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DELAWARE

Greater Wilmington & the Brandywine Valley

Surprise that special someone in your life with a Picnic Harvest-themed luxury pop-up picnic by Harp and Hare. All picnics come with curated themes, unique decor, set-up, clean-up, games, and a selfie stick. Enjoy the crisp late fall weather or choose an indoor location.

Surprise a special someone with a specialty curated room. Multiple themes are available to fit your individual occasion. To book or find more information, visit https:// www.harpandhare.com/

Unique Feasts in the Mid-Atlantic

There is a time and place for healthy foods, but sometimes carbs and comfort just hit the spot. Destinations across Delaware. boast an impressive variety of restaurants that offer the most indulgent and comforting dishes.

Staying for the whole weekend? Stay at the historic HOTEL DU PONT and order your thanksgiving Provence-influenced meal at the romantic Le Cavalier Restaurant inside the hotel. Steak Tartare, Brussels Sprouts and Lobster are dishes on Le Cav’s Thanksgiving menu. https://www.lecavalierde.com/

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Unique Feasts in the Mid-Atlantic

MARYLAND

Talbot Country

The cold weather signals oyster season in Talbot County! Whether Rockefeller-style, in an Oyster Pot Pie, or raw with a dash of hot sauce, this Eastern Shore comfort food comes fresh from the Chesapeake Bay. Plan your own oyster-based culinary tour by clicking “Oyster Trail” on TourTalbot.org,

Annapolis & Anne Arundel

Nothing says love like comfort foods and the warm satisfying feeling they can add to any day! Don’t spend the day cooking. Enjoy your favorites at a host of restaurants including Iron Rooster, Miss Shirley’s, Galway Bay, Luna Blu, Willy’s Kitchen, Ashling Kitchen and Bar, Evelyn’s, Vin 909, and Davis’ Pub, to name a few. But be sure to make your reservations early as the holidays get very busy.

Baltimore

Nothing beats the comfort of a bowl of soup for a full course meal. Start with Baltimore’s specialty with their favorite versatile crustacean: crab. Whether it’s the tomato-based Maryland Crab Soup or a luscious Cream of Crab (both spiced with local specialty Old Bay Seasoning), each spoonful is like a warm hug. Now the main course? Turkey and all the sides.

Charles

Speaking of the main course, who says it absolutely has to be the popular choice? If comfort food is what you crave, look no further than the variety of offerings in Charles County. From Chicken Fried Steak with mashed potatoes and Braised Pork Shank with sweet potato risotto to Fried Seafood Platters and French fries and sweet treats galore, there are tons of hearty home cooking inspired dishes waiting to be explored!

Hagerstown

The Schmankerl Stube Bavarian Restaurant won’t disappoint with their Knusperige Schweinshaxe – Pork Shank served with Rahmsauce. Served with homemade sunflower bread and authentic German brews. It doesn’t get more comforting than this, and must be ordered 24 hours in advance.

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A Boston Thanksgiving Extended Weekend

If you’re spending Thanksgiving in Boston, you’ll find plenty of fun things to do throughout the long weekend: Black Friday bargain shopping, a Bruins game at TD Garden, sparkling displays of Christmas lights at Faneuil Hall Marketplace, ice skating on Frog Pond, and plenty more.

Dining Choices

And of course, don’t forget Thanksgiving Dinner! Turkey takes center stage as Boston restaurants serve delicious Thanksgiving dinners - but you’ll find plenty of non-traditional and vegetarian options as well. You’ll find a lot of choices - everything from elegant 3- and 4-course spreads to lavish buffets. Just remember Boston is known for dining out on Thanksgiving Day. So make your choice from the many offerings listed at https://www.boston-discovery-guide.com/boston-thanksgiving.html Then make your reservations now to assure a place.

