Massachusetts
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Crane Beach, Ipswitch MA. The Bostonian world is roughly trisected into three parts: the Western Suburbs, The South Shore, and The North Shore. To the West are towns and places most people have heard of: Lexington, Concord, Walden Pond. Going south and you head to 'The Cape' (Cape Cod). Going North - and towns become increasingly quaint.
About a half hour north of Boston is a coastal town, Ipswitch. The town itself is pretty quiet but the real gem of the place is its beach - Crane Beach. You have miles of white sand facing the Atlantic surf.
The area is generally undeveloped. You won't find cheese-y beach stuff here - what you will find is one of the great beaches of New England.
Red Lion Inn, Western Massachusetts There are times when we should travel in a way that reminds us of a pre-Starbucks, pre-sushi-bar, pre-Yoga America. In the western corner of Massachusetts is an art-sy little town called Lennox. The Main Street of the town is actually a stretch of one of the country's earliest 'motorways' - Route 7. There's a hotel on the main street -- the Red Lion Inn. Think wainscoting, quietly lit dining rooms with colonial portraits and menu items like Shepherd's Pie and Pork Chops. Along the front of this inn is a glorious porch. A porch that stretches 150 feet in length, that has ceiling fans and - best of all, has dozens (and dozens... it seems) of Kennedy-esque rocking chairs that you can settle down in (anyone - not just hotel patrons), and watch the world go by while sipping on an iced tea.
