September

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Day Trips

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We’ll pick apples, learn about life on a farm, and visit a winery for a tour and tasting on this harvest-time getaway to the scenic countryside of Eastern Massachusetts. We’ll travel to Stow, MA to visit Honey Pot Hill Orchard, where we will take a wagon ride through the apple orchard. You’ll pick one-half peck of apples (your choice of apple varieties) to take home, as well as have time to shop their fresh farm stand for pears, pumpkins and more. You’ll also have free time to visit the barnyard animals or enjoy a home-baked treat at the farm store. Enjoy a complimentary cup of fresh apple cider and one of their famous cider donuts. Afterwards we’ll enjoy a tasty New England lunch at the Old Mill Restaurant (choice of Yankee Pot Roast or baked stuffed chicken) and take a tour & wine tasting at Nashoba Valley Winery, and take home a commemorative wine glass. $ 85

Cheer on the Red Sox at Fenway Park from our seats in right field box 1, rows G – N, by Pesky’s Poll. The game starts at 7:10 PM, and we will arrive at 5:00 PM to give you time to enjoy the ballpark and batting practice before the game. This game has a Player-Fan Photo Session, so Immediately following batting practice, a player (TBD) will take photos with fans for thirty (30) minutes (place TBD). Full payment is required to reserve your seats, and ticketing is assigned when we receive your payment. We reserve the right to cancel your reservation and resell your ticket if payment is not received in a timely manner. $ 99 - WAITLIST ONLY

The NH Highland Games is one of the most diverse celebrations of Scottish Arts and Culture in the United States, a unique blend of competitions, festival music, food, vendors and activities that draws people from all over New England. The term “games” refers to the many competitions, athletic and artistic, but the event is the largest Scottish cultural festival in the Northeast dedicated to the promoting of the music, dance, athletics and customs of the Scottish people and Gaelic culture. See the Gathering of the Clans, where over 60 clans and societies march over the hill playing bagpipes and drums onto the parade grounds. The massed bands perform together and you’ll feel as if you’re in Scotland! Enjoy fiddle, bagpipe and harp music, highland dance competition, concerts, and the Highland Games themselves. The international field of Strongmen will compete in traditional events that test raw strength and power as well as athletic ability, such as the Farmer’s Walk (carrying weights in excess of 600 pounds), the stone toss, caber toss (lift a large pole, run with it and then toss it end to end). You’ll find ethnic and traditional food, Celtic crafts, a vendor village, and multiple stages filled with traditional and contemporary musicians and performers, and whiskey tasting seminars (extra fee for tastings). $ 85

Amtrak's sleek and sophisticated Downeaster train runs between Boston and Portland, Maine with a magical journey along the New England shoreline. Along the Downeaster route you'll find historic colonial cities, beautiful beaches & quaint villages. We’ll board the train at Boston’s North Station and begin our journey to Portland. Once there, we’ll meet our bus and enjoy free time for lunch in Portland’s quaint downtown area. After lunch enjoy a narrated 90 minute scenic cruise through the busy Portland harbor and innermost islands to see lighthouses, forts, lobster boats, seals, and seabirds. Four lighthouses can be seen up close with as many as seven in view during the cruise, including a close-up view of Maine’s oldest and most photographed lighthouse, Portland Head Light! You’ll have free time in Portland to browse the shops after our cruise. $ 82 - WAITLIST ONLY

The Feast of San Gennaro is an annual street fair that takes place in Manhattans “Little Italy.” During the feast, the streets of Little Italy are filled with people of all ethnic and racial backgrounds eating fabulous Italian cuisine, listening to live entertainment, and checking out the 300+ street vendors that set up shop. This enormous festival covers the entirety of the Italian section of the city, and the aromas of sausages and peppers frying, tomato sauce and fresh pastries fill the air. Chinatown is adjacent to the fair, with some of the best bargain shopping in New York City. Bring along a small cooler, as you may want to bring home a “taste of Italy!” You will have 5 ½ hours to enjoy the festival and the city, we will drop off near Canal Street. $ 75

It is hardly surprising that New England's largest and most important city is crammed full of spectacular landmarks – you know them – the buildings you pass by

while in town and say “oh I’d love to see the inside of that building someday!” If you have ever been to the Prudential Center with us you have no doubt noticed the beautiful buildings and fountains across the street that make up the Christian Science Plaza. We will tour one of the most fascinating, the Mary Baker Eddy Library where a docent will lead us through their many exhibit halls and galleries including the world famous Mapparium. Standing three stories tall, the Mapparium is a beautiful painted glass globe that is a work of art in itself when viewed from the outside. But to traverse the 30 foot glass bridge INSIDE the globe is truly breathtaking. Christened the Cradle of Liberty, Faneuil Hall's vital role in revolutionary politics hadn't been part of its original plans when it was built as a center of commerce in 1742. Enjoy an informative talk given by a National Park Ranger on this historic building as well as some time for lunch & shopping in the marketplace. On our tour of the Massachusetts State House, discover the meaning of the Sacred Cod that hangs in the House of Representatives chambers and the wooden pinecone that sits atop the golden dome. End the day with a visit to King’s Chapel. Formed in 1689, this active congregation’s past members included Ben Franklin, Paul Revere & John Hancock to name a few. We will enjoy a guided tour including the history & architecture of the church and the adjacent Burying Ground, the oldest burying place in Boston proper. To end our day in the city we will all enjoy a sweet treat from Mike’s Pastry, a North End staple. $ 62