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Fall Foliage, New England’s Main Event
New Englanders sometimes take the wonderful fall foliage for granted. Having lived in New York City, Charleston SC and Cologne, Germany before coming to New England, makes one appreciate just how beautiful the change of seasons is here in Massachusetts. … Continue reading
Theater in the Hills
When someone mentions theater, most people think Broadway. Or here in Massachusetts people think Boston. However there is a wonderful gem of a theater right here in the center of Massachusetts called The Cultural Center at Eagle Hill. The Cultural … Continue reading
Football Season, Baseball Season, Fair Season
Agricultural or country fairs were to farmers and rural communities what the Superbowl or the World Series are to the sports fans today, the big social events of the season. Fairs were social gatherings but in the beginning mostly business … Continue reading
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Tagged agricultural fair, church fair, clamber hill, country fair, Franklin County Fair, greenfiled ma, hardwick ma, Harwick Fair, massachusetts, New England, north quabbin, Petersham MA, Petersham Old Home Day, Spencer Fair, spencer ma, springfield ma, The Big E
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Isolated Mountains — favorite hiking spots
The weather is absolutely perfect for hiking. It’s been a while since I’ve told you about area hiking trails. One of the most famous places to hike in the area is Mt. Monadnock. When we moved to Petersham, MA from … Continue reading
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Tagged Dublin New Hamshire, Inn at Clamber Hill, inselberg, Jaffrey New Hampshire, kopje, koppie, monadnock, mt. monadnock, Petersham MA
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Birding, the #1 sport in America
Did you know that birding is the #1 “sport” in the US? I didn’t. My husband told how popular birding is and I didn’t believe him but research shows that 51.3 million Americans are into birding and that figure probably … Continue reading
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Tagged Audubon Society, bird watching, birding, clamber hill, Cooks Canyon Wildlife Sanctuary, Eagle Lake Wildlife Sanctuary, Inn at Clamber Hill, Jim Baird, Lake Wampanoag Wildlife Sanctuary, Lewis-Corrine Babbitt Wildlife Sanctuary, Mass Audubon, Petersham MA, Rutland Brooks Wildlife Sanctuary, Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Santurary
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The True Meaning of Memorial Day
In the years following the Civil War, many from both the Confederate and Union sides, decorated the graves of the fallen soldiers with flags and flowers. On May 5, 1868, General John A. Logan, of the Grand Army of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Mark Ellis, Memorial Day, Moina Michael, patriotic, Petersham MA, Waterloo NY
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Massachusetts is going “Green”
Green is a color, green is a lifestyle, green is nature’s way of telling us that spring has arrived. And spring has definitely arrived in Petersham Massachusetts. The Swamp Pinks and the Daffodils came out just in time for Easter. … Continue reading
Geocaching = Earth + Hiding Place + Technology
Geocaching — everyone’s heard of it but what exactly is it? We had guests this last weekend that were here to Geocache so I learned a little about it. As far as I can tell, it started about 2000 or … Continue reading
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Tagged cache, clamber hill, earth, geo, geocashing, gps, north quabbin, Petersham MA, treasure hunt
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