Baughan's Northeast Guide -- Massachusetts MA -- Worcester County attractions, art galleries, museums, outdoors, regional specialty, boating, fishing, camping, sports, theaters

   
Baughan's Northeast Guide to

Attractions in Worcester County MA

   
We currently know of the following activities and sights:
Art galleries Museums Outdoors Regional specialty
Skiing Sports Theaters Other attractions

   
Art galleries

Athol -- Mark R. Bosworth - Artist of wood sculptures with a variety of subjects. 

Berlin -- Silver Buffalo Gallery - Includes information on Native American art and jewelry sold, with pictures of new items and mailing list sign-up.

   
 
 

Worcester -- ARTSWorcester - Art services and resources including gallery exhibits, art referrals, Cultural Resource Book, newsletter.


Museums

Grafton -- Willard House and Clock Museum - Includes calendar of events, virtual tour, museum shop, and membership information.

Harvard -- Fruitlands Museums - Collections encompass work by Transcendentalists, Shakers, Native Americans, the Hudson River School.

Leominster -- Leominster Historical Society - Provides information on society, museum, items for sale, and executive board.

Oakham -- Oakham Historical Museum, Inc. - Newsletters and event information.

Winchendon -- Top Fun Aviation Toy Museum - Includes virtual tour, membership information, and shop catalog.

Worcester -- Higgins Armory Museum - The only Museum in the Western Hemisphere solely dedicated to the collection of arms, armor and art. 

Worcester -- Worcester Art Museum - Houses more than 35,000 works of art representing more than 50 centuries of creative spirit. 

Worcester -- Worcester Historical Museum - Collects and interprets the city's history through its permanent exhibits of relics, clothing, and writings.


Outdoors

Berlin -- Berlin Country Club - Includes public course information, pricing, and directions.

Berlin -- Maplewood Farm - Equestrian center offering lessons, training, boarding, shows, and horse sales and leases. 

Berlin -- Orchard Hill Equestrian Centre - Includes information on their Irish Draughts and Sport Horses, stallion profiles, and horses for sale.

Boylston -- Tower Hill Botanic Garden - Operated by Worcester County Horticultural Society. 

Charlton -- Buffumville Lake - Disc golf course rules, league information, and photographs.

Charlton -- U B Divin' - Offering a complete scuba diving course and safety including specific classes to suit your needs. 

Douglas -- Breezy Picnic Grounds Waterslides - Includes directions, slide information, and admission rates. 

Douglas -- LadyWoods Game Preserve - 130 acre game preserve open for seasonal hunting of birds.

East Brookfield -- Bay Path Golf Course - Includes score card and course information.

Gardner -- Dunn Pond State Park - This 119 acre park features a 20 acre pond, walking trails, swimming, picnicking, and play equipment.

Gardner -- Gardner Heritage State Park - Exhibits tracing the silver smithing and furniture making industries in Gardner, known as "Chair City."

Grafton -- Hillside Meadows Equestrian Center - 70-acres, full board, with oceans of grass turnout, offering H/J training, lessons, showing, sales, knowledgeable staff, lesson horses, 2 huge outdoor rings, full set of jumps, wash stall, and tons of trails. MA-Lic. Instructors 70’ x 200’ indoor by Spring 2006.

Mendon -- Mendon Twin Drive-In - Show times and prices for this twin-ozoner. 

Mendon -- Southwick's Zoo - General information, exhibit overview, education program summary and photos of animals in the zoo.

Oakham -- Pine Acres Family Camping Resort - Covers more than a mile of Lake Dean, a 70 acre body of water for boating, swimming, fishing.

Oxford -- French River Farms - Offering plants, fresh produce in season, canoe rides and rentals and Christmas trees.

Oxford -- Buffumville Lake - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. - A "day use" park, with hiking, biking and equestrian trails, fishing, swimming, boat launching.

Paxton -- Moore State Park - The Department of Environmental Management's peaceful 400-acre retreat in the heart of central Massachusetts.

Petersham -- Harvard Forest - Includes a museum and nature trails, as well as serving as a base for research and education in forest biology. 

Phillipston -- Lamb City Campground - Family campground with pull thru, full hookups, tent sites and a safari field.

Princeton -- Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary - Eleven miles of trails, a 200-acre beaver pond alive with beaver, mink, otter, wood ducks, herons.

Princeton -- Wachusett Mountain State Reservation - Offers 17 miles of trails and a visitor's center.

Rutland -- Rutland State Park - 300 acre recreation area with developed facilities for fresh water swimming, picnicking and boating.

Rutland -- CornerStone Riding Stable - Providing trail riding excursions, group and private lessons for all ages; both Hunt Seat and Western.

Southbridge -- Westville Dam Recreation Area - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers owns and manages 578 acres of land at Westville Lake. 

Sturbridge -- East Brimfield Lake - US Army Corps of Engineers, features information on various lakes and beaches around the area.

