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Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge – Sudbury, MA

New England / Megan

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Beacon Hill, Boston

Beacon Hill – Boston, MA

New England / Megan

Our second Historic New England stop was Otis House, which sits right at the foot of Beacon Hill, in Boston.    What I didn’t know about Beacon Hill was that it was once one of three mountains in this part of Boston.  The other two were taken apart for fill, and Beacon Hill itself had about

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Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House

Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House – Gloucester, MA

New England / Megan

We joined Historic New England last year (our gateway being Hamilton House).     We’ve worked our way through several Maine and New Hampshire properties, and decided to take advantage of a friend’s cookout in the Boston area to add a few Massachusetts properties to the list.     The first was Beauport, which ended up being

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Birds at Scarborough Marsh

Scarborough Marsh – Scarborough, ME

Maine / Megan

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Mackworth Island State Park

Mackworth Island State Park – Falmouth, ME

Maine / Megan

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Bug Light

Bug Light Park – South Portland, ME

Maine / Megan

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Fort Gorges and Tall Ship

Spring Point Light – South Portland, ME

Maine / Megan

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Portland Harbor

Thomas Knight Park – South Portland, ME

Maine / Megan

I lived in South Portland from the ages of nine to twenty three.    My mother still lives there.   I had no idea this park went as far under the Casco Bay Bridge as it does.    It’s got great views of Portland, and with the bridge overhead, it’s nice and shady on a

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Hamilton House

Hamilton House – South Berwick, ME

Maine / Megan

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Sea holly

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens – Boothbay, ME

Maine / Megan

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