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With Patch Passport, Patch will help be your guide as you become a tourist in your town. Whether you're new to town or want to explore the city you've loved for years, we're here to show you what there is to see.
Revisit your younger days when you hopped in the car, started the engine and drove off in search of something fun. Here are three unique options for you, depending on how far you want to drive. Visit one, or visit all of them. How far will you go? 15 Minutes: Winslow Farm Animal Sanctuary, located at 37 Eddy St., Norton While well-known in town as a great place to bring the kids, Winslow Farm Animal Sanctuary is a hidden gem on the south shore. This non-profit organization rescues and houses mistreated and abandoned animals such as horses, swans, sheep and peacocks. The farm allows visitors …
Do you want to get out of the kitchen, but are bored of the same old places you always go to? Want some fresh ideas for tasty meals? Then the Patch Passport can help. We have assembled a list of local places with international flavors. Try one out and let us know what you think. Bon Appetit! Mexican El Mariachi Chinese Ho Yon Garden Restaurant and Bar Sing Yee Restaurant Japanese Hayashi Japanese Restaurant Italian Porticello Restaurant Irish Doyle's Bar and Grill Maguire's Bar and Grill Persian Chaloos Spanish LOCO Tapas and Wine Bar American McMenamy's Hamburger House (Because really, what …
If you're looking to discover Easton's past, you don't need to look far. It is all around you. From the rockery and shovelshops to the Furnace Village pre-revolutionary houses, Easton drips with history. Perhaps nothing in Easton, however, is more recognizable as a historic landmark than the giant granite building that towers over North Easton Village. If you're driving down Main Steet, it is impossible to miss. Oakes Ames Memorial Hall was erected in 1881 as a memorial to Congressman Oakes Ames, who passed away in 1873. "He was a big, broad man, so his children wanted a memorial that fit him…
Maplewood Country Day Camp and Enrichment Center Is your child into Archery? Swimming? Dancing? Basketball? Football? How about just having a fun and activity-filled summer? If so, Maplewood Country Day Camp and Enrichment Center, on Foundry Street (route 106, just west of route 138) is the place to go. Run by Sue Reardon and Lee Pinstein, the 30-acre facility houses nearly 300 day-campers each summer with approximately 150 staff workers. The camp is the former site of a sand pit, but was transformed 47 years ago by Sandy and Hal Pinstein. Their children, Sue and Lee have run the camp for the…
As kids growing up in North Easton Village, not long after we began to explore our surroundings, wandering into the woods, along paths and streams, up into and around the Shovel Shops, and through and over fields, an early treasure we uncovered is what we called “Big Pout.” Not sure who gave the place that name – but I am thinking it was Bill Maguire. We were not aware of its primeval natural history – that it was the rim of an extinct volcano. We just knew it was a neat spot, a craggy rock escarpment that kissed the western bank of Fred’s Pond – also called Langwater Pond – and which rose …
Patch will help be your guide as you become a tourist in your town. Whether you're new to town or want to explore the city you've loved for years, we're here to show you what there is to see. Check back to Easton Patch daily to see what excursion is next. We will feature stories, photos and videos showing off the best of Easton. And you can tell us what you love about Easton and we'll include it as part of our project. We hope this project encourages you to shop local, eat local and be local. Patch wants to show you how much your own town has to offer. And although everything will appear this…
