Conquering the World…One City at a Time!
About Whiteface Whiteface Mountain is the 5th highest mountain in New York. It's Veterans' Memorial Highway and Gondola Rides make it an easily accessible mountains for visitors of all types. For winter enthusiasts, Whiteface is a popular skiing and snowboarding mountain. Whiteface Mountain is located in the NY town of Wilmington, about 13 miles outside [...]
After taking many road trips this summer and becoming accustomed to these many habits, I was inspired to write this as a more humorous post than helpful! Anyone who travels with kids knows that there are just some things that your child does that get on your last nerve! Here are some of the most [...]
What is It? The Great Jack 'O' Lantern Blaze is a Halloween festival in Pocantico Hills, NY in the Hudson Valley. With over 7,000 pumpkins arranged in light up displays, the event will be sure to wow you! And with the event lacking some of the more traditional Halloween features, such as "scary" costumes, it [...]
With the coming of fall in New York State comes a plethora of family friendly fall activities, a gorgeous blend of colors, apple picking, pumpkin patches, crisp autumn breezes, apple cider, donuts, and plenty of other treats! Explore the variety of fun fall activities in NYS with this NYS fall bucket list and discover many [...]
Bar Harbor's Puffin and Lighthouse Cruise is the perfect opportunity to get up close to some of the harbor's lighthouses, wildlife, and get some great views of the Acadia National Park shoreline from the water. The three hourcruise is offered by the Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co. We luckily choose a beautiful day for the [...]
The exploring locally series continues this week and with fall in the air the focus will shift to fall fun activities. This week we will talk about the Fly Creek Cider Mill. Located just 3.5 miles outside of Cooperstown it is the perfect family friendly attraction for those visiting the hometown of baseball. The Fly [...]
Fall is in the air and the US is full of great family friendly fall destinations! While fall crept up on us more quickly than I had hoped, I can't deny that I am absolutely thrilled for all the fun fall activities in the coming weeks. With the beginning of fall comes apple picking, apple [...]
Canada is a country in North America known for maple syrup, Moose, the Northern Lights, poutine, Niagara Falls, frigid winters, and tons of natural beauty! These are all great reasons to visit Canada (except for maybe the frigid winters!), but there are also many great reasons to visit Canada with kids! There are plenty of [...]
Introduction: The exploring locally series continues this week, focusing on some of the easiest Adirondack Hikes. The Adirondack Mountains encompass a large section of New York State, spanning over six million acres. In total the Adirondacks contain over 2,000 miles of hiking trails. Because of the diversity of trails and varying difficulties, the Adirondack Mountains [...]
Introduction: Old Forge, New York is a small hamlet in the Adirondack Mountains on NYS route 28. It's quaint atmosphere, brilliant landscapes, and abundance of family fun attractions make it the perfect destination for a weekend getaway or week long family vacation. Old Forge is home to New York's largest water park, surrounded by the [...]
