By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun Spring has sprung, and this week we celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day. In 2020, these celebrations take an ironic turn, as much of what we can do is limited to online activities, when the idea of both holidays is to celebrate nature and the natural environment. Due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders in much of the country, the festivals and large volunteer projects that normally Continue Reading...
Discovering a love of history at Monticello
By Bret Berlin with Josephine Berlin and Jackson Berlin for Fairfax Family Fun Less than two hours from the Washington, DC, area is one of Virginia’s most popular attractions for general and family travel. Monticello is the name Thomas Jefferson gave to his home in Charlottesville, VA. I remember visiting this home as a student and it stands out as my favorite historic home. I wanted to share it with my children and we had the pleasure of Continue Reading...
Family travel: Three days in Manchester, Vermont
This post is part of our series highlighting family travel in Manchester, Vermont. Also see our post on the Wilburton Inn and historic Hildene. By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun There's never enough time. If you travel as we do -- wanting to see as much of an area as possible -- there is just never enough time to see it all. Even if you are highly organized. Even if the place you are visiting was supposed to be a relatively quiet little Continue Reading...
Historic Hildene: Our visit to the Lincoln family home
This post is part of our series highlighting family travel in Manchester, Vermont. Also see our post on the Town of Manchester and our review of the Wilburton Inn. By Patricia Hall, Fairfax Family Fun A trip to the Manchester area in southern Vermont is not complete without a visit to Hildene. Located on 400 acres in Manchester Village just outside of town, this historic home will appeal to people of different interests and ages. The Continue Reading...
Pick your own tulips at Burnside Farms
By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com For some families in Northern Virginia, one sure ritual in spring is to wander in a field with thousands of tulips, picking out their favorite flowers. Each year, Burnside Farms, a family farm in Haymarket, Virginia (in Prince William County) hosts the Festival of Spring. During the event, you can pick your own tulips on the site. With more than eight acres of spring flowers, this is one of the largest Continue Reading...
Pick your own spring flowers at Burnside Farms
UPDATE 4/11/2016: The farm will open for the 2016 season on Thursday, April 14 -- see details below! By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com Happy first day of spring! While the cherry blossoms are getting all the attention now, soon it will be time to "tiptoe through the tulips" -- and take some home with you! A very popular spring event in our area has become a ritual for some people: the opportunity to pick your own spring flowers at Continue Reading...