Dinner at the Beehive

Known for its cozy atmosphere and live music, the Beehive uses both to its advantage to create a oneof-a-kind jazz Thanksgiving. Serving a special Turkey Day menu from noon until 10 p.m., the Beehive offers classic holiday fare à la carte for a reasonable price. Starters include pumpkin lobster bisque ($11) and a baby spinach salad, topped with chopped egg, cranberries, pumpkin seeds, and apple cider vinaigrette ($10). The turkey dinner ($30), comes complete with plenty of turkey, caramelized leek stuffing, truffled mashed potatoes, brussel sprouts, cranberry compote, and a savory sage gravy that will leave you full without emptying your wallet. The live jazz music will add a festive note. Be sure to make a reservation in advance to guarantee seating. The Beehive accepts all major credit cards and will be open on Thanksgiving from noon to 10 p.m. Call 617-4230069 to make a reservation.

A Boston Thanksgiving Extended Weekend

If you are staying at one of the Boston hotels serving Thanksgiving dinner, check for special packages including dinner and perhaps other goodies such as tickets or discounts.

After Dinner Activities

After dinner, work off those calories by exploring historic Beacon Hill, strolling along Boston’s Freedom Trail, or relaxing on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. Head to Boston Common and find a pile of leaves to play in like we used to when we were kids. You can even hit the ski slopes, especially north of the city for an extended weekend getaway.

Thanksgiving week and watching sports go together - and with TD Garden’s convenient in-town location, attending a Boston Bruins or Boston Celtics game or even a concert couldn’t be easier. Here’s the TD Garden schedule for Thanksgiving week and a ticket discount code: Enter DISCOVERY 10 to save 10% on TicketLiquidator & TicketNetwork tickets.

Get into the spirit of the holiday season by stopping by Faneuil Hall Marketplace. Although the Marketplace’s music and light show Blink! and festive Christmas tree lights won’t start until next week, you’ll see plenty of decorations in the stores and restaurants. Faneuil Marketplace is closed on Thanksgiving Day but open throughout the rest of the weekend. Friday will be crazy but fun due to Black Friday bargains and shoppers, one of the biggest post-Thanksgiving events in Boston. For more ideas, visit https://www.bostonusa.com/ For More on Massachusetts >Click Here

Spend An Unforgettable New England Thanksgiving

MILTON - Step back in time for an old-fashioned 1863 Thanksgiving reenactment down on the farm at the New Hampshire Farm Museum. The New Hampshire Farm Museum consists of two adjoining farmsteads situated on 50 acres on Plummer’s Ridge

This year on November 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., guides will be dressed in colonial costumes and take visitors on a tour of the farmhouse, recreating the holiday of the past.

Stop in the farmhouse kitchen for some hot mulled cider and homemade pumpkin pie, then move on to the parlor to enjoy 19th century holiday music. The table in the Victorian parlor will be set as it was in 1863, complete with such delectables as baked butternut squash with maple syrup and cinnamon glaze, oyster stuffing, homemade cornbread, ground cranberry orange sauce, mincemeat pie, squash pie, pumpkin pie, and more!

Go outdoors and visit the open hearth to try your hand at popping popcorn over the coals. The kids will love making friends with all the farm animals living there. You can even visit the unique Blacksmith Shoppe, and then the whole family can enjoys a horsedrawn wagon ride through the fields.

Meet Sarah Josepha Hale, the Newport, New Hampshire native, who is considered the inspiration behind the first nationally proclaimed day of Thanksgiving. Listen to history as she reads excerpts from her letter to Abraham Lincoln.

Play parlor games in the parlor, visit a Civil War campsite, or talk to a returning member of New Hampshire’s own 12th New Hampshire Regiment based out of New Durham.

Admission is only $10 for adults $5 for ages 4-17. Active military are free. Families with two adults and kids or grandkids are $25.

The New Hampshire Farm Museum Country Store is open during the same hours as the museum as well as a few select Saturdays in December for holiday shopping. Open to all, you don’t need to pay admission to the museum to shop at the Country Store! Stop in to buy our own farm grown produce when available by season. For more information, visit https://nhfarmmuseum.org/event/ thanksgiving-on-the-farm/ For More on New Hampshire >Click Here

Spend An Unforgettable New England Thanksgiving

HAMBURG - Crystal Springs Resort offers seven extraordinary dining options this Thanksgiving. In addition to its varied menus, the Resort welcomes guests to experience its mountain setting for overnight stays with luxury accommodations at a choice of two stylish hotels, plus endless activities for all ages.

