“Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents,” laments Jo March in the opening scene of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. But in this year’s Christmas program, “An Alcott Christmas Stocking” at the real-life Alcott family home in Concord, MA, the residents of Orchard House ensure that Christmas will certainly be Christmas for a lucky girl named […]
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Hocus Pocus, different focus: Ropes Mansion gives visitors a glimpse into four generations of Ropes family life
Waiting in the long line outside the white 1727 Ropes mansion, you often hear visitors, in authoritarian voices, informing others around them that only the outside of the house was used for one of the locations in the ‘90s Halloween classic movie, Hocus Pocus. Though the film’s cult following is one of the draws, visiting the home of […]
A Dickens of a time at the Fezziwig Ball
Stepping into the Salem Old Town Hall in Salem, MA, on December 10, for a moment, you might think you have time traveled where people from all across the 19th century converged for a Christmas celebration. Ladies in hoop skirts with their hair in intricate curls converse with men in Regency tailcoats in the downstairs hall. Outside, […]
Make Your Own Candle at the Yankee Candle Headquarters
At the Yankee Candle Headquarters in South Deerfield, MA, you can create your own candles with your chosen mélange of fragrances and wax.
Ten things to do in Cranston, Rhode Island
Shoppers, nature lovers, and foodies will all find that Cranston has something for them.
Maine’s Penobscot Narrows Bridge to the Stars
Enjoy panoramic views at the Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory in Maine, the tallest bridge observatory open to the public in the world.