Staying at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise in Alberta, Canada
On a recent trip to Banff National Park in Alberta Canada, we were lucky enough to spend a couple of days at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise in the Lake Louise section of the park. The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise is one of the most magical resorts we have ever visited, in one of the…
Where to Stay inside Glacier National Park in Montana
We just returned from an epic trip out west and enjoyed almost a full week at Glacier National Park in western Montana, one of our most favorite parks to date. Glacier National Park, one of the most popular American National Parks with close to three million visitors each year, covers over a million acres across…
Playing “I Spy” at Buckman Tavern in Lexington, Massachusetts
Massachusetts is filled with memorable historic sites and important dates in America’s history, and one of the most famous is April 19, 1775. On the early hours of April 19th, Paul Revere and William Dawes’ rode to Lexington, Massachusetts to warn John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and other “Minute Men” that 850 British soldiers, also known…
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…
15 Ways to Explore the Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown, New York
Located in the heart of Cooperstown, New York (yes, the famous Baseball Fame of Fame is a only mile away) across the street from Lake Otsego, the Farmers’ Museum celebrates the rich agricultural history of New York and gives visitors an authentic experience of life on a 1840s farmstead.