Welcome

The area from Boston's doorstep extending to the New Hampshire border is as diverse and beautiful, and as historically and culturally significant, as any area in the United States. Distances are short, prices are reasonable, and the people friendly and welcoming. Known for cozy hotels and inns, delicious dining, fascinating museums and great recreational activities, North of Boston is the ideal vacation destination. The North of Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau proudly promotes the thirty-four cities and towns of Essex County as a tourism destination.




WIN A FREE NORTH OF BOSTON GETAWAY

There’s a story in every mile in the 34 cities and towns that make up the North of Boston region. Now, it’s your turn to share.

Send us a story or photo of your North of Boston experience and register for a chance to win a free Getaway Weekend for two. Entries will be highlighted on the Travelogues section of this website.
 
Visit www.northofboston.org/travelogues for full contest rules and instructions. The contest runs from April 1, 2008 to Sept 30, 2008. No purchase necessary.
 
The North of Boston Travelogues Contest Prize Package includes:
·         Accommodations for 2 people for 2 nights
·         Meals
·         Museum passes & entrance to local attractions
·         A sailing excursion for 2

Photo credit for Travelogues collage (l to r): Jim McAllister, Carrie O’Donnell/Salisbury Boardwalk Partnership, Julie Cook

A Story in Every Mile...

The North of Boston region is named after one of the area’s most favorite sons, American poet, Robert Frost. While living in England with his wife and four children, Frost published his second book of poems, entitled North of Boston (1914), which gained international reputation. The collection contains some of Frost’s best-known poems: Mending Wall, The Death of the Hired Man, Home Burial, A Servant to Servants, After Apple-Picking, and The Wood-Pile.

He was considered to be one of the finest of rural New England’s 20th century pastoral poets and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize four times. Born in San Francisco, Robert Frost was raised and educated inLawrence, Massachusetts. Today, the city has a self guided walking tour of sites important to his life and the annual Robert Frost festival in October.