NEW ENGLAND'S MAGIC
By: Vivian, 11, NJ (AKA viviychang)

New England is like walking into a watercolor painting, mountains surrounding you on all sides. New England is located in New Hampshire. Bring good sneakers and a warm jacket. Leaves of rainbow colors bathe the mountain with a calm feeling leaving you flabbergasted. Can there be anything more beautiful in the world?

Go down Rt. 93, mountains on both sides of you, and stop by the Flume. The trail leads you to an amazing waterfall. While you’re walking along the river it feels like any wrong step and you’re doomed. But in the end it’s all worth it.

Go to Echo Lake. While I was there, my dad tried to teach me how to skip a stone. I happen to have bad eye-hand coordination so couldn’t do it. Then stop by the Cannon Aerial Tramway, go up, and take a hiking trail leading to astounding sites as far as you can see. In the winter, ski down the slopes.

Take one of the railways up Mt. Washington, the highest point in the mountain range, where even in the summer you can catch a glimpse of snow. Drive on the Kancanmagus highway and stop take a look at the different stops on the way. I recommend Sabbaday Falls. After walking a while it reveals three waterfalls one after the other.

New England is so amazing words can’t describe it. It’s almost too good to be true. There is really nothing like it.
 

CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS
By: Sidney, 12, NY (AKA lilmisschic)

Last summer I went on a great vacation with my family! We went to Cape Cod! It was a family reunion type thing. We stayed in this huge house that you can rent out for a week. There are a lot of those kinds of houses. Everyday we were either at the beach or just hanging out. There was a very cute little town nearby that we could ride our bikes too. It was called Woods Hole. You could go to an aquarium. You can touch some of the creatures! There are also seals outside. There is also a really good candy store. And a lighthouse that you can go inside at certain times. But the best thing was just hanging out all day back at the house. You could read, chat, swim or fish anytime you wanted to! That was the best part! Another thing you could do is take a day trip to Martha’s Vineyard. While you are there you can rent mopeds and take a tour of the island. There is a little village of gingerbread houses. (Not real gingerbread!) There are a lot of little shops that you can go shopping in. They have a lot of cute things. I would definitely recommend Cape Cod for a family vacation.

LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS
By: Tessa, 13, MA (AKA essatay1)

If you are looking for a fun vacation you should definitely go to Lowell, Massachusetts! You can go shopping down town, take a tour of the Boott Cotton Mills, take a ride on a old fashion trolley to an outdoor concert, take a tour of the canals or grab a bite to eat at a diner or any of the quaint little cafes.

Lowell is also a city filled with musicians and artists. Once a year at the end of July they have the Lowell Folk Festival, a two day festival. It is a wonderful time filled with music, food, and games from many different cultures from around the world!

In January the whole town of Lowell celebrates winter, with that winter fest. It is a great time to hang out with friends, eat good food, watch dog sled races, and hear music! There are lots of different contests any one can enter, Such as snowman building, snowball wars, raffles, and even ice cream and pie eating contests. And if you are like me and love freebies you will love all the food samples. Oh and if you get cold you can always pick up a Lowell Winter Fest tee shirt!

So if you like shopping, history, music, art, culture, food, or just plain fun, Lowell Massachusetts is the place for you!