1807. For those of you (like me) who wondered …
Boston Common is the oldest park in the country, having been put to public use in 1634. During its early years, it was used as …
Russells Mills Village Historic District is a historic district located along Russells Mills, Rock O’ Dundee, Slades Corner, Horseneck and Fisher Roads in Dartmouth. The …
I always look forward to the arrival of this book. It is full of learning, tragedy, sadness, and bits of humor. I’ve been a member …
The brightly colored clay cliffs of Aquinnah’s Gay Head are beautiful from the ocean and the observation deck above them. The clay cliffs are ecologically …
The picture above was taken aboard the Madness in our our sailing cruise from Padanaram Village to Cuttyhunk Island, on of the 1,000 Great Places …
Padanaram is one of villages of South Dartmouth sitting along Apponagansett Bay. In the mid-18th century it was a shipbuilding center and later became a …
My most memorable visit to Wachusett Mountain was on a bike. The Charles River Wheelmen run The Climb to the Clouds each summer. The ride …
The golden dome of the Massachusetts’ State House gleams in the Boston skyline. The legislative and executive branches of the state government call it home. …