Destination: Massachusetts Meeting & Event Planning City Guide
Destination Articles
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Curtain Up
By Nikki Gloudeman
June 27, 2012
On Oct. 30, 1947, a crowd gathered at the Shubert Theater in New Haven, Conn., to see the debut of a new play. The curtain rose on the image of a rundown building in a New Orleans neighborhood. A man walked up, yelling to his wife at the second-story window: “Stella!”
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Pure Poetry
By Nikki Gloudeman
September 29, 2011
Perhaps it’s Massachusetts’ galvanizing roots as a founding U.S. commonwealth. Perhaps it’s because for centuries, the state has served as the nation’s intellectual hub, where the greatest thinkers have been cultivated and continue to come to learn. Or perhaps it’s the beauty of the landscapes, from the beaches along the Atlantic coast to the rolling hills of the Berkshires.
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Old Soul, Young at Heart
By Nikki Gloudeman
June 23, 2011
Boston and its neighboring town of Cambridge are justly renowned for their rich history. At every turn, centuries-old monuments memorialize formative American years defined by intellectualism, revolt, aspiration and freedom.
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A Dynamic Meetings Duo
By Bob Ecker
August 02, 2010
No doubt about it, Boston is one of the most historic and important cities in America.
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A staple of iconic New England, Massachusetts is synonymous with chowder, the Fighting Irish, sports and a very chilly winter. But the state has a greater range than all of that, including a rich history that has been kept alive in the architecture of its many cities and museums.
Massachusetts was a mainstay during America’s formative years. Plymouth, located on the Atlantic coast of the state, was the second settlement in the U.S., making Massachusetts one of the first U.S. residential areas. Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States was founded in Massachusetts in 1636, and is still among the elite in Ivy League education. Known as a state that subsisted on fishing, agriculture and trade, Massachusetts has grown into a manufacturing giant and a leader in higher education, health care and financial services.
