MassFinds: New Massachusetts destinations every week with your guide, Mott the Squirrel!
When traveling, it’s important to know where to find good eats – something new, something interesting, something different. Thankfully, the culinary scene here in Massachusetts is robust, and those interesting good eats are all over the place – in our downtowns, local neighborhoods, and backyards.…
Cape Cod’s good eats are plentiful; with its long, sandy beaches, countless places to stay, and vibrant scene of things to do, the Cape also boasts an unforgettable set of places eat. From your go-to seafood spot to a luxurious, romantic sit-down, the Cape has…
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…
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 –…
Since opening in October 2010, the Kringle Candle Company in Bernardston has swiftly become one of Massachusetts’ best-known shopping destinations. Established by Michael Kittredge III (the son of Yankee Candle founder Mike Kittredge), the main candle shop is filled with candles offering a nifty twist…
Massachusetts’ culinary scene is robust – from comfort food to gourmet cuisine; from the freshest seafood known to the east coast to the authentic Italian aura of Boston’s North End; and notably, from farm-to-table. This Memorial Day weekend in the Berkshires, the notion of “farm-to-table”…
According to the National Retail Federation, U.S. consumers spend roughly $1.9 billion on flowers, and roughly $671 million on greeting cards annually for Mother’s Day, making it the second largest U.S. spending holiday. Arguably, though, the art of making that wonderful mother in your life…
On August 8, 2010, Boston hosted its first ever food truck festival, the SoWa Food Truck Festival, and with that began Boston’s obsession with gourmet restaurants on wheels. The event attracted hundreds of people, including Boston Mayor Tom Menino, and it was immediately evident that Bostonians…
