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Spot Pond at the Middlesex Fells Reservation

Start 2021 outdoors with these First Week Hikes in Mass.

A fire pit at Appleton Farms in Ipswich.

You can enjoy these 6 outdoor activities at Trustees properties this winter

The best places in New England to visit around Christmas

Kids learning to ski at Gunstock Mountain Resort in Gilford, N.H.

New England has 4 of the best family-friendly ski resorts in North America, according to Yelp December 2, 2020 | 1:23 PM

Cape Cod Central Railroad's The Polar Express train ride.

Polar Express and Christmas trains are running this season. Here's what to know if you go. November 27, 2020 | 12:10 PM

The best places in New England to visit around Thanksgiving November 24, 2020 | 11:33 AM

Virtual discussion hosted by Allie Levy, owner of Still North Books & Bar, with 'The Shame' author Makenna Goodman, on Tues. Oct. 27, 2020.

6 takeaways from ‘The Shame’ discussion with author Makenna Goodman October 30, 2020 | 1:55 PM

trick or treating

Can you trick or treat this year? Here's a town-by-town list. October 27, 2020 | 5:00 AM

Parents need help this Christmas as pandemic’s damage runs deep October 25, 2020 | 6:27 PM

What are the best Halloween games and activities for kids? October 23, 2020 | 3:53 PM

Nauset lighthouse.

A Mass. spot was just named among the best family vacation destinations in the U.S. October 21, 2020 | 12:43 PM

Children line up to enter a tent at the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children in Homestead, Fla. last year.

CHILD SEPARATIONS

Parents of 545 children separated at border can't be found October 21, 2020 | 7:58 AM

07/26/2018 CAMBRIDGE, MA Co-owners Conor Dennehy (cq) (left) and Danielle Ayer (cq) at Talulla (cq) in Cambridge. (Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)

Book Club: What it’s like to run a restaurant and parent a toddler in a pandemic October 15, 2020 | 11:15 AM

Homeschool Asian little young girl student learning virtual internet online class from school teacher by remote meeting due to covid pandemic. Female teaching math by using headphone and whiteboard.

Are you working from home with your kids? These tips may help. October 6, 2020 | 5:00 AM

READING, VT - 10/12/2017:More than 50 years ago, a camera club discovered a small farm in Vermont that was postcard perfect during fall foliage season. Their first photos spread around the world, inspiring more photographers, and today, Jenne Farm is said to be the most photographed in New England, perhaps in the U.S., with hordes of photographers setting up before dawn during peak foliage season in an attempt to capture the tranquil scene in the early morning light. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC 15jennefarm

Book Club: Would you leave it all behind to start a new life? October 5, 2020 | 1:57 PM

This is how school is going, according to parents October 2, 2020 | 4:56 PM

Collicot Elementary school in Milton.

How is school going for your child? September 25, 2020 | 9:59 AM

A student and teacher interact remotely.

Are you impacted by the 16 school districts asked to resume in-person classes by the state? September 23, 2020 | 2:19 PM

Boston.com Book Club's latest pick is Makenna Goodman's 'The Shame' September 22, 2020 | 4:48 PM

Middleborough -04/21/2020-Middleborough publice school buses are lined up in their storage yard on Wareham Street. Gov. Charlie Baker is expected to keep Massachusetts schools closed for the remainder of the school year. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(metro)

Here's what parents, readers, and educators are saying about returning to school September 1, 2020 | 3:24 PM

A student and teacher interact remotely.

Hybrid Learning

Is your child doing hybrid learning? Experts offer 5 tips. August 25, 2020 | 5:00 AM

The new yurts on Peddocks — accessible by ferry from piers in Quincy, Hingham, and Hull — are part of a plan to attract more visitors to the island and turn it into a camping mecca for all ages and levels of experience, from seasoned survivalists to novice backpackers. Camping is offered as an official activity at four harbor islands: Grape, Bumpkin, Peddocks, and Lovells.Pictured: The chapel at Peddocks Island, built in 1941

The best camping spot in each New England state, according to Conde Nast Traveler August 17, 2020 | 1:00 PM

Lexington, MA—07/24/2020—A father and his child, who refused to identify themselves, participate in a protest at Emery Park organized by parents who want Lexington schools to fully reopen in the fall in Lexington, MA, July 24, 2020.

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Should schools reopen? Here’s what nearly 3,000 readers said. August 12, 2020 | 2:23 PM

School buses in Roxbury

Share your school's reopening plan with us August 11, 2020 | 2:06 PM

A trail at the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge in Chatham.

Here's a hiking spot for every town on Cape Cod July 3, 2020 | 5:00 AM

Horseneck Beach State Reservation in Westport.

Many state park campgrounds have reopened, but with changes July 1, 2020 | 3:19 PM

Masked passengers on a Six Flags ride.

What to know about New England amusement parks this summer June 26, 2020 | 1:26 PM

Here's when Story Land will open this summer and how your experience will change June 25, 2020 | 3:55 PM

FROM MERLIN ARCHIVE DO NOT RESEND TO LIBRARY Wellfleet, MA 08/16/06 Randy Dickersbach (cq) of Pennsylvania, jumps over a wave at Marconi Beach at the Cape Cod National Seashore. He is visiting the Cape while on vacation with his family. (Bill Greene/ Globe Staff) Library Tag 08212006 Metro Library Tag 06032007 Travel - New England Cape Cod -- Library Tag 09292007 Sidekick Library Tag 07122009 Metro

Cape Cod National Seashore beaches are changing this summer. Here's how. June 24, 2020 | 5:17 PM

Cape Cod, MA - 05/24/07 - Bikers ride the Cape Cod Rail Trail. - (Globe Staff Photo / Barry Chin) section: NE Travel, reporter: Steve Jermanok, slug: 03biking. ***
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ONLINE CAPTION: Bikers ride the newly refurbished Cape Cod Rail Trail in Harwich. The state Department of Conservation and Recreation spent $6.2 million fixing the trail these past two winters. / OUTTAKe 0816

Let us know: Share your Massachusetts day trip ideas. June 23, 2020 | 3:27 PM

The boardwalk at Bass Hole (Grays Beach) in Yarmouth Port.

You can visit these Mass. outdoor attractions right now June 21, 2020 | 1:09 PM

CANOBIE LAKE PARK, SALEM, N.H. Small fry like the pony carts, toddlers the bumper cars. Teens scream on the thrill rides, and everyone enjoys a good splash.

Here's when Canobie Lake Park will open this summer June 17, 2020 | 5:23 PM

An unnamed mural by Cey Adams in Lynn.

Here's how to take the North of Boston mural tour June 12, 2020 | 5:28 PM