This weekend’s picks involve a little bit of learning, a little bit of getting out into nature and a decent indoor activity to show some support for local youth.
Pick #1
My first pick of the weekend takes place at a fantastic Mass Audubon property on the Plum Island Turnpike in Newburyport. Joppa Flats Education Center is always a great place to visit and if you’ve never been this is the perfect weekend to give it a shot.
This Saturday they are hosting “Nature’s Harvest Free-For-All” from 10:00-3:00. The event will include storytelling, crafts, educational games, guided bird walks, botany dissections, tree identifications, and more! And yes…the activities are all free.
Pick #2
The Neverland Theatre Company has been giving area youth a fantastic opportunity to explore acting and putting on wonderful shows for 24 years. This weekend they are performing Disney’s High School Musical. The shows are at Temple B’nai Abraham Theater on Lothrop Street in Beverly.
For the record, they are also performing a Broadway Kids Revue on 11/19, 11/22, and 11/23.
Pick #3
Forgive the obviousness of this pick, but it is that time of year! Two words.
Plimoth Plantation.
A disclaimer here, friends.
I haven’t been in a looooong time.
But….with my boys being 5 and 7 now….I think it’s about time. I have, over the last many years, had lots of students make the pilgrimage and all have enjoyed it. I have also done virtual field trips through their website that we have enjoyed in the classroom. It is obviously very educational and is really something that all children living in this area, should really see at least once.
Learn all about Plimoth Plantation here
For an added bonus, there are some hotels in the area if you’d like to make a quick little getaway out of it. For example, the John Carver Inn, has a fun indoor pool area called Pilgrim Cove.
Good Morning Gloucester 
All very good picks – me and a friend were going across the Ipswich bay from lanes cove! He stopped by to pick me up in his speed boat toward plum island but the weather was picking up with the waves and better part of sense said getting too choppy and turned around wait for a better day…He use to moored his speedboat in Lobster Cove lived across from wooden bridge up on the hill.
Dave:-) & Kim:-)
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