crankupthebass asked: okay well my neck of the woods is woodbury, but some of the surrounding towns have some good food too =]
my personal favorite place is Dottie's Diner in woodbury- i mostly go there for breakfast, but it also serves lunch, and more recently, dinner there. the donuts are not bad either. when my google mail starts working properly, i will properly send you a list of places i think are great, if thats okay by you =]

I’ve been to Dottie’s Diner when I went camping at Kettletown State Park which was lovely.  I’ll post some pics as well.  And yes, please do send us a list of places.  THANKS!

Swimming Holes in Pennsylvania An amazing find.  I’m in the midst of planning a weekend getaway with friends from Maryland.  Pennsylvania is a perfect midpoint and this website - SwimmingHoles.org - is a great way to begin the search.  Who doesn’t want access to some fresh water in the summer?   (via website - ON STATE MAP : BLUE = swimming hole, GREEN = road trip dip (click here for info) , RED = hot spring.  The map location is very approximate. Use our directions with a highway map) click pic for website

Swimming Holes in Pennsylvania

An amazing find.  I’m in the midst of planning a weekend getaway with friends from Maryland.  Pennsylvania is a perfect midpoint and this website - SwimmingHoles.org - is a great way to begin the search.  Who doesn’t want access to some fresh water in the summer?  

(via website - ON STATE MAP : BLUE = swimming hole, GREEN = road trip dip (click here for info) , RED = hot spring.  The map location is very approximate. Use our directions with a highway map)

click pic for website

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This. is. awesome. And, CT Folk who put this together is awesome.  I now link to them under essential websites on the sidebar.  Connecticut people - check them out!  And, the rest of you, check out their festivals too - its a good way to plan a Connecticut getaway. Tour des FarmsBike RideSunday, August 1, 2010Register now at BikeReg.com CT Folk’s Tour des Farms is a day-long, 25-mile leisure bicycle ride on Sunday, August 1 to local farms, greenhouses, orchards, and historic sites in the greater New Haven area. The route winds through lightly travelled scenic country roads, rolling hills, pleasant residential streets and a few miles on a paved linear park through Hamden, North Haven, and Cheshire. At each stop along the road, riders will be entertained by a Connecticut-grown musician.  

This. is. awesome.

And, CT Folk who put this together is awesome.  I now link to them under essential websites on the sidebar.  Connecticut people - check them out!  And, the rest of you, check out their festivals too - its a good way to plan a Connecticut getaway.

Tour des Farms
Bike Ride
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Register now at BikeReg.com

CT Folk’s Tour des Farms is a day-long, 25-mile leisure bicycle ride on Sunday, August 1 to local farms, greenhouses, orchards, and historic sites in the greater New Haven area. The route winds through lightly travelled scenic country roads, rolling hills, pleasant residential streets and a few miles on a paved linear park through Hamden, North Haven, and Cheshire. At each stop along the road, riders will be entertained by a Connecticut-grown musician.  

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Full disclosure - I have been to none of these campgrounds.  But, I did some research in preparation for a last minute camping trip and this is what I proposed to my travel companions (all have availability as of July 21st for next weekend): about 2 hours; KETTLETOWN STATE PARK, CT: http://www.reserveamerica.com/camping/Kettletown_State_Park/r/campgroundDetails.do?page=details&contractCode=CT&parkId=100109&topTabIndex=CampingSpot  about an hour and a half; WILDWOOD STATE PARK, NY (long island): http://www.reserveamerica.com/camping/Wildwood_State_Park/r/campgroundDetails.do?page=details&contractCode=NY&parkId=288&topTabIndex=CampingSpot  about 2 hours; LAKE WARAMAUG STATE PARK, CT:http://www.reserveamerica.com/camping/Lake_Waramaug_State_Park/r/campgroundDetails.do?page=details&contractCode=CT&parkId=100110&topTabIndex=CampingSpot about 2 and a half hours; LITTLE POND CAMPGROUND, NY http://www.reserveamerica.com/camping/Little_Pond_Campground/r/campgroundDetails.do?page=details&contractCode=NY&parkId=495&topTabIndex=CampingSpot - apparently a really nice lake and not a pond at all

