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HANCOCK, Massachusetts ??” Summer Attractions at Jiminy Peak are now open full time. Attraction hours are 11 am - 9 pm every day until September 5th, weather permitting. Operations return to weekends September 10th - October 30th 11 am - 6 pm, weather permitting.

Jiminy Peak Summer Attractions include the Alpine Slide, Euro-Bungee Trampoline, Climbing Wall and much more. The ZipLine and Giant Swing are two brand new rides that will debut ...

PINKHAM NOTCH, New Hampshire ??” Wildcat Mountain set the standard for the ski industry back when the mountain first introduced its Wednesday "Two-Fer" tickets during the winter ski season of 1966. Wildcat's "Two-Fer" Wednesday tradition, where adults can ski and ride half-price on Wednesdays, is still solidly in place after nearly forty years.

Now, for the fifth year in a row, Wildcat Mountain and Tin Mountain Conservation Center are te...

LUDLOW, Vermont ??” In just a few short weeks, Okemo's Jackson Gore base area will be adorned with elegant Camelot-style tents filled with handcrafted works of art, crafts and music during the 1st Annual Okemo Art and Craft Festival held on July 22-24, 2005.

This signature celebration of the arts will feature over 100 talented artists and craftsmen who were previously selected for the high quality of their products. The unique and large ...

CHARLEMONT, Massachusetts ??” Jeremy Clark, Director of Marketing for Berkshire East Ski Area in Charlemont, Massachusetts, took the AlpineZone Ski Area Challenge and provided his responses Monday. The AlpineZone Ski Area Challenge was designed to provide a method for Internet-savvy skiing enthusiasts to directly ask specific questions of Northeast ski area representatives.

The program has been effective in dispelling rumors and myths tha...

STOWE, Vermont ??” Saturday June 25, 2005 marks the date that Stowe Mountain Resort goes fully operational on all of its' summer attractions for the season. The Stowe Country Club opened on May 7, the Auto Toll Road opened on May 14 and the Gondola Skyride on June 18. This Saturday the ever popular Alpine Slide and Stowe's two new attractions; The Bungee Trampolines and Climbing Wall will open to round out a list of activities that are fun for all age...

LAKE PLACID, New York ??” It's not a cuddly teddy bear, and it's not a gummi bear, it's the Adirondack Black Bear. Join singer/songwriter Jessica Deeb Saturday, July 9th at 8:00 pm in the High Peaks Information Center, located at the end of Adirondack Loj Road, as she performs her original songs about black bears in this family friendly performance sponsored by the Wildlife Conservation Society. Come learn the bear-naked truth about the biology and co...

HIGHMOUNT, New York ??” The Belleayre Music Festival will serve up a spectacular mix of music and fireworks as its season gets underway during the July Fourth weekend.

With great lodging and dining facilities in abundance, visitors are encouraged to "Enjoy a musical weekend in the Catskill Mountains."The Temptations and The Four Tops will get the season off to a spirited start on Saturday, July 2 at 8 p.m. when they bring their timeless M...

BRETTON WOODS, New Hampshire ??” Bretton Woods Mountain Resort is excited to announce the Bode One Pass, an unlimited and unrestricted 2005/2006 season pass to the state's premier winter sports destination for a new value price of just $499. In combination with Bretton Wood's number one ranking for snow quality, weather and grooming in the East, an economical roster of passes for every age and schedule will make skiing and riding at the Resort the fir...

BETHEL, Maine ??” Visitors to the western Maine town of Bethel can fill up their gas tanks this summer courtesy of the Chamber of Commerce and area innkeepers. The promotion, ???Tanks for the Memories,??? offers a free fill-up (up to $20) with a stay of three or more nights including weekends from June 15 through foliage season October 15, 2005.

Says Allen Connors, manager of the Bethel Inn Resort & Country Club, "Bethel is best known as ...

WEST DOVER, Vermont ??” Despite challenging early-season weather, an abbreviated Christmas holiday vacation period and a very poor January, Vermont alpine ski areas rebounded in February and March to record 4.4 million skier/rider visits for the 2004-05 season. The 4.4 million visits represent a five percent increase over the 4.2 million visits recorded during the 2003-04 season and keeps Vermont ranked as the nation's third largest ski/ride state beh...