New England Move Thoughts

I tin hardly hold off until The Big eastward New England States Fair, running Sept. 16-Oct. 2 at the Eastern States Exposition Grounds inward West Springfield, Mass. Love the midway, animate beingness exhibitions, parades, musical amusement together with comfort nutrient vendors... Was driving upwardly Route 495 inward Hopkinton, Mass., the other twenty-four hours together with already saw some leaves changing color. Scary thought, every bit it seemed similar Memorial Day Weekend was only a few weeks ago. I'm looking forrad to the exceed colors, though, afterward this calendar month together with inward Oct (depending on location inward New England)...To response the historic menses old declaration -- which is ameliorate for pizza inward Boston, Santarpio's or Pizzeria Regina? The response is "yes!"... Coastal Newburyport, Mass., has a close perfect downtown. The selection of stores, restaurants, the H2O views, brick sidewalks, historic old buildings together with homes brand for an ideal, walkable fundamental district... Come to intend of it, though, coastal Portsmouth, N.H., is only every bit dainty together with a dandy trend to pass some fourth dimension visiting New England. Portsmouth has a boatload of cultural activities going on close or at the waterfront together with Market Square locations, every bit good every bit offering lots of locally-owned shops together with restaurants. The harbor hither is  actually beautiful... If I had to pick out a Massachusetts town that maintains a quintessential classic New England pocket-size town feeling, it would last West Brookfield. The town mutual is amazing, the surrounding old "front porch" homes thus beautiful together with the people quite friendly. For a meal, perish to the historic Salem Cross Inn on Route 9, only exterior the downtown, for tasty New England fare every bit good every bit some real dainty local ambiance... If you lot similar lodging amongst waterfront views without the hefty toll tag, I would recommend the Katahdin Inn inward York Beach, Maine (Ocean Ave. Ext., at Short Sands Beach). I don't know how owners Bob together with Rae exercise it, but the prices are one-half of what another similar lodging establishments accuse for only beingness on the water... I intend many New England towns convey perish either generic-looking or overgrown, but Hanover, N.H., remains only every bit dainty every bit ever. Fantastic, piddling downtown together with amongst Dartmouth College to add together a lot of tree-lined campus appeal... I could lookout the Mystic Drawbridge inward downtown Mystic, Conn., perish upwardly together with downward all day, exclusively to last interrupted, of course, yesteryear some delicious homemade H2O ice cream at Mystic Drawbridge Ice Cream. I ever instruct the lemon chocolate kiss... Speaking of H2O ice cream, the landmark Kimball Farm inward Westford, Mass. , is every bit skillful every bit ever. Had a delicious ginger snap molasses H2O ice cream the other black together with was it ever good! The identify has expanded over the years amongst 2 fantastic mini golf game courses, an animate beingness area, batting cages, bumper boats, an "outdoor seafood shack together with grill," province store together with arcade games. It's all thus fun together with non tacky at all -- everything seems to check inward nicely to brand for a dandy forenoon or afternoon itinerary... One of the highlights of the summertime was dining on lobster together with lobster rolls at some $10.00 a dish a Markey's Lobster Pool inward Seabrook, N.H. (Route 286, only off Route 1A). How they perish along the prices down, I don't know but I'd sure enough recommend going at that topographic point is you lot dear lobster together with depression prices. Of course, the marketplace seat value changes the prices, but we've ever found the dining neb to last quite low. The outdoor waterfront dining is a existent plus, too... I dear the Cold Hollow Cider Mill inward Waterbury, Vt. (3600 Waterbury-Stowe Rd.). Cold Hollow makes apple tree cider the old-fashioned trend amongst a rack together with stuff press built inward the 1920s. The gustation is amazing! Cold Hollow is non only a cider place, however. They convey a bakery (including delicious homemade donuts), Green Mountain Coffee, Vermont-made wines together with a toy store. This ever makes a pleasant autumn leafage flavor destination... The Raven's Nest inward Walpole, Mass. (998 Main St.), is what I'd telephone outcry upwardly a "major league" restaurant.  Mark together with Maura McCauliffe convey gone through painstaking efforts to brand the Raven's Nest await similar an Irish Gaelic pub (Mark is from Ireland). The bricks on 1 dining room wall were fifty-fifty hand-painted one-by-one! It's a ultra cozy identify amongst fabulous contemporary cuisine together with upscale pub fare, lots of draft beer selections, opened upwardly air windows, an outdoor patio, vii plasma televisions to lookout the game, together with a dainty fireplace for the winter. My favorite dishes: the baked mac together with cheese, Shepherd's Pie, fillet of salmon amongst a soy ginger glaze, together with the pesto chicken sandwich. Everything almost The Raven's Nest only looks together with feels right. Love this place; every hometown should convey a downtown eatery similar this... All province stores that I convey been to inward Vermont are worth a trip, but my favorite is soundless the Vermont Country Store inward Weston, Vt. (right inward the midpoint of the quaint downtown). The identify is huge together with total of everything you lot could ever desire inward a province store. They haven't gone "Hollywood" either, keeping the authentic experience good intact... We started this post amongst a call almost a local fair, together with we'll halt it that way, too: the Topsfield Fair will last held this twelvemonth from Sept. thirty to Oct. 10 at the Topsfield Fairgrounds inward Topsfield, Mass. Not every bit large every bit The Big E, it's soundless worth a trip. The Topfield Fair is the oldest agricultural fair inward the U.S.A. has a wonderful mix of agricultural exhibits together with presentations, a skillful midway area, together with amusement (Phil Vassar, Sean Kingston together with Ayla Brown are a few of the scheduled performers this year)... That's almost if for now. Come dorsum shortly every bit we'll post some to a greater extent than New England go thoughts non likewise far downward the road!