You’re vaccinated and ready to roam. Here’s how to make the most of your summer vacation Patricia Harris
WHEN ONE OF US jumped at a trip to the dentist just to leave the house, we realized that we really need a getaway. We’re hardly alone.
Based on early bookings, representatives of all six New England state tourism agencies are predicting a busy summer. Travel professionals reading the tea leaves of industry data forecast a surge nationwide. A recent survey of Americans by global travel marketplace Skyscanner found anxiety about travel is at its lowest since March 2020.
Adit Damodaran, economist at travel app Hopper, says that his company is seeing “massive increases in search volume.” Moreover, its bookings are up 52 percent from the same period in 2019. Hopper’s demographic skews to under-40s, a group that has already been more comfortable traveling during the pandemic. But with vaccinations on the rise, people of all ages are ready to go. In early
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“The architecture of this town affects you beyond words,” he said, adding that Newburyport’s trails, museums, and beaches are well worth the trip.
Ahead, discover some of Jones’s picks for where to go and what to do in Newburyport.
Take in the architecture.
Newburyport’s brick downtown buildings and historic federal-style architecture are what makes the city special, Jones said.
“We do have the Colonial period, we have the Federalist period, we have the Victorian period, we have almost good representation of every architectural period,” Jones said. “But clearly the Federalist period is something we hold our hat on.”
As a business reporter, I write about small businesses opening and closing, manufacturing, food and drink, labor issues and economic data. I particularly love writing about the impact of state and federal policy on local businesses. I also do some education reporting, covering colleges in southeastern Connecticut and regional K-12 issues.
Erica Moser
As a business reporter, I write about small businesses opening and closing, manufacturing, food and drink, labor issues and economic data. I particularly love writing about the impact of state and federal policy on local businesses. I also do some education reporting, covering colleges in southeastern Connecticut and regional K-12 issues.
photo courtesy of the Connecticut Early Music Society
Published April 09. 2021 7:25AM
The Connecticut Early Music Society’s virtual concert on Sunday, April 18 will feature the professional debut of an 1814 Thomas Butcher square piano, recently donated to the New London Maritime Society by the Grady-Keith/Keith Schumacher family of Ledyard.
Square pianos were developed in the mid-18th century, constructed as a rectangular wooden case with a shorter keyboard than modern pianos. CEMS artistic director Ian Watson, who will also be performing, reworked selections of music from the time period for concertgoers to hear it as it was intended to be heard, with selections by Bach, Haydn, Boccherini and Beethoven.