The Trustees of Reservations owns, preserves, and protects a hundred properties – historic homes, farms, museums — and thousands of acres throughout Massachusetts. Beyond that, the Trustees make these beautiful places available to the public for learning and enjoyment. We are all taking our fun and socializing outdoors these days. The Trustees, in true form,…
Many Polar Express-type Santa train rides for kids are sidelined this year, but a handful still plan to run. Should you buy tickets soon? Oh yes. We know of three Santa trains that plan to thrill kids in 2020: Santa Express with the Hobo Railroad in Lincoln, NH The Polar Express Train Ride with Cape…
In some ways, this November might be an ideal time for a family visit to Plymouth, Massachusetts, where the Pilgrims touched down with high ideals but poor preparation 400 years ago. This November, crowds are low but hotels and inns are open and eager to receive guests. Museums that tell the Pilgrims’ daring story –…
Vermont ski areas have created a detailed plan for keeping ski mountains open and operating in winter 2020-2021 while protecting workers and visitors from Covid-19. The document is the Vermont Ski Resort COVID 19 Winter Operations Guidance. The plan relies heavily on methods like use of masks, social distancing indoors and outdoors, contactless ticketing and…
Two ways that you Christmas and holiday gift-giving process is going to get a big boost on this page: First, many people were unable to travel to their favorite New England place in the summer of 2020; second, shopping in person at retail stores may seem a little risky this fall for many people. The…
CONTACT: Kate Sheehan Associate Director, Marketing ksheehan@plimoth.org 508.746.1622, ext. 8206 Plymouth, Massachusetts (October 30, 2020) – Plimoth Patuxet Museums (formerly Plimoth Plantation) is proud to announce that Mayflower II, its historic tall ship, has been named to the National Register of Historic Places, the official list of the Nation’s historic structures and places worthy of…
Connecticut Ride The Darkside Electric Railway in East Windsor CT. Hear the story of the cemetery beneath the railroad tracks while riding on the Darkside Electric Railway. Recommended only for people age 16 and older. Through October 30. Pumpkintown U.S.A. – “The Ride Must Go On! in East Hampton CT. Drive-though views includes autumn landscapes…
Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge, MA, celebrates the brilliance of autumn in New England at its Harvest Festival, re-created this year with lots of space in the outdoors and activities that children will love. This being fall in New England, the Garden is dressed in dazzling reds and golds, welcoming visitors to stroll around the…
The Four Freedoms, a series of paintings created by Norman Rockwell in 1943, are now on exhibit at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA. The museum is open to the public. In addition, an online conversation called Explore the Four Freedoms, Virtually by professors of art, history, and American culture will happen on October 23…
The Buzzard’s Bay Coalition will host some cool outdoor events on Columbus Day weekend at Horseneck Point Life-Saving Station near New Bedford, Massachusetts. An open house and photo scavenger hunt will happen at Horseneck Point Life-Saving Station October 10 to 12. The life-saving station is located near the causeway to Gooseberry Island. Map. The weekend festivities will close…