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going to massachusetts

Written on April 30, 2008 by KIOSK

images1.jpegHi there

We are going to Mass­a­chu­setts on May 19th for one week of explor­ing. If anyone has any tips we would really appre­ci­ate it. I am research­ing: crafts­peo­ple, inns, food pro­duc­ers, candle makers, local fac­to­ries, diners, etc. Basi­cally any­thing made by inde­pen­dent pro­duc­ers in the state and good and CHEAP places to sleep and eat. If you have any sug­ges­tions we would appre­ci­ate hear­ing from you! Many thanks! Alisa

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  1. Comment by natalie:

    hi alisa,

    http://​www.​let​ter​pressthings.com/ is an amaz­ing store, call 1st, open as a hobby, usu­ally sat­ur­days only.

    there’s a whole super duper book­mak­ing cul­ture in west­ern mass, eg http://​www.​garagean​nexschool.​com/​g​a​s​f​l​a​s​h​0​4​.html

    a friend in new bed­ford who has a nice print studio & makes things to sell- not kiosky, but nice
    http://​www.​shara​porter.​com/​i​n​d​e​x​.html
    http://​en.​wikipedia.​org/​w​i​k​i​/​N​e​w​_​B​e​d​f​o​r​d​,​_​M​a​s​s​a​c​h​u​setts

    April 30, 2008 @ 4:25 pm

  2. Comment by admin:

    hi nathalie

    THANK YOU!
    alisa

    May 2, 2008 @ 3:48 pm

  3. Comment by angeline:

    http://​www.​dou​bleed​geth​e​atre.org

    image- and object-​based ensem­ble the­atre located on a 105-acre farm in west­ern mass.

    May 14, 2008 @ 2:28 am

  4. Comment by Ian McFaul:

    Hi Alisa

    We chat­ted briefly on Sat night during the Rich Bril­liant Will­ing recep­tion.

    I rec­om­mend the West­port Rivers winery, , owned by a great family who loves to make great wine.

    Since we’re on the topic of booze, one of the best things about New Eng­land (at least one that could be taken back to kiosk) is hard apple cider. Another artisinally-​produced prod­uct from the folks at West County Cider, , they bottle by type of apple. Very tasty!

    A busy couple of days since I came back from NY but more as I think of things in MA.

    May 20, 2008 @ 5:11 am

  5. Comment by Corrina:

    I hadn’t checked back after leav­ing my com­ment about Martha’s Vine­yard. You prob­a­bly won’t see this, but if you are going there, head to Oak Bluffs to see the gin­ger­bread cot­tages and the Flying Horses carousel but mostly pay atten­tion to West Tis­bury and all points “up-island” as they say. Local prod­ucts? Amaz­ing knit­ted things, wampum jew­el­ery, scrimshaw, Por­tuguese sweet bread, and rose­hip jam are what I remem­ber from my child­hood there… I haven’t been back in years, but I am sure you’d find lots of resource­ful people making neat things. Have a corn muffin at the Black Dog Bakery for me.

    May 21, 2008 @ 9:21 pm

  6. Comment by Adriane:

    New Bed­ford his­tor­i­cal dis­trict is a wealth of bur­geon­ing art and cul­ture, now that it’s been over­hauled from its post-​whaling days…definitely a must-​see. I quick scan through Moby Dick will result in hand­fuls of port-​cities being men­tioned which is such a treat when you know the area.

    You MUST go to Revere, MA and head over to the NECCO fac­tory.

    The Spar­row House in Ply­mouth is a lovely jew­elry store set in an his­tor­i­cal home.

    I would def­i­nitely also con­sider trying to track down a ship builder who still is making them by hand– i don’t know any right off the top of my head, but they’re still out there.

    I know there is more but I can’t think of them all now. Hope this small list helps. Good luck!

    June 3, 2008 @ 2:06 pm

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