http://gonewengland.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-02-17T10:00:43Z Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:00:43 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/02/21/these-new-deals-are-sweet.htm <a href="http://gonewengland.about.com/cs/traveldeals/l/bldealsheet2.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/gonewengland/1/0/W/-/1/sapdripblog.jpg" align="right" title="Maple Sap Drip Photo" border="0" hspace="5"></a>New additions this week to <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gonewengland.about.com/cs/traveldeals/l/bldealsheet2.htm">Kim's New England Deal Sheet</a>:<ul><li>Comfort Inn &#038; Suites in Lincoln, New Hampshire, offers a <b>sweet escape for maple lovers</b> priced from $301.62 for two including lodging for two nights, a breakfast kit, a sugaring tour and lunch at Polly's Pancake Parlor;</li></ul>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/02/21/these-new-deals-are-sweet.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/02/21/these-new-deals-are-sweet.htm Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:40:41 +0000 2012-02-21T16:40:41Z http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/02/17/ice-harvesting-is-wicked-cool.htm <a href="http://gonewengland.about.com/library/bl-ice-harvesting.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/gonewengland/1/0/M/A/1/ice-harvest-blog.jpg" align="left" title="Ice Harvest Photo" border="0" hspace="5"></a>As you'll see in this <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gonewengland.about.com/library/bl-ice-harvesting.htm">video</a>, harvesting ice using 19th-century tools and techniques remains a cherished tradition in South Bristol, Maine. Ice harvesting is also hard work, so when they ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/02/17/ice-harvesting-is-wicked-cool.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/02/17/ice-harvesting-is-wicked-cool.htm Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:00:43 +0000 2012-02-17T10:00:43Z http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/02/15/presidents-weekend-deals.htm <a href="http://gonewengland.about.com/cs/traveldeals/l/bldealsheet2.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/gonewengland/1/0/3/A/1/mystic-seaport-blacksmith-blog.jpg" align="right" title="Mystic Seaport" border="0" hspace="5"></a>New additions this week to <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gonewengland.about.com/cs/traveldeals/l/bldealsheet2.htm">Kim's New England Deal Sheet</a>:<ul><li>Book a last-minute Boston-area escape <b>from $63 per night this Presidents' Weekend</b> and save $2 on JFK Museum admission, too;</li></ul><ul><li>Head to Mystic Seaport Saturday, where the Winter's Aweigh reopening celebration features <b>free admission and dining for kids</b>; and</li><li>Clean up after the Pilgrims on March 3 and be rewarded with <b>free lunch and a free pass</b> to visit Plimoth Plantation during the 2012 season.</li></ul>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/02/15/presidents-weekend-deals.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/02/15/presidents-weekend-deals.htm Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:24:36 +0000 2012-02-15T13:24:36Z http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/02/13/new-englands-top-events-for-2012.htm <a href="http://gonewengland.about.com/od/eventscalendars/a/New-England-2012-events.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/gonewengland/1/0/S/N/1/newport-flower-show-blog.jpg" align="right" title="Newport Flower Show is a Top New England Event" border="0" hspace="5"></a>From Mystic Seaport's Sea Music Festival in June to Bright Nights at Forest Park, a holiday season tradition in Springfield, Massachusetts, your year will be filled with memorable experiences if ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/02/13/new-englands-top-events-for-2012.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/02/13/new-englands-top-events-for-2012.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:58:55 +0000 2012-02-13T13:58:55Z http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/02/08/a-lighthouse-table-for-two.htm <a href="http://gonewengland.about.com/od/nbostonsights/ss/aamanorthshore_2.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/gonewengland/1/0/N/r/dinelighthouseblog.jpg" align="left" title="Dine in a Lighthouse - Photo" border="0" hspace="5"></a>Want to treat your favorite lighthouse lover to a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gonewengland.about.com/od/nbostonsights/ss/aamanorthshore_2.htm">one-of-a-kind romantic experience</a>? The Newburyport Rear Range Light in Newburyport, Massachusetts, is the only lighthouse in America with a dinner table ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/02/08/a-lighthouse-table-for-two.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/02/08/a-lighthouse-table-for-two.htm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:45:27 +0000 2012-02-08T21:45:27Z http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/02/07/new-england-dining-deals-3.htm <a href="http://gonewengland.about.com/cs/traveldeals/l/bldealsheet2.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/gonewengland/1/0/G/R/1/valentine-cocktail-blog.jpg" align="right" title="MFA Boston" border="0" hspace="5"></a>New additions this week to <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gonewengland.about.com/cs/traveldeals/l/bldealsheet2.htm">Kim's New England Deal Sheet</a>:<ul><li><b>Chase winter blues away</b> with an overnight package at Rhode Island's Howard Johnson Inn Newport Area that includes dinner and a show at Newport Blues Cafe;</li><li>Take your Valentine to Fleming's Prime Steakhouse in Boston, Providence or West Hartford and get a <b>free $25 gift card</b>;</ul></li>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/02/07/new-england-dining-deals-3.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/02/07/new-england-dining-deals-3.htm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:33:20 +0000 2012-02-07T22:33:20Z http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/02/06/mardi-gras-in-new-england.htm <a href="http://gonewengland.about.com/od/eventscalendars/tp/mardi-gras-new-england.htm"><img border="0" src="http://z.about.com/d/gonewengland/1/0/_/9/1/mardi-gras-nl.jpg" align="right" hspace="5" width="126" height="170"></a><b>What do New Orleans and New England have in common?</b> Well... they both start with "New" and have the same number of letters. Oh, and they both have fabulous Mardi ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/02/06/mardi-gras-in-new-england.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/02/06/mardi-gras-in-new-england.htm Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:45:42 +0000 2012-02-06T09:45:42Z http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/02/03/tanglewood-tickets-on-sale.htm <a href="http://gonewengland.about.com/cs/maartsculture/a/aatanglewood.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/gonewengland/1/0/s/K/1/tanglewood-2011-blog.jpg" align="left" title="Tanglewood Photo" border="0" hspace="5"></a>Tickets are on sale for the 75th anniversary season at Tanglewood, the Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer home in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts. There's no better place in all of ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/02/03/tanglewood-tickets-on-sale.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/02/03/tanglewood-tickets-on-sale.htm Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:40:49 +0000 2012-02-03T02:40:49Z http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/01/31/new-england-winter-deals.htm <a href="http://gonewengland.about.com/cs/traveldeals/l/bldealsheet2.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/gonewengland/1/0/E/R/1/mfa-boston-blog.jpg" align="right" title="MFA Boston" border="0" hspace="5"></a>New additions this week to <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gonewengland.about.com/cs/traveldeals/l/bldealsheet2.htm">Kim's New England Deal Sheet</a>:<ul><li>Spend a Sunday cross-country skiing, snowshoeing or driving between New Hampshire inns and savoring chocolate treats at each during the annual <b>Chocolate Festival</b>;</li></ul>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/01/31/new-england-winter-deals.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/01/31/new-england-winter-deals.htm Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:12:15 +0000 2012-01-31T21:12:15Z http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/01/30/super-bowl-2012.htm <a href="http://gonewengland.about.com/cs/bostonsports/a/aapatssuperbowl.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/gonewengland/1/0/D/R/1/superbowl2012-blog.jpg" align="left" title="Bill Belichick and Tom Brady Photo" border="0" hspace="5"></a>New England's NFL team is on the way to its fifth Super Bowl in 10 years. The New England Patriots will face the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLVI ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/01/30/super-bowl-2012.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gonewengland.about.com/b/2012/01/30/super-bowl-2012.htm Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:56:57 +0000 2012-01-30T21:56:57Z