New England The Cradle of Liberty Chapter 5

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3 New England History Pilgrims, Paul Revere Mountains, monuments, museums Ocean Beaches, Whalers, Fishermen Seafood Clams,Crab,Lobsters, Fish of all kinds!

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 4 How Travellers Get There Car Most arrivals from Canada Air BOS, PVD, BTV, MHT, BDL Logan very congested Rail Limited Coach tours Cruise Port stops on East Coast cruises

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 5 When to Go Winters  Cold & snowy  Ski holidays Summer  Warm to hot  Beach holidays Fall  Cool & crisp  Fall foliage

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 6 Getting Around Car most popular Coach tours Boston - T subway system  First subway system in US  Traffic can be very congested in BOS Ferry service Martha’s Vineyard Nantucket

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 7 Massachusetts Most visited part of New England History  Colonial and Revolutionary Beaches Mountains the city of Boston

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 8 Boston Freedom Trail  5km historical walk Boston Commons  Oldest park in US Faneuil Hall  Quincy Market USS Constitution  War of 1812

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 9 Boston (cont.) Sports  Red Sox, Fenway Park, Bruins, Celtics, Patriots Music  Boston Pops, Boston Symphony Museums  Fine Art, Science, JFK Library Boston Party Tea Ship Aquarium

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 10 Cambridge “Boston’s Left Bank” Across Charles River Blend of technology and history Harvard University MIT

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 11 Boston - Day Trips Cape Cod Most famous beach – over 900km 15 towns of shops, crafts, restaurants  Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket Access by ferry Upscale resorts Salem Colonial Witch trials Halloween destination

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 12 Boston- Day Trips (cont.) Plymouth  Plymouth Rock Small- about ½ original size remains  Mayflower II 17 th C shipboard life on replica of ship that brought the Pilgrims to the area  Plimoth Plantation Apr – Nov Living history museums of Pilgrims & Wampanoag

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 13 Boston - Day Trips (cont.) Berkshires  West portion of state  Mountains, forests, lakes  Tanglewood Summer concerts Summer home of the Boston Pops  B&B, resorts, health spas New Bedford Melville’s Moby Dick

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 14 Vermont Skiing – Green Mtns Killington, Smugglers, Stowe Mt. Snow, Sugarbush, Jay Peak Summer hiking, biking Fall Fall foliage

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 15 Vermont (cont.) Rural charm Maple syrup, turkeys Cheese & apples Picturesque – covered bridges Fall foliage  Montpelier – capital  Norman Rockwell art gallery  Ben & Jerry’s ice cream

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 16 New Hampshire Mountains & woods Colonial villages > ½ of covered bridges in NH Year round  Hiking, biking, boating, fishing Winter  Skiing

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 17 New Hampshire (cont.) White Mountains Mt. Washington – highest m Cog railway  Skiing Cannon, Attitash, Black Mountain Fall foliage

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 18 Maine Largest of New England States  3X larger  Dense forests, beaches  Rocky coastline  Hiking, hunting, canoeing, fishing  Sailing, kayaking, white-water rafting

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 19 Maine (cont.) Acadia National Park  New England’s only National Park

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 20 Maine (cont.) Kennebunkport Summer beach resort – George Bush Bar Harbor cruise port Portland restored waterfront Kittery, Freeport original outlets – LL Bean Sugarloaf Mountain skiing

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 21 Connecticut Bedroom communities Commuter line to NYC Mystic Whaling town New Haven Yale University Native- American owned casinos Parks, beaches, quaint villages

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 22 Rhode Island Smallest state Long time resort for rich & famous Mansions Yachting Newport hosted America Cup

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 23 Rhode Island (cont.) Providence Capital  Brown University  Waterfire May – Oct., 100 bonfires on the 3 rivers Newport  Cliff Walk Breakers, Marble House  Tennis Hall of Fame  Touro Synagogue Built in 1759

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 24 Accommodations Network of B&Bs and Inns Borden House, Fall River Lodges & resorts Hotels & motels Boston is known to be expensive Cape Cod is quickly booked up in peak summer weeks