Best Staycation Destinations: This Week's Readers' Choice
Where in town do you go to have some fun on your days off?
For many of us, going on vacation doesn't necessarily mean taking a trip.
Going on vacation can simply mean chillin' at home -- going out to eat, doing some fun things in town and maybe getting a few household chores done.
We're so glad someone invented a name for this kind of non-travelin' vacation: The Staycation.
This week's Readers' Choice focuses on Best Staycation Destinations. Beginning today -- Monday, May 7 -- and through 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, we'll be asking for your recommendations for places to go while on a staycation.
Where to go on a staycation? A local putt-putt course ... the historical society ... a bowling alley ... the spa ... the video arcade. These are places where you can relax and have a little fun.
Give us your recommendation in the comments section below. With your help, we'll put together a list of nominees. Then look for our poll on Thursday, May 10 and vote! We'll select a winner at 5 p.m. Friday, May 11 and announce it in a story on Saturday, May 12.
In judging, we'll consider comments, poll votes and reviews in our complete directory of local businesses. Be sure to check out our contest rules in the PDF at right.
Leslie Hebert
10:31 am on Monday, May 7, 2012
My votes are for Miller Road Park and Fenik's... An easy pizza picnic at a Miller Road Park gazebo concert with some Fenik's for dessert - that sounds like a great staycation to me!
Debbie Morrow
11:35 am on Monday, May 7, 2012
My vote for Staycation is an hour and twenty minutes away, that would be Kelley's Island its a twenty min. ferry boat ride over from Marblehead and a world away on the Island. You can rent a cozy cottage or a bed and breakfast, for a night a weekend or a week or more! so much to do for everyone! That is my favorite staycation!
Dave D
2:32 pm on Monday, May 7, 2012
Everyone knows if you just need a short break to refresh yourself and relax, go to RIO.
Andrea S
8:55 am on Tuesday, May 8, 2012
My husband and I enjoy going out to Newbury, which is just about an hour away. We'll do an overnight at Punderson Manor. The park is so beautiful and they have tons of hiking trails, a lake to go boating on, a sandy beach, and plenty of rural roads for biking. It's also just worth a day trip. In addition the Manor is so old and neat! And supposedly haunted lol. If that's not up your alley they have cabins you can rent as well. I had my wedding there last year and turned it into a 3 day event which was more like a family reunion!