BUCKET LIST - NORTHEAST

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9 STATES TOTALING

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CONNECTICUT [CT] The Constitution State

State Capital is Hartford. Admitted to the Union on January 9, 1788 as the 5th state.

Visited	Location
	Visit Gillette Castle State Park in East Haddam, CT.
	Visit Kent Falls State Park in Kent, CT.
👍	MUST TASTE - Pizza at Mystic Pizza in Mystic, CT
👍	MUST TASTE - White Clam Pizza at Frank Pepe's Pizzeria Napoletana
	Border Crossings - ✅CT2MA • ✅CT2RI • ✅CT2NY
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination -
	LOCATE a geocache - GC4G6BK
⛺	OVERNIGHT in a State Park (NRS) - MOST BEAUTIFUL IN STATE AWARD Devil's Hopyard State Park $24.00 - 05/2019 Housatonic Meadows State Park $27.00 - 08/2020 Black Rock State Park $27.00 - 08/2020 - NO NATIONAL FORESTS
	VENTURE OUT on a hike or a bike
🔥	ENJOY a nighttime campfire
	DINE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	INTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
	TAKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise
	! CAMP in an Army Corps of Engineers Park

(NRS) = $10 per night Non-Resident Surcharge as of 2020

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MAINE [ME] The Pine Tree State

State Capital is Augusta. Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820 as the 23th state.

Visited	Location
	Acadia National Park - (2019) - Blackwoods Campground $15.00 - 06/2019
👍	MUST TASTE - Jordan Pond Popovers in Acadia National Park
	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
✅	Acadia Byway [All American Road]
✅	Schoodic Byway
👍	Easternmost Point of the Continental U.S. (West Quoddy Head Lighthouse)
	Visit Popham Beach State Park in Phippsburg, ME
	MUST TASTE - Moxie Soda
👍	MUST TASTE - Birch Beer (non-alcoholic)
👍👍	MUST TASTE - Lobster Roll
👍	MUST TASTE - Whoopie Pie (the Official State Treat)
👍	MUST TASTE - Blueberry Soda
👍👍	MUST TASTE - Blueberry Pie (the Official State Pie)
	Border Crossing - ✅ME2NH
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination -
	LOCATE a geocache - GC4JXQP
⛺	OVERNIGHT in a State Park (NRS) - Sebago Lake State Park $45.00 - 06/2019 Camden Hills State Park $45.00 - 06/2019 BEST IN STATE AWARD Cobscook Bay State Park $30.00 - 07/2019 and the National Forest - ❌ White Mountain National Forest
🚴	VENTURE OUT on a hike or a bike
🔥	ENJOY a nighttime campfire
	DINE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	INTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
	TAKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise

(NRS) = $10 per night Non-Resident Surcharge as of 2020

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MASSACHUSETTS [MA] The Bay State

State Capital is Boston. Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788 as the 6th state.

Visited	Location
	Cape Cod National Seashore - (2019)
✅	Visit the Pilgrim Monument & Museum in Provincetown, MA
	Visit the Plymouth Rock State Park in Plymouth, MA
	Visit Halibut Point State Park in Rockport, MA
✅	Ride on the Boston Subway System ("The T")
✅	Ride the CityView Trolley Tour in Boston
	✅ - Take a Harbor Cruise
	✅ - Walk the Freedom Trail
	✅ - Visit the Quincy Market and Faneuil Hall
	✅ - Ride on the Boston Swan Boats around the Public Garden's Lagoon
👎 👎	MUST TASTE - Switchel beverage
👍	MUST TASTE - The Original Boston Creme Pie at the Omni Parker House in Boston
👍 👍	MUST TASTE - New England Clam Chowder
👍 👍	MUST TASTE - Four Seas Ice Cream in Centerville, MA - 🍦🍦🍦🍦
	Border Crossings - ✅MA2VT • ✅MA2NH • ✅MA2RI • ✅MA2CT • ✅MA2NY
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination -
	LOCATE a geocache - GC34E8T
⛺	OVERNIGHT in a State Park (NRS) - MOST BEAUTIFUL IN STATE AWARD Nickerson State Park $40.00 - 05/2019 Scusset Beach State Reservation $47.00 - 05/2019 BEST IN STATE AWARD Wompatuck State Park $33.00 - 06/2019 - NO NATIONAL FORESTS
🚴	VENTURE OUT on a hike or a bike
🔥	ENJOY a nighttime campfire
	DINE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	INTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
	TAKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise

(NRS) = $12 to $48 per night Non-Resident Surcharge as of 2020

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NEW HAMPSHIRE [NH] The Granite State

State Capital is Concord. Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788 as the 9th state.

