by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 16, 2014 | Away For A Week, Getaways, Winter 2014
New England is home to many famous authors. Today, many of their residences have become museums or National Historic Landmarks. Why not travel to some of their homes to see where they got their inspiration? Grant Olsen, a freelance writer and literary enthusiast who...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jul 1, 2013 | Archive, Happenings
Ever since the Chinese invented pyrotechnics some time before the seventh century, fireworks have been used to celebrate summer holidays and festivals all over the world. But fireworks sometimes scream and burst throughout the sky purely for the thrill of competition....
by Stowaway Magazine | Aug 31, 2012 | Fall 2012, Happenings
With horror movies like The Devil Inside (2012) and The Woman in Black (2012) coming out every year, Americans’ fascination with ghosts and haunting is readily apparent. Let’s face it—we’re either curious about the next life or we’re just addicted to the exhilaration...
by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 17, 2012 | Away For A Weekend, Getaways, Summer 2012
It was late, and my friend and I had driven almost 2,000 miles when we pulled off Exit 57 along I-95 in northern Massachusetts. We knew the coast must be near because we were greeted by an all-encompassing blanket of fog. Determining our whereabouts and the direction...
by Stowaway Magazine | Feb 29, 2012 | Field Notes, Off The Beaten Path
This spring, pack away your parachute, hang up your harness, and bind up your bungee, because the world of extreme sports can now offer you much more than the same old activities of jumping out of planes, hanging from cliffs, or diving off bridges with just a cord...
