Tag: massachusetts
group name: geektravel
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October 06, 2007 01:32 AM EDT --
Recently, we spent some time in one of our favorite places in Massachusetts - Cape Ann. Cape Ann is the smaller of Massachusetts' two capes, and is located on the North Shore of Massachusetts.
In . . . more
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December 01, 2007 11:19 PM EST --
Oh sweet Saturdays...how I long for you each week. Though I love teaching, I love my week-ends even more. It's time when I can unwind and take things at a slower pace. I'm not . . . more
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April 21, 2008 12:30 PM EDT --
Magic tournaments were a big deal at science fiction, comic, and gamine conventions when the game first became popular. Over the years, though, Magic became something of a specialty, with dedicated tournaments . . . more
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August 30, 2007 09:23 PM EDT --
As a child growing up forty miles south of Boston in a small rural community, I had traveled through Quincy many times on the way to my Nana's house in Dorchester, Massachusetts. I even had an . . . more
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February 18, 2007 01:27 PM EST --
Boskone is one of the “Old Guard” of literary SF conventions, with a history stretching back more than 40 years, it is run by NESFA, the New England Science Fiction Association. I’ve . . . more
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August 12, 2007 12:16 PM EDT --
Tournament Location: Pi-Con Convention, West Springfield MA.
Tournament Format: Time Spiral Block Booster Draft (non-sanctioned). Three rounds, round-robin.
Pi-Con had one Magic event, which ended . . . more
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July 28, 2007 09:22 PM EDT --
Recently, we visited Wingaersheek Beach in Gloucester, MA, about 40 minutes from 2/128 up on the North Shore. The weather was great and it was low tide, which is perfect at this beach because there . . . more
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August 08, 2007 01:15 PM EDT --
I spent 18 years growing up in Western MA and now I go back about once a month. Everyone thinks it is so far, but it's less than 100 miles from the Boston area. Go for a weekend or a day and see what . . . more
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October 08, 2007 10:42 PM EDT --
On our way back from Pi-Con in Springfield MA this past August, Gynn and I decided to stop off to spend some time outdoors. We detoured to Sutton MA and Purgatory Chasm State Reservation, south of . . . more
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August 22, 2007 05:22 PM EDT --
One of the great things about living on Cape Cod is the tremendous number of opportunities to get involved with ongoing work to preserve the environment and to protect wildlife. Gynn volunteers at the . . . more
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January 31, 2008 09:55 PM EST --
About a week ago, I was back at the UMass Boston Campus Center for the latest Magic: The Gathering Prerelease Tournament. The new set is Morningtide, which continues the tribal theme of Lorwyn, but this . . . more
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February 03, 2008 01:40 PM EST --
While the Prerelease Tournaments for each new Magic: The Gathering set are held at a single venue in each major, the Launch Party is held at individual gaming stores.
On Friday, I attended the Morningtide . . . more
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July 07, 2007 06:51 AM EDT --
(Drum Roll, please! . . . ) ...and now, the first of several samplings from our upcoming Compleat Day Tripper: Cape & South Coast edition! The new book, scheduled for release in September, is . . . more
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August 02, 2007 11:39 PM EDT --
Stonington & Mystic, Connecticut, are less than 2 hours from Boston and make a fabulous extended day trip at any time of year. Stonington's big draw is a charming, very walkable village known as . . . more
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May 24, 2008 04:00 PM EDT --
This was the first ride I took on the hand-me-down bike I got recently. I love living in a place where I can bike to the beach.
Actually, there are several beaches within reasonable biking distance. . . . more
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September 02, 2007 11:13 PM EDT --
On Saturday, my friends Jen and Justin (Road Ogre Snapdragon and Road Ogre Ginger of our letterboxing group, the New England Road Ogres; btw for those unfamiliar with letterboxing, information is included . . . more
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February 18, 2008 01:56 AM EST --
This was our late Valentines Day celebration. a little time in the outdoors. We're in our third year living on Cape Cod, and there is still so much we haven't explored. This was our first time . . . more
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June 30, 2007 09:22 PM EDT --
In a place full of tourist traps waiting for the summer crowd, the Cape Cod Baseball League stands out as the best entertainment bargain to be found on Cape Cod every summer.
The premier amateur baseball . . . more
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April 12, 2008 06:43 PM EDT --
Gynn and I got up very early last Saturday morning to drive up to Westborough MA and attend the 35 th Annual New England Adoption Conference, sponsored by the Adoption Community of New England (ACONE) . . . more
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August 01, 2007 06:48 AM EDT --
Please attach a comment with your personal experience on any or all of these destinations. A very short review is fine - try to include website, contact info and any basic directions if you can, and it's . . . more
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