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1. Let It Snow at Wintergreen Resort Nestled among the Blue Ridge Mountains, Wintergreen Resort is an ideal destination to introduce your kids to skiing and snow sports. My sons …

After taking a year off in 2021, Carnaval Maine is back in 2022 for a 10-day event in mid-February in Portland. Located on the Eastern Promenade, a 78-acre green space …

by Gina Gallucci-White  Each year, the luxurious Gaylord National across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., offers its annual Christmas on the Potomac celebrations. The hotel and conference center is …

By Krista L. Hawley Winter in Boston can be a dark time. When a mid-morning snowstorm can make for a six-hour commute home; when foodie arguments erupt over who makes …

By Gina Gallucci-White Instead of driving around random neighborhoods trying to find some impressive festive light displays, head to Enchant Christmas, with two East Coast locations: in Washington, D.C., and …

By Molly Fellin Spence Planning a road trip to our favorite Southern New Jersey beaches for a week, our family decided to make the hours-long trip there even longer, and …

By Gina Gallucci-White Prickett’s Fort was built in 1774 as a way to avoid Native American war parties. Nestled next to the merger of Prickett’s Creek and the Monongahela River …

By Gina Gallucci-White When visiting the small town of Luray, Va., you may be tempted to fill up your camera with images from the picturesque Shenandoah Valley; however, nature’s beauty …

By Gina Gallucci-White Instead of letting your kids play with tiny versions of construction equipment, why not let them operate real machinery? Diggerland USA gives kids the opportunity to get …

By Gina Gallucci-White  At first glance, a Harris’s Hawk looks heavy. With a body length of about 18 to 22 inches and a wingspan between 3 ½ and 4 feet, …