The Wedding Site of Matt B. Mahoney and Kristine Munroe

The Salem Cross Inn is right near Sturbridge, MA. There is lots of stuff to do, so if you’re coming in from out of town, make a weekend of it!

Pick your own fruit — the wedding is right during apple season!

Breezeland Orchards Farm Stand
1791 Southbridge Road
Warren, MA 01083
(413) 436-7100
www.breezelandsorchards.com
Pick your own peaches and apples; tractor rides (in season), Macouns, Cortlands, Spencers and all your other favorite varieties. Also, fresh cider donuts, pies, honey, maple syrup. Open August 1st through Thanksgiving.

Brookfield Orchards
12 Lincoln Road
North Brookfield, MA 01535
(508) 867-6858 / (877) 622-7555
http://www.brookfieldorchardsonline.com/
Open year round. Apples, apple pies, apple dumplings, preserves, crafts, antiques, maple candy, maple syrup, “penny candy,” used books, snack bar and ice cream. Pick your own apples Labor Day up to Columbus Day Monday. Open year-round 9-5.

Cook’s Farm Orchard
106 Haynes Hill Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
(413) 245-3241
Email: cooksorchard@samnet.net
A family-operated orchard and farm stand offering pick your own apples, picked fruit, cider and baked goods from scratch. Hours vary by season. Free weekend trailer rides.

Hyland Orchard & Brewery
199 Arnold Road
Sturbridge, MA 01566
(508) 347-7500 / (877) HYLANDS
Tour, shop and sample. Microbrewery tours, maple-sugaring demonstrations, pick apples and press cider (seasonal). Family festivals, snack bar and ice cream, pavilion rental. Animal attraction, wagon rides, unique gifts.

Fun Outdoorsy Stuff

Capen Hill Nature Sanctuary
Capen Hill Road
P.O. Box 218
Charlton City, MA 01508
(508) 248-5516
A 72-acre wildlife refuge to enjoy walking trails and nature in its most natural state. Visitor’s Center with wildlife rehabilitation facilities, live animal exhibits, a nature library, an observation room, gift shop, and summer nature camps.

Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary
30 Peck Road
Monson, MA 01057
(413) 267-9654
Enjoy 4,000 acres of rare wild flowers flora and fauna; two museums, and a three-mile self-guided trail.
www.norcrossws.org

Quabbin Reservoir
Route 9
Belchertown, MA 01007
(413) 323-7221
This beautiful scenic attraction is one of the largest human-made drinking water supply reservoirs. Provides main water supply for Boston. This area offers limited recreational activities including hiking, fishing, boat rentals, wildlife bird trails, observation tower, picnicking.
www.magnet.state.ma.us/mdc

Historical Stuff

Clara Barton Birthplace Museum
68 Clara Barton Road
Oxford, MA 01537
(508) 987-5375
The childhood home of the founder of the American Red Cross and “Angel of the Battlefield”.

Grizzly Adams Grave
Bay Path Cemetery, Route 31
Charlton, MA 01507
Burial site of John Capen Adams, the famed 19th-century bear-tamer and animal trainer. Headstone commissioned by his friend and fellow showman P.T. Barnum.

Higgins Armory
100 Barber Avenue
Worcester, MA 01608
(508) 853-6015
Weapons and armor from medieval and Renaissance Europe, feudal Japan and ancient Greece and Rome. Tapestries, paintings, stained glass and carvings displayed. Sound and light shows, try-on armor and period clothing.
www.higgins.org

Notre Dame Church
61 Marcy Street
Southbridge, MA 01550
(508) 765-0601
At the corner of Main and Marcy Streets, you will not want to miss one of the largest Romanesque churches in New England that is also known for its bronze relief doors. Built in the early 1900’s, the church exhibits detail, exquisite artwork, and the 4 manual, 3971 piped “Great Casavant” organ, which was built in 1916.