Sturbridge -- Jellystone Park - Resort campground with five star recreation program. 

Sturbridge -- Old Sturbridge Village - Re-creates the daily and community celebrations of a rural 19th-century town in authentic living history fashion.

Sturbridge -- Streeter Point Recreation Area - The area offers fishing, swimming and picnicking.

Sturbridge -- Wells State Park - 1,400-acre woodland park maintained by the state Department of Environmental Management.

Templeton -- Otter River State Forest, Baldwinville - A popular camping and day-use facility with developed facilities centered on Beaman Pond.

Upton -- Upton State Forest - This 2,600 acre forest offers multiple trail uses including hiking, bicycling, and horseback riding. Hunting in season.

Uxbridge -- Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park - Walk along restored sections of the Blackstone River Canal and Towpath.

Webster -- KOA Campground - Serving the Southern Worcester County Area.

Winchendon -- Lake Dennison Recreation Area - Lake Dennison is a section of the Army Corps of Engineers Birch Hill Flood Control Project. 

Worcester -- Quinsigamond State Park - Consists of two sites located on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester; Regatta Point and Lake Park.


Regional Specialty

Berlin -- Berlin Orchards - Includes apple guide, event information, and gift shop overview.

Bolton -- Bolton Orchards - Growers of apples, peaches, pears and plums, and offering information on specialty products for sale.

Bolton -- Nashoba Valley Winery - Award-winning wines, pick-your-own orchard, a micro brewery and restaurant.

Bolton -- Nicewicz Family Farm - A third-generation farm offering pick-your-own apples and a farm stand with our own produce.

Hardwick -- Hardwick Sugar Shack - Pure Massachusetts maple syrup products are available. Tours of our Sugar House are fun when the sap is boiling during March! Visit our website for our online catalog and more information.

Harvard -- Doe Orchards - Offers blueberries and apple picking information, Christmas tree cutting, and store hours.

Harvard -- Westward Orchards - Family run orchard; includes apples seasons, recipes, events calendar, and u-pick information.

North Brookfield -- Warren Farm and Sugar House - Maple syrup, jams, maple butter, herbal jellies, pickles and relishes.

Northborough -- Tougas Family Farm - A pick-your-own farm, with strawberries, blueberries, peaches, raspberries, apples, and pumpkins.


Skiing

Princeton -- Wachusett Mountain Ski Area - Information on ski school, kids programs, snowboarding, trail map, lodging and ski shop.

Sports

Clinton -- Hoop's Archery - Sells archery equipment, offers training, and operates leagues. 

Grafton -- Highfields Golf & Country Club - 18 hole public golf facility in the Blackstone Valley near Worcester.

Harvard -- Shaker Hills Golf Club - Information on tee times, rates, packages, lessons, wedding facility, and course.

Uxbridge -- Blissful Meadows Golf Club - Year-round 18 hole championship golf course located in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. 

Uxbridge -- Habitat for Soccer & Sports, Inc. - Indoor and outdoor soccer facility with climbing wall, four indoor fields and two outdoor fields.

Worcester -- Lower Forty - Fly fishing specialty shop, providing equipment and service as well an on site fly fishing classroom.

Worcester -- Bella Via Balloon Co. - Hot air ballooning in central Massachusetts.

Worcester -- Green Hill Park Golf Course - This is an 18 hole public golf course that operates eight months of the year. Includes map and directions.


Theaters

Clinton -- Clinton Community Theatre - Program, audition and ticket information, with highlights of past shows.

Clinton -- Historic Strand Theatre - Movie theater built in 1924. Contains information about the building, events.

Fitchburg -- Drawbridge Puppet Theater & Productions - Theater offering puppet and marionette performances and family oriented entertainment.

Petersham -- Adventure Game Theatre - Personal growth theater program that uses a combination of cooperative play and creative arts. 

Worcester -- DCU Center - The center hosts many events, including sport events, conventions, trade shows, and concerts.

Worcester -- Foothills Theatre Company - Provides schedule for season with ticket information and theatre school class schedule.

Worcester -- Mechanics Hall - Pre-Civil War concert hall located in downtown Worcester. History and information on events and the Hook Organ.


Additional Attractions

Bolton -- Bolton Fair - Provides information on annual fair, including photos and volunteer opportunities.

Harvard -- Three Apples Storytelling Festival - Annual weekend of stories held in September. 

Spencer -- Spencer Fair - Presents an annual New England Country Fair on Labor Day weekends.

West Brookfield -- Salem Cross Inn - Restaurant with re-enactments of Colonial history. 

Worcester -- Artisic Extravaganza - Information on arts and carts show.

Worcester -- Central Massachusetts Flower Show - Annual show featuring displays, lectures, and demonstrations. 

Worcester -- First Night Worcester - Provides information on annual New Year's Eve celebration activities.
       


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