Spanning across three Sussex County locations, dining options include a trio of delicious buffets all with live entertainment, delectable holiday menus with a wine pairing option, or delicious a la carte dining. At the AAA 4-diamond Grand Cascades Lodge in Hamburg, a grand buffet spread in the Emerald Ballroom provides tempting selections for guests to enjoy. A seafood bar with littleneck clams and herb & lemon poached shrimp cocktail, salumi station and cheese display, a lavish hot buffet highlighted by wild salmon and short ribs of beef, carving station featuring roasted heritage breed turkey, autumn vegetables, soups, salads and decadent holiday desserts are all included. The popular Crystal Tavern and Italian-inspired Springs Bistro will serve up a special Thanksgiving 3-course menu as well as limited a la carte choices, with the Bistro offering up an optional wine pairing. The exquisite Restaurant Latour, NJ’s #1 rated fine-dining experience, will offer its standard menu .

In neighboring Vernon, Minerals Hotel offers a family favorite in the Diamond Ballroom, which includes a generous chilled seafood bar, delicious hot buffet with porcini and tarragon roasted salmon, chicken Madeira and delectable sides, roasted turkey and ham carving board, pasta station, homemade soups, salads, cheeses plus mouthwatering desserts. The sophisticated Kites Restaurant offers a traditional 3-course Thanksgiving meal with a soup or salad appetizer, roast turkey with all the fixings, and a choice of desserts.

The popular Black Bear golf course in Franklin is an annual favorite for fans of Chef Andy Lagana’s mouthwatering buffet, which includes cheeses, cured meats, endless shrimp, a hot buffet highlighted by a choice of chicken dishes, flank steak oreganata and grilled Atlantic salmon, honey roasted ham and juicy golden turkey carving stations plus a selection of delectable desserts. Reservations can be made by calling 888-388-3472. www. TheCrystalSpringsResort.com For More on New Jersey >Click Here

A Gossip Girl Thanksgiving

NEW YORK-Do you watch the Gossip Girl Thanksgiving episodes to get you in the holiday spirit? You’re not alone!

Some shows are timeless and treat their episodes as such. Others like to add a holiday episode every year, usually timed to Christmas. Only a few shows are known for celebrating Thanksgiving. The original Gossip Girl, for example, went full turkey every year, with over-the-top results. These Gossip Girl Thanksgiving episodes are perfect to feast on when you really need to dig into the drama.

Join On Location Tours on their Gossip Girl Sites Tour this November and live vicariously through the characters from Gossip Girl as your tour guide, a local NYC actress, shares memorable scenes from Thanksgiving episodes!

On this three-hour guided bus tour, fans of the show can walk in the footsteps of Serena, Blair, and the whole cast of Gossip Girl, all from the comfort of a heated coach bus. Some memorable sites featured on the tour include include the Met Steps, Constance Billard & St. Jude’s schools, Vera Wang Boutique, the Empire Hotel, Grand Central Terminal and many more. Through photo-ops and shopping til ya drop, there are plenty of opportunities to venture into Gossip Girl’s lavish society! The tour explores several Manhattan neighborhoods, including the elite Upper East Side and bustling Midtown Manhattan, making it a great sightseeing tour for anyone looking to get a taste of the Big Apple.

The Gossip Girl Sites Tour departs near the Lotte New York Palace Hotel. The public tour costs $66 per ticket (ages 9 and up). The public tour runs Fridays and Saturdays at 10am. Private tours run daily at 10am and 2pm and can be booked for small groups of up to 22 passengers, at $135/ person (3-person minimum). A limo buyout is also available for this tour, and costs $795 for up to five people. If you are interested in covering this tour, please email Erin at erin@onlocationtours.com. For More on New York >Click Here

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