Backyard Road Trips often focuses on Plymouth, MA. Remember Clear Pond Conservation Area, Brewster Gardens or Mayflower Brewing Company’s beer gardens? (Maybe it’s because Plymouth is the home base of this website….) No matter how you slice it, Plymouth has tons of neat stuff to do, not even including the touristy spots of Plimoth Plantation […]
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The Bishop House Museum is a place that I have driven by hundreds of times. Its location on South Burnham Highway (Route 169) in Lisbon, Connecticut, is the starting line for my favorite drive of all time, Route 169 from Lisbon to Woodstock. It was the ride I took as a kid traveling from Norwich
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Call me a sucker for the latest “it” beer, but I feel constantly compelled to try it. I have been hearing much hype about Weymouth’s (Massachusetts) Vitamin Sea Brewing since before they were a brick and mortar operation through Mass Brew Bros. Since opening last year, the brewery has been receiving much positive feedback.
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Enjoying summer vacation means that on my trips to Connecticut I can make sure to hit up all of the places that I really love. One of these places is Niantic’s Book Barn. Additionally, lobster to me is the ultimate summertime food. Although I often opt for Captain Scott’s Lobster Dock in New London or
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With their beer, distribution company, and coffee roasters, Night Shift Brewery is ever-expanding and innovating. Their latest endeavor is a second brewery at Lovejoy Wharf in Boston. Come for breakfast, and stay past midnight, Night Shift Lovejoy has you covered!
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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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