Full disclosure - I have been to none of these campgrounds.  But, I did some research in preparation for a last minute camping trip and this is what I proposed to my travel companions (all have availability as of July 21st for next weekend):

about 2 hours; KETTLETOWN STATE PARK, CT: http://www.reserveamerica.com/camping/Kettletown_State_Park/r/campgroundDetails.do?page=details&contractCode=CT&parkId=100109&topTabIndex=CampingSpot 

about an hour and a half; WILDWOOD STATE PARK, NY (long island): http://www.reserveamerica.com/camping/Wildwood_State_Park/r/campgroundDetails.do?page=details&contractCode=NY&parkId=288&topTabIndex=CampingSpot 

about 2 hours; LAKE WARAMAUG STATE PARK, CT:http://www.reserveamerica.com/camping/Lake_Waramaug_State_Park/r/campgroundDetails.do?page=details&contractCode=CT&parkId=100110&topTabIndex=CampingSpot

about 2 and a half hours; LITTLE POND CAMPGROUND, NY http://www.reserveamerica.com/camping/Little_Pond_Campground/r/campgroundDetails.do?page=details&contractCode=NY&parkId=495&topTabIndex=CampingSpot - apparently a really nice lake and not a pond at all

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New York Magazine’s Ultimate Beach Finder not all my favorite beaches but useful, amusing and cleverly done. click pic

New York Magazine’s Ultimate Beach Finder

not all my favorite beaches but useful, amusing and cleverly done.

click pic

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I love fireworks!  a list … for you July 4th Celebrations in and around NYC New York Brookhaven Star Spangled Blast in Farmingville, click here Stars Over Montauk, go to Umbrella Beach, 9 - 10 pm Fireworks in Astoria Park, but on June 30th, click here 4th Celebration at Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck , click here White Plains High School fireworks, July 1, 6 - 9:30 pm Nanuet Music Festival and Fireworks, July 1, 8 pm - Nyack/Piermont Area Independence Day Celebration at West Point, July 3, 7 pm, Garrison Ulster County Fairgrounds in New Paltz, click here Fire Island, Great South Bay off Davis Park - any shorline from Smith Point to Bay Shore so many more in hudson valley… click here Manhattan Macy’s Fireworks Spectacular “American Harmony” - Hudson River, between 24th and 50th Street. Will begin at 9 pm and is set to last about a half hour. (consider going to the Jersey side to view the display - Hoboken and Weehawken definitely, Jersey City and North Bergen too or from Long Island City at Gantry Plaza State Park or Water Taxi Beach or Maspeth in Western Queens) To plan ahead, check out this info New Jersey Good list of New Jersey towns and their firework plans here The Shore: Atlantic City Borgata Hotel Ocean City, around 9th Street Wildwood at 10 pm, Pine Avenue on the Boardwalk Asbury Park Boardwalk at dusk Boston Spectacular, to say the least! Click here Pennsylvania Central PA 4th Fest Star Spangled Spectacular, click here Philadelphia Wawa Welcome America, click here Massachusettes Star Spangled Springfield, click here Amherst Stars in the Sky, click here Connecticut New London Sailfest, fireworks July 10th, click here (close enough to the 4th!)

I love fireworks!  a list … for you

July 4th Celebrations in and around NYC

New York

Brookhaven Star Spangled Blast in Farmingville, click here

Stars Over Montauk, go to Umbrella Beach, 9 - 10 pm

Fireworks in Astoria Park, but on June 30th, click here

4th Celebration at Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck , click here

White Plains High School fireworks, July 1, 6 - 9:30 pm

Nanuet Music Festival and Fireworks, July 1, 8 pm - Nyack/Piermont Area

Independence Day Celebration at West Point, July 3, 7 pm, Garrison

Ulster County Fairgrounds in New Paltz, click here

Fire Island, Great South Bay off Davis Park - any shorline from Smith Point to Bay Shore

so many more in hudson valley… click here

Manhattan

Macy’s Fireworks Spectacular “American Harmony” - Hudson River, between 24th and 50th Street. Will begin at 9 pm and is set to last about a half hour. (consider going to the Jersey side to view the display - Hoboken and Weehawken definitely, Jersey City and North Bergen too or from Long Island City at Gantry Plaza State Park or Water Taxi Beach or Maspeth in Western Queens) To plan ahead, check out this info

New Jersey

Good list of New Jersey towns and their firework plans here

The Shore:

Atlantic City Borgata Hotel

Ocean City, around 9th Street

Wildwood at 10 pm, Pine Avenue on the Boardwalk

Asbury Park Boardwalk at dusk

Boston

Spectacular, to say the least! Click here

Pennsylvania

Central PA 4th Fest Star Spangled Spectacular, click here

Philadelphia Wawa Welcome America, click here

Massachusettes

Star Spangled Springfield, click here

Amherst Stars in the Sky, click here

Connecticut

New London Sailfest, fireworks July 10th, click here (close enough to the 4th!)

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