Summer Activities

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Permalink Reply by Momisodes on April 30, 2009 at 1:44pm

Hi Kate! It's great to see you here. I have to agree. MLC is incredibly active and a wonderful community. Thanks so much for posting this. I have a soon to be 4-year old as well, and would love to hear about fun activities around town, too.

I'll be sure to post anything that I find!

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Permalink Reply by MorethanMommy on May 14, 2009 at 2:21pm

Have you checked out the stuff that Lowell does over the summer? They've got a kids' concert series, as well as a general music series. There's also the Folk Festival at the end of July. Also, I LOVE the Mill and Canal Tour through the National Park there. You get to ride on the trolley, take a boat ride through the locks and visit the mills. It's educational and fun. If it's not still free, it's probably pretty inexpensive.

And, of course, one of my favorite inexpensive things to do is go berry picking at one of the local farms. We favor Parlee in Tyngsboro, but there are a half dozen or so in the area.

Lastly, if you haven't been to the Discovery Museums in Acton, you must. Your local library may have free passes (love the library passes!). The Children's Museum there is perfect for a four year old and there are some cushy spaces for babies, too.

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Permalink Reply by Christine Koh on May 14, 2009 at 2:58pm

Hi Kate, welcome! MorethanMommy already left an excellent reply and I'll just add that Lowell definitely offers a lot of amazing cultural opportunities.

I do weekly picks at BostonMamas.com re: local events and I definitely make picks in Greater Boston (sometimes even up to southern NH etc... you'll see posts come through the feed.

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