Bring your family to Futures at Fenway on August 20th

This Saturday, August 20th, the Boston Red Sox will host their sixth annual Futures at Fenway, presented by Xfinity, Minor League doubleheader at Fenway Park. Beginning at 1:05 p.m., game one will feature the Red Sox AA affiliate Portland Sea Dogs taking on the Binghamton Mets from the New York Mets organization. The second game [...]

Free family golf clinics being offered throughout May

Recently, I have been interested in learning more about the game of golf. My father and brother are avid golfers, and I have played a few times. I enjoy the fresh air, beauty of the greens, and exercise I get from playing the game. My kids are getting older, and it would be nice to [...]

Affordable skiing for the family

Do you remember, before you had children, going skiing for the day? Lift tickets were expensive at $40-$50+ each!  But what a great time we had skiing with family and friends. Now, we have a 9 year-old and a 5 year-old and we want to share this activity with them. You could imagine our surprise when [...]

NH Fisher Cats Offer Great Family Fun

Recently, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats held their annual 2009 Fisher Cats Meet and Greet. The meet and greet is a special event for season pass holders and Kids Club members. During the first hour of the event, visitors could get signatures from the team and coaches.  Our sons got their baseball gloves and a baseball signed. Most of [...]

Take your kids to a college hockey game

Living near the University of New Hampshire, where my wife and I attended college…..and met, provides us a lot of opportunities, one of which is attending college sporting events. In most cases, college sports presents a relatively inexpensive way to acquaint our children with a variety of athletics such as gymnastics, volleyball, baseball, basketball, swimming, [...]

Help support the Barrington, NH recreation department

Barrington, New Hampshire is a small, bedroom community nestled between the seacoast and capitol city. There are no shopping malls. There are rolling green hills (white this time of year), friendly neighbors and fresh air. These are the things that attracted us to this town. Barrington is perhaps famous for Calef’s, an old fashioned country store [...]

Snow shoeing is great exercise and a fun family activity

My family recently discovered snow shoeing as a great family fitness activity. I was not sure if my kids would enjoy or have the patience for it. My husband took the boys out into the backyard over this past holiday weekend. They made paths in our big backyard and through the woods. Every afternoon, my kids [...]

A great family hang out – The Works Health & Fitness Center

My family and I have been members of The Works Health & Fitness Center for many years. About a year ago, they finished building a major addition. They went from a place where you could bring your kids to a full fledged family hang out. Jacob, my eight year old, and I go every afternoon [...]

Touring America’s Oldest Ballpark

Recently we took a trip to Boston, Massachusetts to spend the day. Our plans included visiting the Franklin Park Zoo, touring Fenway Park (home of the Boston Red Sox), and going to Boston Common. Our schedule changed when we stopped at Fenway Park to take a tour of the ballpark, found that most of the [...]

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