The Orchard House, home of Louisa May Alcott and setting for Little Women

The Orchard House in Concord, Massachusetts was built around 1650 and was the home of Louisa May Alcott where she wrote & set the novel Little Women in 1868. Today, it is an historic house museum and available for guided tours year round. 

Check out this Frozen Waterfall Hike in Massachusetts - Royalston Falls

Rozen Waterfall Hike- Royalston Falls in Massachusetts

Frozen Waterfall Hike- Royalston Falls, Massachusetts (February)  

Royalston, Massachusetts is a small town up against the New Hampshire border in Central Massachusetts. About an hour and a half drive from Boston, the sparsely populated town is mostly covered in forests and wetlands and boasts a number of natural wonders including three waterfalls (Doane's Falls, Royalston Falls, and Spirit Falls), miles of hiking trails, and campgrounds at the scenic Tully Lake. All of the locations noted are operated by the Trustees of Reservations and are open to the public year round.

Newburyport Harbor Light (Plum Island Light House)

Newburyport Harbor Light (Plum Island Light House)

Newburyport Harbor Light (Plum Island Light House)

At the northern tip of Plum Island in Newburyport, Massachusetts is the Newburyport Harbor Light- or as many people know it Plum Island Light (not to be confused with Plum Island Light on Long Island in New York, or the Plum Beach Light in Rhode Island, or the Newburyport Lighthouse which is now a restaurant). Marking the mouth of the Merrimack River and entrance to Newburyport Harbor the thirty-five foot tower holds an occulting green light that eclipses every 15 seconds.

“Archive of the Mind” at the Peabody Essex in Salem

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The final weekend for #kimsooja ’s “Archive of the Mind” at the Peabody Essex in Salem. I sat in on a preview of this piece when the table was empty and it’s been great to see it grow each time we’ve gone back to the museum. #museumstagram #artstagram

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Salem, Massachusetts

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Emily Dickinson's Gardening Life: The Plants and Places That Inspired the Iconic Poet

Emily Dickinson's Gardening Life

A tourist route linking French-speaking cities in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island will be inaugurated at the end of the summer in 2019

Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches

Esther Howland and the Valetine's Day Card in America

You might notice the heart at the center of the Seal of Worcester, Massachusetts on Valentines Day and though the “Heart of the Commonwealth” pre-dates any connotation with the day, it was Worcester native Esther Howland who first popularized the Valentine’s Day Card in the United States

Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 by Stephen Puleo