Emily Dickinson Museum Amherst Massachusetts

If you enjoy the Poet Emily Dickinson and are in the Western Massachusetts area be sure to stop by the Emily Dickinson Museum. There you can explore her life and legacy with guided tours of her houses or a self-guided audio tour of the grounds. Visitors are encouraged to take the tour that best suits their interests, which costs around $8 for adults for the house tour. The grounds audio tour is complimentary with a house tour ticket, and tours are only open until December.

One of the tour’s called The Evergreens is a 50-minute guided tour that talks about Emily Dickinson’s life and work and offers a glimpse of the family’s lifestyle and interests. Here are some of the details supplied by their website that make this tour worth the stop.

• Visitors will encounter Emily Dickinson the way "pilgrims" did in the 1920s and 1930s, when Martha Dickinson Bianchi, the poet’s niece, created a special room in The Evergreens for admirers who wished to learn more about the poet. Bianchi furnished the room with artifacts significant to her aunt’s story.
• During the tour, visitors will spend time in the Emily Room and tour the rest of The Evergreens to experience the unrestored home of her extended family.
• Offered throughout the day. Last tour at 3 p.m. on weekdays; 3:30 p.m. on weekends.

If you are staying over night they be sure to stay at the Deerfield Inn for a relaxing night.

Thanksgiving in New England

If the thought of stuffing a turkey this Thanksgiving has you ready to toss the sweet potatoes here is another idea. Go on a Thanksgiving getaway to a New England Inn. Let the Inn keepers cook the meal and all you have to do is waddle up to your room after. In New England since all of the leaves have fallen and summer is a long forgotten memory, the rates at Inns are at their best. So this means you can upscale to a luxury inn and enjoy a special weekend with off season rates.

If the family you are celebrating this holiday with is rather small (under 8 or so) this is one way to create a special reunion. Check out the menu The Manor on Golden Pond or The Gateways which both have special menus for this day with all of the classic New England Thanksgiving entrees, but of course some great additions. This is one way to reduce stress this holiday.

The best, fresh produce from local farms in Camden Maine

Top three places to get local, fresh, and the best produce in Camden, ME in Knox County

1. Beveridge Farm

This farm has a vast variety of fresh produce picked every day offering vegetables, fruit, herbs, flowers, Fall decorations, grass, hay and wood. There’s a self-serve vegetable stand and custom bush hogging services. It’s located 2.2 miles on the left from intersection of Main Street and Rte. 52 (388 Turnpike Drive) in Camden, ME. For more information call 207-763-3596 or e-mail cherylbv@roadrunner.com.
2. Cappy’s Chowder House, Inc.


Cappy’s is a family owned restaurant and bakery with a variety of home-cooked products to take home with you. Grab a bite to eat on the harbor then bring back jam, dressings, clam chowder, a gift pack, T-shirt, or or any of the many other products they offer. Since 1979, Cappy’s has been serving up the best in town with a full bar, comforting atmosphere, harbor views, and not to mention their traditional Maine Clam Chowder. They’ll even host your next wedding, clambake party, corporate meeting, or whatever you’re looking for the bigger parties. Check out their website or e-mail cappyschowder@aol.com for more information on the restaurant, catering, their store, about Camden, and much more. Cappy’s Chowder House is located at 1 Main St. in the center of Camden, ME and can be contacted at 207-236-2254.

3. Endless Summer Flower Farm


No matter what kind of flower, color, size, or texture, you’re bound to find the right one at the Endless Summer Flower Farm. Their specialty is the dahlia tubers, which for the amateurs is a perennial plant native to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia that come in plenty of different colors and textures. This roadside flower stand carries 150+ varieties and 2,000+ plants only in flower season; August to October for flower, September to May for tubers. For more information e-mail info@endlesssummerflowerfarm.com or call 207-236-8752.
Only a few blocks away from all these exciting attractions is the Camden Maine Stay, a historical and New England country inn. Located in one of America’s most beautiful seaside villages, this relaxing, cozy, romantic, and very friendly home will suit all your accommodation needs on your next getaway vacation to Camden, Maine. For a brief history lesson, back when Thomas Jefferson was President of the United States, roads were dirt and Maine was still part of Massachusetts, Alden Bass built a house at 22 High Street. That stunning main house with an attached carriage house and a four-story barn has been renovated to welcome every guest to create the best experience. The Camden Maine Stay is the second oldest of the sixty-six lovely homes that are listed on the National Register of Historical Places in the High Street Historic District. Check out their website for more information on accommodations, prices, history, package specials and much more.

Cappy's Chowder House, Inc.