Category: Family Fun
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So, you didn’t book a cruise or a week at Disney for spring break. Don’t worry, that doesn’t mean you can’t go anywhere. In fact, everything you need for a fun family getaway is within driving distance, starting with the City of Brotherly Love. Life, Liberty And The Pursuit Of Cheesesteak Depending on the day…
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It’s a cold Saturday night in December, and there’s a carnival-like atmosphere as hundreds of gawkers, along with a costumed Elmo (go figure), are congregated in front of a holiday display that would put even Clark Griswold to shame. About a bazillion lights and decorations, including colossal toy soldiers, angels, snowflakes, snowmen, wise men, Santa…
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Ichabod cast a look behind to see if his pursuer should vanish, according to rule, in a flash of fire and brimstone. Just then he saw the goblin rising in his stirrups, and in the very act of hurling his head at him. — Washington Irving, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” It’s the kind of…
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“Everybody in the car. Boat leaves in two minutes… or perhaps you don’t want to the see the second largest ball of twine on the face of the earth, which is only four, short hours away.” – CLARK GRISWOLD Planning a getaway this year? You’re not alone. According to AAA, an estimated 90 million Americans…
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It’s summertime and the living is easy, especially when you’ve got your feet in the sand and the Long Island Sound as your vista. With more than 332 miles of coast, Connecticut shoreline’s has plenty of spots where you can stake your umbrella and while away those lazy, hazy hours when the weather is hot…
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In 1901, Annie Edson Taylor packed her orange and white cat, aptly named “Niagara,” into a barrel and sent her over Niagara Falls. Obvious animal cruelty questions aside (um, PETA, anyone?), the feline remarkably survived. Five days later, Taylor, a 63-year-old schoolteacher seeking celebrity, followed suit. Dressed up in her Sunday best, she became the…
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From high atop One World Trade Center, the New York skyline stretches into the horizon, and iconic sights like the Brooklyn Bridge and Statue of Liberty look like scenery pieces from a hobby train set, as do the boats that chug along the Hudson River far below. Rising a symbolic 1,776 feet above lower Manhattan,…
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Family, food, and bed rest. Isn’t that what Thanksgiving is all about? For most of us, yes, especially if you toss in a few mixed drinks and some football. However, America’s second favorite holiday, is also the ideal time to explore New England, considering it’s where the whole deal originated. So while eating too much…
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Muhammad Ali stands with his gloves at the ready while Tom Brady smirks from nearby. He’s parked between baseball legend Ted Williams and a snow leopard on the prowl. Not far away, a young Frank Sinatra smiles from beneath a fedora as an impish raccoon peeks out beside him. All these famous faces and figures…
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It’s quarter past 9 and a voice cuts through the darkness, issuing an ominous warning. With a glowing pumpkin to light the way, he’s lurking to find his perfect prey. He’s the bringer of Halloween fear. Beware, the Headless Horseman is here! A hush falls over the throngs of expectant people lining the streets of…
Sarah Lemire 