Holiday House Tour at Westbrook Estate

Christmas time at Bayard Cutting Arboretum.

One of my favorite things about living on the east coast is the history that accompanies the landscape.  I particularly enjoy house tours and set out this month to take in the splendor of the holidays at Westbrook Estate.  This 68-room mansion is now known as the Manor House at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum on […]

America’s First Amusement Park: Coney Island

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When I told my thirteen-year-old son this summer that we were headed to Brooklyn to take in some history, I received his expected moan as he said “Mom, enough with the history trips already.”    I just laughed and told him to call a friend to join him because this history lesson revolved around roller […]

30 Reasons to Vacation in Riverhead – Part Three

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So have I enticed you to visit Riverhead yet?  With a few more weeks of summer and fall upon us, it is the perfect time to head east of  NYC to this busy town on Long Island.  I mean seriously, the kids just started school this past week, but anyone in the New York tri-state […]

30 Reasons to Vacation in Riverhead – Part Two

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Did you enjoy part one of  30 reasons to vacation in Riverhead?  As mentioned before, the neat thing about Riverhead is that there is something for everyone. Mom’s and daughters will enjoy having tea at Tea Time Cottage, decorating Gingerbread cookies at The Gingerbread University and shopping at the outlets. Fathers and son’s will enjoy […]

30 Reasons to Vacation in Riverhead – Part One

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Riverhead, New York is a small town on the east end of Long Island sitting at the mouth of Peconic River.  Many people associate Riverhead with the Aquarium, the water park Splish Splash, and the Tanger Outlets.  These might be the most popular attractions, but Riverhead has so much more to offer.  Affordable hotels (that […]