MassFinds: New Massachusetts destinations every week with your guide, Mott the Squirrel!
Cape Cod has longtime been known for its summer escapes, pristine beaches, and painted sunsets – amongst everything else that is associated with a coastal summertime experience in Massachusetts. But aside from the sand and sun, there’s an annual tradition that has attracted thousands upon…
Did you know that the Route 6 on Cape Cod goes all the way to California, and was once the longest highway in the USA, running 3,652 miles to Long Beach before California renumbered its roads? Now, with its terminus in Bishop, CA and at…
Edith Wharton’s book, The Age of Innocence, was such a hot topic book with my reading group last year that we went out and got the Scorsese movie. The group, a dozen or so professionals and theater professionals (some retired), watched in a silence unusual to…
It’s July! Can you believe it? The summer is officially in full-swing, and it’s time to feature our Find of the Month – if you’re looking for the ultimate weekend of arts, music, and city festivities, look no further than the Boston Summer Arts Weekend!…
There’s no better place to celebrate the 4th of July than here in Massachusetts, where it all started. More than 230 years ago, the 13 colonies declared independence, fought the opening battles against the British Empire in Lexington and Concord, and birthed a new nation.…
People gasped, wholly astonished. They laughed, shook their heads in disbelief, watched in nervous silence, and applauded wildly throughout the evening. That’s what Cirque du Soleil Totem does to its audience, as we discovered firsthand after recently attending the opening show. Cirque is in Boston…
It’s a year of notable anniversaries here in Massachusetts – and in the realm of music, we’d be remiss not to feature the celebration of the beloved, iconic Berkshire music festival, Tanglewood. Having just kicked off its 75th Anniversary Season, Tanglewood continues its rich tradition…
Are you looking for a change of scenery this summer? Well, there’s a whole world of fun to discover here in Massachusetts, and just a short drive west of Boston, you’ll find a captivating sense of adventure, an array of family fun, and quite a…
We had so much fun researching and writing our article on the Antique Carousels of Massachusetts that we thought we would stay in a nostalgic frame of mind. So for this post we set our minds to things that are iconic of the late 19th…