So far the other entries in the “my favorite meal” series have focused on lunch and dinner options. This post is the first for breakfast. I love a great breakfast and one of my absolute favorites is the Water Street Breakfast at Water Street Cafe in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Warning: the Water Street Breakfast is a […]
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For this entry in the “My Favorite Meal” series, we are heading back to Hingham, Massachusetts’s Scarlet Oak Tavern. Upon moving to the South Shore about ten years ago, this was the first restaurant that really took my breath away. The whole experience here is just perfect. On a winter’s night, the roaring fire, colonial
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Located twenty miles from Boston, Lake Cochituate is a popular freshwater recreation area. With swimming, boating, and grounds for picnicking, Lake Cochituate State Park in Natick is a top destination during the summer. Visiting any time of the year though, the sparkling waters are a much-needed respite from the highly trafficked roads of the Mass
Route 32 travels from Keene, New Hampshire to New London, Connecticut. Recently, after exploring towns in western and central Massachusetts, I decided to take Route 32 home to Norwich, Connecticut from Royalston, Massachusetts at its border with New Hampshire. Not particularly thinking about writing about my journey, the photos I took were minimal. The journey is
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I’ve been living in Massachusetts for about 20 years. As in my home state of Connecticut, I’ve explored most towns in the state from North Adams to Provincetown, Ayer to Zoar. One area that is a bit of uncharted territory though is the north-central part of the state. Sure, most of the Pioneer Valley is
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Second, only to lobster, fried clams are the perfect New England summertime food. Although, the North Shore of Massachusetts is synonymous with the delectable fried delight. I’ve scoured my favorite fried clams in the region closer to me. With restaurants in Plymouth, MA, New London, CT, and Cape Cod, these are some of the best
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What’s in a name? If you’re a body of water on the Webster, Massachusetts/Thompson, Connecticut border it’s a lot. When I was a kid, my father on occasion would mention a lake in Webster, Massachusetts, not far from where he grew up in northern Connecticut, as the longest geographic place name in the country. Lake
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To me, a hot lobster roll is perfection. I grew up in Southeastern Connecticut, so get outta here if you even think about serving your lobster roll cold or with mayonnaise! Adapting to lobster roll-life in Massachusetts was difficult. Even though the crustacean is thought of in terms of the Boston area, many of the
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Mattapoisett is a seaside town located on the South Coast of Massachusetts. Although close to my home region of the South Shore, the South Coast is mostly uncharted for me. On a recent ride through the region, I stumbled upon the beauty of marvelous Mattapoisett. The main thoroughfares of the South Coast are both Route
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