New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts - 2026

On our drive to the east coast, we decided to spend a night at a Harvest Host and check out Indiana Dunes National Park. It was raining so I didn't get any pictures. We need to go back and checkout all the favorite spots like Mt. Baldy which is the tallest moving sand dune in the park.

Beautiful New England was all about family. We stayed in 3 different locations, almost 3 weeks, spending time with Ernie's siblings. Our first week we stayed at a campground in Exeter, New Hampshire. We had to ride out a nor-easter that hit the first few days we were there. Our second week we stayed in Freeport

The fall colors in Maine were still spectacular.

This was our first time staying at Hanscom AFB. We would stay here again if we could get a spot in the open. 

We had a great time with Ernie's siblings and are very grateful for the fun things we got to do and experience.

We attended the Parmigiano Reggiano Festival in Tuscan Village in Salem, NH. 

OMG, they had these huge wheels of parmesan cheese, different ages. They had stations set up where they would make different kind of pastas and add seasonings to these wheels of parmesan cheese to make a sauce then add the pasta. The different flavors were amazing. 

We checked out a couple of brewery's; Epigram Brew Co. in Tyngsborough, MA. We met up with a couple Paul and Gail have been friends with for years. We all had pizza,  the guys had a brew and the girls had a glass of wine.  

Revolution Hall in Lexington, MA was a really unique place. They had 3 different food areas and for the beer, they gave you a card and you dispensed what you wanted and paid accordingly. The food was really good and we enjoyed Paul and Gail's company. 

We also went to Wilson Farm in Lexington, MA. A fifth-generation family farm operating for over 141 years. They have a huge outdoor area with all things fall. Inside they had indoor decor, on-site scratch bakery and kitchen, and specialty markets. I had picked up a couple of containers of soup and a homemade chicken pot pie that was really good. Check out the pumpkin wall on the store front!

We also visited Minute Man National Historic Park. The park travels through Lexington, Lincoln and Concord, MA and preserves and interprets the sites structures and landscapes that became the field of battle during the first armed conflict of the American Revolution on April 19, 1775. The conflicts of that day raged over 16 miles along the Bay Road from Boston to Concord.