What I love about the brewery culture of 2019 is that craft beer seems literally everywhere! As a consumer, and an explorer, this is superb for me. I can take my kids places that they’ll enjoy, but find a quick stop off for me afterward. This is exactly the case with my latest Backyard Road […]
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I’ve been to most of Plymouth’s seaside locales, but I was excited to start exploring its 450 ponds! Clear Pond Conservation Area is a great place to start with a loop around a former cranberry bog and freshwater access, it’s a real winner!
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Although I live close by to Duxbury, home of the world famous Island Creek Oysters, I was not able to get to the newly opened Raw Bar at Island Creek Oyster Farm last season. To celebrate Father’s Day this year, I knew that I wanted this to be my destination. Friends described to me how
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Mayflower Brewing Company Since moving to Plymouth, Massachusetts, I have enjoyed tremendously visiting Mayflower Brewing Company. I always liked their ties to local history with the owner being a descendant of Mayflower passenger, John Alden. As the beer landscape has evolved, so has Mayflower. With offerings such as the New World IPA, 399 (next year’s
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This “From the Archives” is one of my favorites. The perfect trips through the nooks and crannies of southeastern Connecticut’s coast. A Coastal Connecticut Trip AUGUST 21, 2015 / ZLAMOTHE / LEAVE A COMMENT Late August/Early September is the perfect time to enjoy the splendor of eastern Connecticut’s coastal towns. The route I am mapping out begins in Old
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Another “From the Archives” post- this time we’re back in Plymouth, MA for a trip to the iconic Brewster Gardens, created for the tercentenary celebration of Plymouth in 1920. Brewster Gardens Brewster Gardens- Plymouth, Massachusetts The sun is setting on Town Brook in Brewster Gardens I guess it’s not technically my backyard, well maybe an
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Ayers Gap This post is another from the archives of the old website. Jim Wheeler (woodnotejim) is the writer and photographer. I love living in Franklin; there’s so much beauty here. The only catch is, all of its real gems are hidden. Thankfully, you don’t usually have stray too far from the path to find
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A seaside oasis in the midst of a tourist mecca- Plymouth, MA Another “throwback” post from the old website, this trip highlights one of the most popular destinations in Massachusetts, Pilgrim Memorial State Park. This park is best known as the resting place for the enshrined Plymouth Rock. winter in Plymouth Harbor My last
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This is the next post from the “Archives” series. Originally found on www.backyardroadtrips.wordpress.com Fox Farm Brewery Since my first visit last June (2017), every time I’m back in Connecticut, I make it a point to visit Fox Farm Brewery in Salem. Not only is their beer top notch, but the barn the brewery is housed
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Stumbling onto the unexpected is one of the pure joys of travel. The word unexpected sums up my recent backyard road trip to Biddeford, Maine. On my way up to Portland, I had wanted to stop for breakfast or lunch (I guess that’s called brunch) at Biscuits and Company in Biddeford. Unlike many of the
