Recommended Places to Visit: Brimfield

Recreation

Festivals
Brimfield Antique Show

Hiking
Recommended:
Brimfield State Forest
End of Tiderman Road, Wales

Grand Trunk Trail
207 Five Bridge Road



Farms

Nguyen Farm
17 Carriage Drive

Water Bodies

East Brimfield Lake
~55 East Brimfield Holland Road

Little Alum Pond
Little Alum Road between Champeauz Road and 6th Street

Sherman Pond
92 Brookfield Road

Wheeler Pond
20 Mill Lane Road

Dearth Hill Pond
76 Dearth Hill Road

Dean Pond Recreational Area
Dean Pond Road between Monson Road and Sutcliff Road

Architecture

Monuments

Town Common
Main Street and Cross Street

Horse Drawn Wooden Coach
309 Sturbridge Road

Places of Worship
First Congregational Church
20 Main Street

Friendship Baptist Church
9 East Brimfield Holland Road

Schools
Hitchcock Academy
2 Brookfield Road

Town Facilities
Town Hall
21 Main Street

Public Library
25 Main Street

Restaurants

Tried:
Italian

Francesco's
45 Palmer Road

Recommended Dishes:

Tossed Salad

Chicken Noodle Soup

Chicken Marsala

Shrimp Scampi

Breakfast

Apple Barn Cafe
52 Palmer Road
Recommended Dishes:
Californian Eggs Benedict

 

September 6th 2020: Francesco's , Brimfield

 After visiting Nguyen Farm at 17 Carriage Drive in the town of Brimfield for some fresh quail and quail eggs, we decided to have lunch at Francesco's an Italian restaurant in town. Simple menu and decor,

of which we got the Shrimp Scampi, over Linguini,

and the Veal Marsala with Ziti, 

which came with a Tossed Salad and Chicken Noodle Soup.

The salad and soup were just alright, although the pasta dishes were actually pretty good. Maybe it's just because we haven't eaten out in a long while.

 

August 22nd 2020: Checking Out Beaches in Gloucester

 Today, we decided to get our fix of fried seafood at The Lobster Pool, a seafood restaurant in Rockport

with interesting decor inside

and a beautiful view outside.

During this time period of the pandemic, we had to line up outside the restaurant to wait for our turn to go in to place our order, for which we decided to get the New England Clam Chowder (classic chowder served with oyster crackers),

the Clam Plate

and the Lobster Roll (quarter pound of cold lobster meat dressed lightly with mayo on a grilled New England style hot dog bun served with French Fries).

We then went out outside to our table to wait for our order to be served to us. Excellent fried seafood and fresh lobster meat, complete with the view.

After our meal, we decided to check out some beaches in Gloucester,

Mount Adnah Cemetery,
Leonard Street and Norwood Heights

Annisquam Village Church

Gloucester United Methodist Church

starting out with the rocky Folly Cove Landing at 1277 Washington Street. which is more popular with divers than beachgoers.

Next, Plum Cove Beach at 1000 Washington Street, where there were a lot of people on the small beach.

We also wanted to check out Norwood Heights Beach and Cambridge Beach, but both of them were private and guarded, guess I'll have to go early in the morning then.

August 16th 2020: Checking Out Scituate Beaches in the Rain

 Today, after getting some fresh fruit from A-C Farm Market at 1429 Dorchester Avenue in the Dorchester area of Boston,

Youth Art in Action,
1440 Dorchester Avenue

we decided to head to the beaches in Scituate. Unfortunately, by the time we got to the small beach at the end of Glades Road, which I will call the Glades Road Beach, it was raining, so we could not stay out long.

Next, we checked out Sand Hills Beach on Oceanside Drive,

then headed to Lighthouse Beach at the end of Lighthouse Road,

where the old Scituate Light is located.

With that, we called it a day and headed home, and that's when it stopped raining. Oh well.

August 15th 2020: Takeout from NOLA Cajun Kitchen, West Boylston

Today, we decided to get takeout from NOLA Cajun Kitchen in West Boylston, this time getting the Cajun Wings (lightly dusted, fried and tossed in pepper and Cajun Seasoning), Snow Crab Legs Seafood Boil (tossed in NOLA secret sauce, comes with potato and corn),

the Garlic Noodles

and the Crawfish Boulettes (crawfish tails and trinity of onions, bell peppers and celery, with a kick from Cajun Tartar, rolled, breaded and deep fried, served with Creole mustard).

Delicious as always, although the wings were a little soggy from the ride home.

August 2nd 2020: Viet Citron, Burlington

Today, we decided to grab food from Viet Citron, a new Vietnamese restaurant that has opened up in Burlington. Really nice decor for a casual eating place.

We had pre-ordered the Crispy Pork Belly (salt roasted crackling crispy pork belly),

and got 2 Thai Iced Teas on the house (we know the owners personally).

To say the least, the pork is the best I have ever had. Not too salty, yet perfectly crispy skin, complete with a smoky flavor. The tea was a little on the sweet side, but good for my sweet tooth. Will definitely come back for more whenever I am in the area.

July 2nd 2020: Senter Falls, Lyndeborough NH

Today we decided to go waterfall hunting again, passing through the town of Mont Vernon NH,

Police

Town Hall,
1 South Main Street

Mont Vernon Congregational Church

Fire Department

this time at the Alan and Edgar Rice Natural Area in the town of Lyndeborough NH, in search of the Senter Falls. The trail itself is a simple loop trail, and it is preferrable to take the right leg for the best views of the falls, which just kept coming one after another today.