Massachusetts Archive

  • Resort Comparison: Jiminy Peak and Berkshire East

    Resort Comparison: Jiminy Peak and Berkshire East

    The Berkshires sometimes get snowstorms that haven’t made it up into Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

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  • Resort Review: Berkshire East

    Resort Review: Berkshire East

    Berkshire East is a family-friendly mountain with a good range of terrain, a new lift, and more!

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  • The A List: Tim’s “Forgotten Favorite” Ski Hills

    The A List: Tim’s “Forgotten Favorite” Ski Hills

    My suggestion: at least once or twice this winter, get out and try sliding on a “forgotten” hill. You may find a gem you’ll treasure forever.

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  • The A List: Adaptive Snowsports Programs!

    The A List: Adaptive Snowsports Programs!

    They were subtly scrubbing speed, so an age-impaired companion who thought he liked to ski fast could keep up.

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  • New Year’s Eve At Wachusett Mountain

    New Year’s Eve At Wachusett Mountain

    When I was younger, New Year’s Eve meant a night of good food, fun and a struggle to stay up until midnight and see the ball drop.  Since I’ve gotten older, I have to confess that New Year’s Eve has lost some of its appeal.   I seem to spend at least one or two [...]

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  • Perfect Places To Paddle

    Perfect Places To Paddle

    Some folks love to paddle along settled shorelines. That has it’s appeal, I suppose. But I prefer seeing trees, not lawns and houses, wildlife, not people. And I especially like places with little or no motorboat traffic.

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  • Salty Kayaking

    Salty Kayaking

    My sweetheart Marilyn for all her great sense of adventure, doesn’t swim and has not been comfortable around water. She’d tried canoeing, definitely didn’t like it, and was content for awhile to stay on shore and watch me paddle away . . . until it began to gnaw at her that she hadn’t actually tried kayaking and therefore didn’t know if she liked it or not. She doesn’t like missing out on anything fun, and likes making her own decisions about what’s fun and what isn’t.

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  • To Bikes! To Bikes! The British Were Coming!

    To Bikes! To Bikes! The British Were Coming!

    Retracing Paul Revere's famous ride by bike connects you to history. And it's fun!

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