Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
The Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park in Cornish, NH includes the sculptor’s residence, studios, gardens, galleries and walking trails.
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Joy’s Family Restaurant
On the Backyard Road Trips food tour of Plymouth, Massachusetts, and Eastern Connecticut we are continuing on with an old favorite, Joy’s Family Restaurant. Joy’s is located in Norwich, CT, my hometown. It is a greasy spoon with breakfast, lunch, and dinner options and also Mexican favorites. Joy’s is located on Route 32 at 671
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COVID Friendly Breweries
COVID certainly has put a damper on everyone’s fun. From holiday gatherings and live music to more essential issues such as working in an office or attending school in person, COVID’s changed all of our lives globally. On a personal level, breweries were always a favorite weekend destination of mine. Family-friendly breweries or beer gardens
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Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center and Illiano’s Grill
As one of her pandemic projects, my mom has been slowly tackling the boxes of stuff to go through in the attic. (Similar to what I did with the basement.) Among the gems she found was a story I wrote at age eleven. It began with me eating chocolate chip cookies and cheez balls for
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Trailside Museum and Widowmaker Brewing
Family-friendly Brewery Backyard Road Trip! The proliferation of breweries in New England these days means that any time that there is a child-centric activity, there will be a brewery close by! That’s great news for us parents. (Although, my three and a half-year-old son seems to get as excited by the prospect of the brewery
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Hidden Valley Bed and Breakfast
Hidden oasis in the northwest hills of Connecticut
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Hosmer Mountain Soda – Willimantic and Manchester, CT
HOSMER MOUNTAIN SODA – WILLIMANTIC and MANCHESTER, CT With the craft beer movement taking a stronghold on the state’s palette, soda has found itself relegated to the back of the fridge. Although fellow ‘Connecticut connoisseurs’ may be reaching for a double IPA instead of an Orange Dry soda, Hosmer Mountain Soda knows that trends come and go, but
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