Crepes, Shops & Ice Cream, Newmarket and Exeter, NH
Friday, July 1, 9 AM – 3:30 PM Cost - $37, lunch and dessert
We'll start by exploring the shops in the old mill buildings in Newmarket before breaking into two groups to enjoy made-to-order crepes at the Newmarket Creperie. After a little more shopping we'll return to the Creperie for dessert. We'll then move on to Exeter for a chance to investigate their downtown shops, or enjoy a walk along the Squamscot River in Swazey Park.
We'll start by exploring the shops in the old mill buildings in Newmarket before breaking into two groups to enjoy made-to-order crepes at the Newmarket Creperie. After a little more shopping we'll return to the Creperie for dessert. We'll then move on to Exeter for a chance to investigate their downtown shops, or enjoy a walk along the Squamscot River in Swazey Park.
Halibut State Park, Gloucester and Rockport, MA
Tuesday, July 5, 9 AM – 3 PM Cost - $44, brunch and dessert
Starting in Gloucester, we'll head to Sugar Magnolias for brunch. Next we'll take the scenic route past Stage Fort Park, Rocky Neck, Eastern Point, Good Harbor Beach, Thatcher's Island, Twin Lighthouses, Rockport Harbor, Folly Cove and Pigeon Cove. We'll work off our brunch with a 3/4 mile level walk at Halibut State Park. The walk will include 9 stops featuring the history of Babson Farm Quarry.
Starting in Gloucester, we'll head to Sugar Magnolias for brunch. Next we'll take the scenic route past Stage Fort Park, Rocky Neck, Eastern Point, Good Harbor Beach, Thatcher's Island, Twin Lighthouses, Rockport Harbor, Folly Cove and Pigeon Cove. We'll work off our brunch with a 3/4 mile level walk at Halibut State Park. The walk will include 9 stops featuring the history of Babson Farm Quarry.
Cowboy Mounted Shooters, NH State Championship, Guilford, NH
Saturday, July 9, 8 AM – 4:30 PM Cost - $38 includes competition and lunch
Cowboy Mounted Shooting is the fastest growing equestrian sport in the nation. Mounted contestants compete in this event using two .45 caliber single action revolvers, each loaded with five rounds of blank ammunition. There are 50+ possible patterns. Each pattern consists of 10 balloons, 5 white and 5 red. Come along and see the excitement.
Cowboy Mounted Shooting is the fastest growing equestrian sport in the nation. Mounted contestants compete in this event using two .45 caliber single action revolvers, each loaded with five rounds of blank ammunition. There are 50+ possible patterns. Each pattern consists of 10 balloons, 5 white and 5 red. Come along and see the excitement.
Foodie Tour to Piedra Fina and Assembly Creamery, Marlborough, NH
Saturday, July 23, 10 AM – 4 PM Cost - $46 includes lunch and ice cream
Our destinations are two unique new restaurants outside of Keene, NH. Piedra Fina features fine Latin cuisine in a lovely modern setting. Assembly Creamery offers "better ice cream through science." Using a cooling nitrogen tank they will make your chosen flavor directly in front of you while you wait.
Our destinations are two unique new restaurants outside of Keene, NH. Piedra Fina features fine Latin cuisine in a lovely modern setting. Assembly Creamery offers "better ice cream through science." Using a cooling nitrogen tank they will make your chosen flavor directly in front of you while you wait.
Irish Heritage Trail, Boston, MA
Wednesday, July 27, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM Cost -- $52 includes guided tour and lunch
The 75-90 minute walk led by experienced tour guide Ted Kulik, takes you through 300 fascinating years of Boston's unique Irish history and heritage. We'll discover the Irish role in the Revolutionary War, learn about the 19th century Famine generation and the Irish part in the Civil War. And we'll discover famous and infamous politicians - from Curley and White to Collins and the Kennedys - who put their indelible stamp on the history of the city and the nation. Lunch follows in Reading, at the Bunratty Tavern.
The 75-90 minute walk led by experienced tour guide Ted Kulik, takes you through 300 fascinating years of Boston's unique Irish history and heritage. We'll discover the Irish role in the Revolutionary War, learn about the 19th century Famine generation and the Irish part in the Civil War. And we'll discover famous and infamous politicians - from Curley and White to Collins and the Kennedys - who put their indelible stamp on the history of the city and the nation. Lunch follows in Reading, at the Bunratty Tavern.
