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In reply to the discussion: Hello Massachusetts! [View all]

usonian

(19,671 posts)
2. Usonian again! I lived in MA some 30 years.
Sun Jun 30, 2024, 11:45 PM
Jun 2024

I used to do foliage touring, mostly in Vermont because of the mix of colors, around that time. But that may all have shifted in time due to you know what.

So, try to check in advance when foliage peaks, and good luck.

In New Hampshire (pronounced Na Hampsha) there's the Kankamagus Highway, where I took great foliage photos.

https://newhampshireway.com/kancamagus-highway/

Forgot the names of places we stopped in Vermont.


MA? Nothing more beautiful than the Italian North End of Boston. 🇮🇹

Should be a parade around ( you guessed it) Columbus Day. I was stationed a while at Coast Guard Base Boston, and stopped at my Dad's cousin's bakery on the way home. They gave us the ends of the Anise Biscotti, which were the best part, that people wouldn't buy.

We Coasties would sometimes stop at No Name Restaurant for lunch, at 15 1/2 Fish Pier. It closed after 109 years of operation.

That's about it for now. FWIW my cousin lives in (you guessed it) Salem.




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If you do visit Salem... Think. Again. Jun 2024 #1
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Usonian again! I lived in MA some 30 years. usonian Jun 2024 #2
Usonian- you are amazing Sun-Moon Jul 2024 #4
Go to Marblehead. On the town hall's Wall is the painting, "Spirit of 76." 3Hotdogs Jul 2024 #3
Thank you! Sun-Moon Jul 2024 #6
Salem Visit: Paper Roses Jul 2024 #7
Thank you Paper Roses Sun-Moon Jul 2024 #8
The Peabody Essex Museum TommyT139 Jul 2024 #9
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