Featured image: A fried whole-belly clam plate at The Clam Box (photo credit: The Clam Box) Updated March 3, 2018 The Clam Box, one of the best places to get fried clams in the Boston metro area, still plans to open for the 2018 season today (March 2) if Mother Nature allows. A Nor'easter is … Continue reading Nor’easter slowing The Clam Box’s 2018 season opening today, but owners still hopeful

Featured image: Salmon Caesar salad at Salty's on the Columbia in northeast Portland (photo by Cheryl Landes) More than 125 restaurants are participating this year in Portland Dining Month. Through March 31, enjoy three-course meals for $33. Some restaurants require reservations. Check before you go. Dine and support the Oregon Food Bank at the same … Continue reading March is Portland Dining Month, with three-course meals for $33

Featured image: The "ShBoom" flame-throwing truck at a previous Autorama in Detroit, Michigan (photo credit: Autorama) See more than 800 custom cars, trucks, and motorcycles on display this weekend (Friday-Sunday, March 2-4) at Autorama, America's Greatest Hot Rod Show, at the Cobo Center in Detroit. The 66th annual show also includes guest appearances by Dale … Continue reading Autorama heats up Detroit and Edmonton March 2-4. That’s just the beginning of this blazin’ tour.

Featured image: A flock of sandhill cranes (photo by skeeze, courtesy Creative Commons) This weekend, March 2-3, see the majestic sandhill cranes at the peak of their migration at the Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area in Greene County, Indiana. And while you're at it, check out Marsh Madness in Linton. The Friends of Goose … Continue reading It’s Marsh Madness March 2-3 in Greene County, Indiana, where sandhill cranes are at peak migration

Featured image: A guide shows guests how to tap a maple tree during The New Hampshire Maple Experience at The Rocks Estate in Bethlehem, New Hampshire (photo credit: The Rocks Estate) Maple syrup season has returned to New England, which means that The New Hampshire Maple Experience is back at The Rocks Estate in Bethlehem. … Continue reading 2018 dates for The New Hampshire Maple Experience mid-March through early April

Featured image credit: Oregon Cheese Festival in Central Point, Oregon Discover the best cheeses produced at Oregon and other Western U.S. creameries at the Oregon Cheese Festival at the Rogue Creamery Saturday-Sunday, March 17-18. Sample and buy artisan cheese, specialty foods, beer, wine, and cider from more than 100 vendors at this farmers' market style … Continue reading Looking for a grate food experience? Make your whey to the Oregon Cheese Festival March 17-18.

Featured image: Scrumptious cupcakes from a previous Oregon Chocolate Festival in Ashland, Oregon (photo credit: Oregon Chocolate Festival) It's too tempting to pass, especially if you're a chocoholic! Delectable delights return to the Ashland Hills Hotel & Suites at the Oregon Chocolate Festival Friday-Sunday, March 9-11. The festival kicks off on Friday night with a … Continue reading Cave to the temptation at the Oregon Chocolate Festival March 9-11

To celebrate its 67th season serving up hot dogs, hamburgers, lobster rolls, and other goodies on Castle Island, Sullivan's is selling its classic hot dogs for half price. This deal is on until Friday, March 2. If you go, expect longer lines than usual. Sullivan's is a popular Boston institution, and this special is making … Continue reading Sullivan’s on Castle Island opens for the season with half-price hot dogs. This special ends March 2.

Where can you watch silent films like The Cameraman starring Buster Keaton, classic movies like The Sting with Paul Newman and Robert Redford, and join a Frozen sing-along? That's a tiny sampling of more than 100 films on screen at the Beloit International Film Festival in Beloit, Wisconsin, now through Sunday, March 4. The festival … Continue reading More than 100 films showing at Beloit International Film Festival through March 4

Featured image: Spring flowers at Riser Lake with Mount Gardner in the distance (photo credit: Weymuller Photography) Challenge yourself in one of Washington State's most scenic areas filled with beautiful meadows, lakes, and snow-capped mountains on Saturday, April 14, when Cascade Endurance in Mazama hosts the Riser Rendezvous. It's a four-mile or half-marathon run on … Continue reading Challenge yourself at the Riser Rendezvous in northcentral Washington on April 14