Published at HelloPortlandMaine.com When Scott Reischmann and Twain Braden went to the Maine Boat Show in March 2002, they were only looking for plans to build a recreation dory to cruise the Casco Bay. But an idea for the Portland Schooner Company was born when Reischmann picked up a copy of Wooden Boat magazine...
Published on HelloAlbany.com About two hours north of Albany, in the heart of the Adriondacks, lies the Adirondack Museum, dedicated to the history, wildlife and people of the only mountain range solely in New York. The aptly named Adirondack Museum, which was granted accreditation by the American Association of Museums for the fourth time...
Published at HelloManchester.com On the banks of the Merrimack River in Manchester is the Amoskeag Fishways Learning and Visitors Center, an organization devoted to education about freshwater fish, environmental responsibility and fostering an interest in marine biology among New Hampshire students. The center’s primary focus on the Merrimack River manifests into an interactive exhibit...
Published on HelloTroy.com Upstate New York features wide swaths of park land, including the best parks in Troy. With three major parks within the city limits and a state park not far away, your outdoor needs are sure to be met by the best parks in Troy. Frear Park Frear Park is a 247-acre...
Published on HelloPortlandMaine.com About an hour north of Portland along the Maine coast are the towns of Alna and Wiscasset, two towns that would have served as a rail connection from Maine into Quebec if the Wiscasset, Waterville, and Farmington (WW&F) Railway had been finished. Unfortunately, the railroads that eventually led to the founding of...
Published on HelloPortlandMaine.com The Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport was founded in 1939 with a single trolley car saved after the Biddeford & Saco Railroad Company made the decision to switch to buses. Museum founders Gerald Cunningham, John Amlaw, and Ted Santarelli found out about the changeover and arranged a railfan trip to Biddeford...
Published on HelloPortlandMaine.com Come to the Mid Coast region of Maine between Memorial Day weekend and October each year, and you might see the Art Deco-style cars of the Maine Eastern Railroad chugging along the Maine coastline. Between Memorial Day weekend and late June, passengers can take one of two round trips per day...
Published on HelloPortlandMaine.com The brick building on Congress Street next to the Maine Historical Society looks like many old houses in Portland, but with one distinct difference: In the summer dining room of this house, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ((1807-1882)) penned the words “Into each life some rain must fall.” For this is the...
Published at HelloConcord.com Less than 15 miles north of Concord is Canterbury Shaker Village, one of the oldest and best-preserved Shaker communities in the country. It sits on nearly 700 acres of wooded farmland and consists of 25 original restored Shaker buildings and 4 reconstructed ones. Only six miles to the east is New...
