Year in Review: Highlights of 2025
This past year our travel plans were mainly influenced by our daughter’s college search. We drove up and down the Northeast looking at schools from Boston through North Carolina. Wherever we stopped, we found new historic spots, family friendly attractions, and great new lodging options. In 2025, we found time to update some of our…
25 Ways to Have Fun at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut This Summer
The largest maritime museum in America, Mystic Seaport Museum is an indoor and outdoor living history museum that is one of the most popular attractions in Connecticut. Spread across 19 acres on the banks of the Mystic River in Mystic, Connecticut, the property was originally the site of the Charles Mallory & Sons shipyard and…
10 Kid Friendly Spots Along I-95 in Connecticut to Enjoy this Spring
We’ve lived in Connecticut almost 25 years and LOVE all of the museums, historical sites, cultural attractions, beaches and parks, and overall beauty and friendliness of the Nutmeg State. We’ve shared many of our adventures throughout Connecticut on the blog over the past 8 years: City Guides for New Haven, Coastal Connecticut, Hartford, and Mystic;…
10 New England Cities to Enjoy This Fall (and what to do besides leaf peeping!)
Arguably, one of the best things about living in New England is fall: fall weather, fall food, and fall foliage. People travel from all over the country world to see the vibrant colors of New England landscapes. Over the years, we have enjoyed exploring many parts of each New England state, in every season. And…
Nine Tips for Visiting Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury, CT
We recently kicked off summer 2024 by spending the day with our daughter and a few of her friends at Quassy Amusement Park and Waterpark, located in Middlebury Connecticut. Named after Lake Quassapaug, the property where the park sits now was originally a hotel and summer resort in the late 1800s. In the mid 1910s,…
Hogpen Hill Farms in Woodbury, Connecticut
Hogpen Hill Farms, a 234 acre sculpture farm in the Litchfield County town of Woodbury, Connecticut, is home to a landscape park with over 100 pieces of beautiful landscape art created by Edward Tufte. The works of art are positioned along a 1.5 mile diagonal and visitors can get up close (but don’t touch!) to…