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The Search for the Golden Pumpkin
The vivid colors have dropped from the trees. The temperatures have dropped along with the leaves. It is cold enough that fewer kids are running around, but not cold enough for frolicking in snow. Littleton may have found a perfect solution for getting kids running around outside – a good old-fashioned treasure hunt! One by one, the Littleton Police Department has been hiding golden pumpkins around town. Each pumpkin has a golden ticket attached with a prize worth up to $250. Each afternoon they release a clue, and kids all around town scramble to try to find the golden pumpkin. It has been a really fun way to explore around…
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Apple (and Pumpkin) Picking at Windy Ridge Orchard
This past weekend, we finally had an opportunity to check out Windy Ridge Orchard in North Haverhill, NH. Windy Ridge was the closest orchard that I could really find information about online and is about 40 minutes away from our house in Littleton. I asked around a bit, because a lot of local businesses and orchards do not have an online presence, but Windy Ridge Orchard was highly recommended to me by everyone I talked to. As it turns out, Windy Ridge is much more than just an apple orchard. They also have blueberry picking, a pumpkin patch, and Christmas trees depending on the season. There were animals that kids…
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A Day at the Orchard – Sundays in My City
Yesterday, we finally got around to taking the kids apple (and pumpkin) picking. We went to Windy Ridge Orchard in North Haverhill, NH. Here are a few pictures from our visit, I will have a lot more to share in my post on Tuesday for Tour Guide Tuesdays. This blog is participating in the Sundays in my City link up. To see photo posts from other bloggers’ communities, click the button below.