Visited	Location
✅	Drive the Kancamagus Scenic Byway
	Drive the Mount Washington Auto Road to the summit at the State Park
	Ride the Mount Washington Cog Railway to the summit at the State Park
✅	Visit the summit of Mount Washington - NEW HAMPSHIRE Highpoint -
✅	Hike the Flume Gorge Trail in Franconia Notch State Park
👍	MUST TASTE - Pumpkin Muffin
👍	MUST TASTE - Poutine
	Border Crossings - ✅NH2ME • ✅NH2MA • ✅NH2VT
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination -
	LOCATE a geocache - GC6J43H
⛺ THE NATIONAL FOREST IN NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS BEEN VISITED	OVERNIGHT in a State Park - Pawtuckaway State Park $30.00 - 06/2019 MOST BEAUTIFUL IN STATE AWARD BEST IN STATE AWARD Franconia Notch State Park $25.00 - 07/2019 and the National Forest - 🌲 White Mountain National Forest Russell Pond Campground $12.50 - 06/2020 Campton Campground $12.50 - 06/2020
	VENTURE OUT on a hike or a bike
🔥	ENJOY a nighttime campfire
	DINE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	INTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
	TAKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise

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NEW JERSEY [NJ] The Garden State

State Capital is Trenton. Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787 as the 3rd state.

Visited	Location
	Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island - (2019) (1 of only 19 World Heritage Sites in the Lower 48)
	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area - (2020)
	Visit Liberty State Park
	Visit the New Jersey Veterans’ Memorial - NEW JERSEY Highpoint -
	MUST TASTE - Pork Roll Breakfast Sandwich (i.e. Taylor Ham) with Egg and Cheese (C)
	MUST TASTE - Boost! Soda (found in Burlington County, South Jersey)
👎	MUST TASTE - Disco Fries
	Border Crossings - ✅NJ2NY • ❌NJ2DE • ✅NJ2PA
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination
	LOCATE a geocache - GC7AXM2
⛺	OVERNIGHT in a State Park (NRS) - BEST IN STATE AWARD Cheesequake State Park $25.00 - 04/2019 - NO NATIONAL FORESTS
	VENTURE OUT on a hike or a bike
🔥	ENJOY a nighttime campfire
	DINE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	INTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
	TAKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise

(NRS) = $5 per night Non-Resident Surcharge as of 2020

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NEW YORK [NY] The Empire State

State Capital is Albany. Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788 as the 11th state.

Visited	Location
	Fire Island National Seashore - (2019)
	African Burial Ground National Monument
	Castle Clinton National Monument - (2019)
	Fort Stanwix National Monument
	Governors Island National Monument - (2019)
	Stonewall National Monument
	Federal Hall National Memorial - (2019)
	General Grant National Memorial
	Hamilton Grange National Memorial
	Lakes to Locks Passage [All American Road]
✅	Visit the Empire State Building observation deck
✅	Visit the One World Tower observation deck
✅	Visit the 9/11 Memorial and Museum
✅	Ride on the Big Bus Tour (3 days)
✅	Ride on the Big Bus "New York by Night" Tour
✅	People watch in Times Square at night
✅	Eat a Nathan's Hotdog in Central Park
✅	Ride on the New York Subway System
✅	Ride on the Staten Island Ferry
	Visit Jones Beach State Park on Long Island in Wantagh, NY
	Visit Bear Mountain State Park
	CAVE TOUR - Natural Stone Bridge & Caves
	CAVE TOUR - Secret Caverns
	CAVE TOUR - Howe Caverns
	MUST TASTE - Byrne Dairy's Mint Milk (every spring near Syracuse)
	MUST TASTE - Manhattan Special
	MUST TASTE - Egg Cream
	MUST TASTE - Cel-Ray Soda
	MUST TASTE - Buffalo Wings at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, NY
	MUST TASTE - Buffalo Wings at Duff's in Amherst, NY
👍 👍	MUST TASTE - Junior's Cheesecake in New York City, NY
	Border Crossings - ✅NY2VT • ✅NY2MA • ✅NY2CT • ✅NY2NJ • ✅NY2PA
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination
	LOCATE a geocache - GC7R6PH
⛺	OVERNIGHT in a State Park (NRS) - Wildwood State Park $35.00 - 05/2019 Eagle Point State Forest Preserve $27.00 - 07/2019 Thacher State Park $22.00 - 08/2019 Watkins Glen State Park $30.00 - 08/2019 Schodack Island State Park $28.00 - 08/2020 and the National Forest - ❌ Finger Lakes National Forest
	VENTURE OUT on a hike or a bike
🔥	ENJOY a nighttime campfire
	DINE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	INTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
	TAKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise

(NRS) = $5 per night Non-Resident Surcharge as of 2020 - $4 Surcharge for FRI-SAT nights

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PENNSYLVANIA [PA] The Keystone State

State Capital is Harrisburg. Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787 as the 2nd state.