Old Sturbridge Village
1 Old Sturbridge Village Road
Sturbridge, MA 01566
(508) 347-3362 / (800) SEE-1830
History museum and learning center that takes visitors back in time to early New England. Re-created 1830’s Village, expanded learning and hands-on opportunities for all ages, including crafts demonstrations, meet the animals, talks, walks, and performances. New indoor interactive galleries in the Visitor Center, including Kidstory early learning center.
www.osv.org

Publick House Historic Inn
Route 131On the Common
P.O. Box 187
Sturbridge, MA 01566
(508) 347-3313 / (800) PUBLICK
Email: info@publickhouse.com
Built in 1771 by Colonel Ebenezer Crafts, this Registered Historic Landmark is furnished in the colonial tradition. Enjoy classic New England dining and lodging in a quaint colonial setting.
www.publickhouse.com

Tantisques Reservation
Leadmine Road
Sturbridge, MA 01566
(978) 840-4446
The Nipmuck Indians were the first to mine the vein of soft black graphite rock in 1633. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places. An easy, three-quarter mile walking trail leads up past the entrance of the mine.

Rock House Reservation
Route 9
West Brookfield, MA 01585
(978) 840-4446
This 75-acre property takes its name from a massive, cave-like rock “house,” resembling a giant lean-to, used by Native Americans as a seasonal hunting camp. The reservation offers an exceptionally scenic pond surrounded by massive rock ledges and out-crops, a marked trail system of easy to moderately difficult hiking trails and a trailside museum.

St. Anne Shrine
16 Church Street
Fiskdale, MA 01518
(508) 347-7338
Beautiful sanctuary for peace and tranquility. Small church built in 1888 houses Shrine to Saint Anne, offers daily Mass. Tree-lined paths, Outdoor Stations, Grottoes, Icon Museum, Gift Shop. New…outdoor Labyrinth for prayer and meditation.
www.stannestpat.org

St. Joseph’s Abbey
167 No. Spencer Road
Spencer, MA 01562
(508) 885-8700
This Trappist monastery features Trappist jams and jellies made and packed here by the monks. Chapel is open daily, year-round. Gift shop.
www.spencerabbey.org

Family Fun

Crystal Caves Family Entertainment Center
790 Southbridge Street
Auburn, MA 01501
(508) 832-0797
Mini-golf, batting cages, soccer cages, ice cream and pizza.

EcoTarium
222 Harrington Way
Worcester, MA 01604
(508) 929-2700
Science exhibits, indoor and outdoor zoos, solar/lunar observatory, planetarium, nature trail and preschoolers’ area. Set on 60 acres of woodlands and offering scenic rides on the Explorer Express train.
www.ecotarium.org

Hebert Candies
1River Road
Sturbridge, MA 01566
(508) 347-3051 / (800) 642-7702
America’s first roadside candy store. Imagine a store filled with chocolate, candy, and ice cream sundaes….imagine no more…it is here. Family fun all year long. Contact us for info on upcoming events.
www.hebertcandies.com

Other things that sound cool..

KE Farm
317 Leadmine Road
P.O. Box 616
Sturbridge, MA 01566
(508) 347-9323
KE Farm Sugar House. Maple Syrup, Maple Sugar, Pure Maple Candies. KE Farm Greenhouses. Locally grown annual bedding plants, vegetables and hanging baskets.

Rider Tavern
255 Stafford Street
Charlton, MA 01507
(508) 248-3203
In its heyday, this local landmark sported the only roof garden in New England outside of Boston. Over 200 years old; hosted such notables as the Marquis de Lafayette.

Sturbridge Pottery
99 New Boston Road
Sturbridge, MA 01566
(508) 347-9763
Email: sturbridgepotter@aol.com
Master Potter & Artist, Gary and Ann Malone
Visit our studio and gallery displaying Artworks in Stoneware, Porcelain, and Raku. Bowls, vases, mugs, pitchers, fountains, candlelights, platters, and lamps in a variety of beautiful and fascinating glazes and colors. Enjoy the seasonal perennial gardens and bring a piece of Old world Sturbridge craftsmanship home.
www.sturbridgepottery.com

The Warren Farm & Sugarhouse
31 Warren Street
North Brookfield, MA 01535
(508) 867-0174
Maple production & sugaring tours in March; award winning specialty foods & preserves; summer heirloom tomatoes; catered maple dinners; wholesale opportunities, gift shop open Thurs-Sun 10-4.
www.thewarrenfarm.com