Buttonwood Park Zoo is a small, family-friendly zoo in Massachusetts’ Southcoast area. Benny and I paid a visit the animals being cared for here, and we had a great time. Benny even made a new friend, but more on that later! Benny insisted that before I start writing about our trip to the Buttonwood Park […]
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Hiking around the Abandoned Becket Quarry
Becket Quarry, which is in the Western Massachusetts town of Becket, still has remnants of equipment from its past days as an operating quarry. The property is open to the public, and you can meander around the remains of old machinery, trucks, derricks, and cables. Well, it was time for our Tour de Western Mass […]
Hike to the Hidden 45-Foot Royalston Falls
Deep in the forest of Central Massachusetts, in the small town of Royalston, 45-foot Royalston Falls rewards majestic views and tranquil surroundings to whomever is willing to make the hike out to visit it. Royalston Falls had been on my bucket list of places to visit for a few months. In fact, we had plans […]
Hiking Monument Mountain with Chipmunks
Monument Mountain in Great Barrington, MA, offers a great outdoor hiking adventure. At the top, you’ll enjoy magnificent views of the area, and, if you’re lucky, you’ll be accompanied by hundreds of chipmunks that will help guide you along the way. If you go to Great Barrington, MA, and don’t climb Monument Mountain, can you […]
Benny Goes to the Abandoned Rutland Prison Camp
The remains of the Rutland Prison Camp can be found deep in the Rutland State Forest in Rutland, Massachusetts. The prison has been abandoned since 1934, and nature has been reclaiming the property as her own ever since. Note: Usually we write about family-friendly places. While The Rutland Prison Camp is in the middle of […]
Exploring around the Scituate Lighthouse
The historic Scituate Lighthouse is near a small beach and a rock jetty that’s fun to explore. Finally, it was the first nice day we had had in a while. And with us, a nice day plus time off equals exploring. We decided to explore Massachusetts’ South Shore, and our first stop was the Scituate […]