Visited	Location
	Flight 93 National Memorial - (2019)
	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
	Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
✅	Liberty Bell Center
	Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater (1 of only 19 World Heritage Sites in the Lower 48)
	Independence Hall (1 of only 19 World Heritage Sites in the Lower 48)
✅	Hershey's Chocolate World in Hershey, PA
	CAVE TOUR - Indian Echo Caverns
	CAVE TOUR - Lost River Caverns
	CAVE TOUR - Crystal Cave
	CAVE TOUR - Laurel Caverns
	CAVE TOUR - Penn's Cave
	CAVE TOUR - Lincoln Caverns
👍 👍	MUST TASTE - Philly Cheesesteak in Philadelphia, PA
	Border Crossings - ✅PA2NY • ✅PA2NJ • ❌PA2DE • ✅PA2MD • ✅PA2WV • ✅PA2OH
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination -
	LOCATE a geocache - GC1VEKJ
⛺	OVERNIGHT in a State Park (NRS) - BEST IN STATE AWARD Ohiopyle State Park $30.50 - 04/2019 Gifford Pinchot State Park $26.50 - 04/2019 and the National Forest - ❌ Allegheny National Forest
🚴	VENTURE OUT on a hike or a bike
🔥	ENJOY a nighttime campfire
	DINE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	INTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
	TAKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise
	! CAMP in an Army Corps of Engineers Park - Tionesta Lake Tionesta Recreation Area Campground $17.50 - 08/2019 Raystown Lake Seven Points Campground $18.00 - 09/2020 Youghiogheny River Lake Outflow Campground $10.00 - 10/2020

(NRS) = $5 per night Non-Resident Surcharge as of 2020 - Weekly and Senior (62+) discounts

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RHODE ISLAND [RI] The Ocean State

State Capital is Providence. Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790 as the 13th state.

Visited	Location
	Roger Williams National Memorial - (2019)
	Visit Colt State Park on Narragansett Bay in Bristol, RI
👎👍	MUST TASTE - Johnnycakes
👍	MUST TASTE - Coffee Milk
👍	MUST TASTE - Del's Frozen Lemonade
	Border Crossings - ✅RI2MA • ✅RI2CT
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination -
	LOCATE a geocache - GC81AHF
⛺	OVERNIGHT in a State Park (NRS) - Fishermen's Memorial State Park $35.00 - 05/2019 - NO NATIONAL FORESTS
	VENTURE OUT on a hike or a bike
🔥	ENJOY a nighttime campfire
	DINE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	INTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
	TAKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise

(NRS) = $18 to $27 per night Non-Resident Surcharge as of 2020

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VERMONT [VT] The Green Mountain State

State Capital is Montpelier. Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791 as the 14th state.

Visited	Location
	Drive to the summit of Mount Philo State Park in Charlotte, VT
✅	Visit the Cold Hollow Cider Mill in Waterbury, VT
👍	MUST TASTE - Cider Donut
👍	MUST TASTE - Vermont Maple Syrup (the Official State Flavor)
	MUST TASTE - Cheddar Cheese Apple Pie (the Official State Pie)
	Border Crossings - ✅VT2NH • ✅VT2MA • ✅VT2NY
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination -
	LOCATE a geocache - GC8B5NW
⛺ THE NATIONAL FOREST IN VERMONT HAS BEEN VISITED	OVERNIGHT in a State Park (NRS) - Little River State Park $22.00 - 07/2019 Smugglers Notch State Park $21.00 - 07/2020 Grand Isle State Park $21.00 - 07/2020 Button Bay State Park $23.00 - 07/2020 and the National Forest - 🌲 Green Mountain National Forest Hapgood Pond Rec Area $12.50 - 06/2020
	VENTURE OUT on a hike or a bike
🔥	ENJOY a nighttime campfire
	DINE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	INTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
	TAKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise
	! CAMP in an Army Corps of Engineers Park - Ball Mountain Lake Winhall Brook Campground $13.00 - 06/2020 $13.00 - 07/2020 x 2

(NRS) = $2 per night Non-Resident Surcharge as of 2020

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