MassFinds: New Massachusetts destinations every week with your guide, Mott the Squirrel!
If you’re a craft beer lover visiting Massachusetts, you couldn’t have picked a better time to stop by. As a state that was once considered to be the stomping grounds of only two major beer companies, there’s now a fresh new brew available, seemingly, every week –…
Massachusetts feels like a natural water park to a western transplant like me. With so many waterways, why go by foot to see the historic, natural and urban sights of the Commonwealth when you can go by paddle? Cape Cod is famous for attracting Kennedys,…
You could be waiting for a train at South Station, sitting in a Boston hotel lobby, getting a morning coffee at your local café, or walking across a college campus. Don’t be surprised to hear live jazz springing up in unusual places – the 6th…
You don’t have to cross the pond or hit the Rockies for the best in world cinema. Massachusetts, with its newly robust film industry, is the place to be when it comes to top-notch film shorts and inspiring documentaries. The Independent Film Festival Boston (IFF…
It’s one of the most energetic days known to Massachusetts. Patriot’s Day. A day where, with a little good luck, the weather is beginning to warm; a day where baseball is graciously welcomed back to The Hub; and a day where 500,000 spectators gather along…
Every year, thousands upon thousands of fans travel to see the Boston Red Sox take to the field in one of Major League Baseball’s most memorable stadiums, Fenway Park. Since the first pitch was thrown, roughly one hundred years ago, catching the Sox play at…
Most visitors to the State House located in Boston’s Beacon Hill will no doubt take sometime exploring the Hall of Flags or peering at the intricate details of the State House model, which stands in the entryway outside Doric Hall. There is one important decorative…
Aside from the Boston Marathon, local road races are plentiful throughout Massachusetts during the month of April. Some very popular, and some very local, but all with good intentions – whether it’s for a charity, to pay remembrances, or for some plain old exercise –…
With a distance of 26 miles and 385 yards, from beginning to end, runners on Monday, April 16th, 2012 will, on average, take approximately 55,374 strides to reach the finish line. Talk about a serious measure of athleticism and determination; participants of the Boston Marathon…