OUTDOORS Archives

February 7, 2026

All My Resource Stories: Your Complete Guide to Central Massachusetts, through February 2026

I was just thinking–I wonder how many Resource Stories I’ve put together since starting my newsletter in 2023. I think ...

January 8, 2026

Pick up your sticks and hose and have some good old fashioned New England outdoor fun during Open Burning Season, which ...

December 6, 2025

The Princeton Historical Society publishes a Then and Now series, with the November 2025 focus being the history of Wachusett ...

November 15, 2025

There’s a new way to gear up for adventure in Princeton. Secondhand Summit officially opened its doors the weekend of ...

October 11, 2025

When I think about Jeff Godin, a number of words come to mind, but it is his grit, passion, and ...

October 11, 2025

Our oldest son has a sentimental weakness for Fitchburg, because that’s where he was born and grew up, and he ...

October 11, 2025

I recently met a lady at an open house who got me pretty excited about the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail. ...

August 7, 2025

Jay wrote this story…I tend to be pretty much a live and let live type of person, and I don’t ...

August 7, 2025

Westminster’s Neighbors Helping Neighbors Town Benefit Day is coming up on Sunday, August 10, and it’s always one of my ...

August 7, 2025

Summer and fall fairs – –The Fernald fair and the Big E immediately come to mind. Having spent the first ...

July 3, 2025

An update from Westminster Parks and Rec is included below in the Westminster section. Let me tell you what our ...

July 3, 2025

Ah, Hampton Beach in the late 1980s. They were the best times— laying in the sun all day, visiting the ...