MassFinds: New Massachusetts destinations every week with your guide, Mott the Squirrel!
With April school vacation set to kickoff next week, the activities, places to see, and events are endless. So, today on MassFinds, we are bringing something a little different to your list of April school vacation family to-dos. Back in March, we highlighted a few…
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…
Spring is here, folks. It’s time to start exploring the outdoors, embrace the fresh air, and experience the picturesque floral transformation that our state will undergo over the next few months. In addition to spring hikes and road races, Massachusetts is also home to a destination…
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 –…
If you’re like me, you probably can’t get enough of the Hunger Games story, with its strong-willed characters relying on physical and mental skills to win in a survival-of-the-fittest competition. Even if you haven’t encountered the books or movie, these Hunger Games-inspired activities ranging from…
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…
Given that I’m a squirrel, I spend the majority of my days outdoors; and now that spring is upon us, aside from gathering nuts, soaring from branch to branch, and speeding across picketed fences, I find that my bushy tail and me like to hit…
It’s a process. A step by step process that mimics an art form, and highly relies on the class of ingredients. It’s not about quantity, it’s about quality. Like nothing you’ve seen on TV. And it’s certainly not what comes to mind when thinking of…