Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven is a state park where you can explore the colonial fort that was witness to the first sea battle of the American Revolution.
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New Bedford Harbor Walk and Palmer Island
New Bedford Harbor Walk and Palmer Island are great if you love the scent and views of the ocean but can do without the crowds of the beach. Benny felt like going on a seaside walk. But we knew that visiting The Knob or Lawrence Island was out of the question; it was too late […]
Natural Resources Trust of Easton
The Natural Resources Trust of Easton offers not only short hiking/walking paths along pastoral fields and woods, but also an opportunity to make friends with the resident chickens, sheep, and bull. Admission is free. “BAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH.” He was at it again. Benny was making weird animal sounds for no apparent reason. Experience told me that if […]
White’s Factory in Acushnet
White’s Factory, or the remains thereof, rest near the Acushnet River. The remnants of the old mill hearken back to the days of old when New England industry relied on the force of water to power their businesses.
Discovering the Douglas S. Westgate Conservation Area in Wareham
The Douglas S. Westgate Conservation Area, located in Western Wareham, Massachusetts, offers trails that meander along a river, an old railroad bed, and abandoned cranberry bogs that Mother Nature is slowly reclaiming as her own.
Check out Dinosaur Footprints in Massachusetts!
Get a close up view of fossilized dinosaur footprints in Massachusetts. The footprints are easily accessible in Holyoke right off of Route 5.