Today is the day after Thanksgiving. Better known by its more familiar moniker “Black Friday,” it is, hands down, one of the craziest shopping days of the year for both frugal consumers and spendthrifts alike. Due to the widespread reduced pricing and sales deals made available by most retailers within a short window of time, … Continue reading The Surprisingly Local Black Friday Backstory
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The Hanover Christmas Festival Returns This Weekend
With Thanksgiving marking the official start of the holiday season, it’s both common and expected to find Christmas festivities and celebrations getting underway, beginning as early as the weekend after the grand event. One such beloved holiday happening held in the community of Hanover, Pennsylvania, each year is the highly anticipated, communitywide Christmas Festival of … Continue reading The Hanover Christmas Festival Returns This Weekend
Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade
Move over Macy’s! Here in the merry state of Maryland, we have our own Thanksgiving Parade of prestige to celebrate the season with. I’m, of course, referring to the one and only Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade. Credit: Silver Spring Downtown Unlike the more famous, albeit overhyped Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Montgomery County’s procession always occurs … Continue reading Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade
Thanksgiving Dinner in West Virginia State Parks
West Virginia is a beautifully bucolic state to visit any time of year. But there’s just something even more magical about coming here during the leaf-peeping season of autumn. Living up to the long-familiar tourism motto and reputation of being “Almost Heaven,” it’s no wonder that countless folks flock here to experience the charming and … Continue reading Thanksgiving Dinner in West Virginia State Parks