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The Lake ‘N” Pines Motel in Cooperstown: The Perfect Place to Stay With Kids
When you’re vacationing with kids, the place where you sleep needs as much consideration as what you do while on vacation. Because I have 4 kids, not only do I need to find a place where all my kids can sleep comfortably, but I need a place that has onsite activities. The hotel/motel/B&B that we […]
Visiting the Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown
The farm life to a New York City kid is a foreign concept. There is a farm in Queens that is on every NYC school’s field trip schedule, but to see a farm, you must be intentional. Seeing cows, goats, and pigs in the Queens Zoo and Bronx Zoo doesn’t quite show what farm life […]
Visiting Cooperstown’s Hyde Hall
Between 1817 and 1834, a mansion designed by Philip Hooker was built for George Clarke. Clarke was a wealthy landowner who inherited a fortune from his grandfather. Before construction began in 1813, Clarke married Ann Low Cary Cooper, a wealthy widow from a prominent New York family. George named his home “Hyde Hall” after his […]
A visit to the Cooperstown Bat Company is a Must for Baseball Fans
Often, when on a vacation, there is an unexpected moment that occurs when everyone is uplifted and has a great time. This happened to my family when we visited Cooperstown and made a stop at the Cooperstown Bat Company for a tour of their factory. Before we left for Cooperstown, our conversations revolved around the […]
Recess at Home: Using Magformers & Thames and Kosmos Toys During Breaktime
How often does this happen to you? You’ve helped your kids all morning with zoom meetings and schoolwork and crave a break so you can get your own work done. Then, as soon as you sit down to perform your job duties, a need arises or your kids get into a fight. Or you need […]

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The Queens Museum is More than Just a Home to the Greatest Scale Model Ever Built

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