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MFA + Highland Street = Free Fun Friday

Museum of Fine Arts Boston - Family Fun in Massachusetts

The Highland Street Foundation’s Free Fun Fridays program will offer free admission to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), on Friday, August 3, 2012. Visitors can explore the MFA’s exhibitions and galleries, watch short films, tour Museum collections, and participate in family activities.

Some of the activities for the day include:

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Friday, August 3, 2012 10 a.m. - 9:45 p.m.

Half Moon Beach

Half Moon Beach is located at Stage Fort Park in Gloucester Massachusetts

Located in Stage Fort Park, this small beach overlooks outer Gloucester Harbor, and is shaded in the afternoon. Plenty of picnic tables and a large playground nearby with a pirate ship, lighthouse, a big wooden monster truck and a rock climbing wall.

Ice cream, drinks, fries and great meals are available at the nearby Cupboard Restaurant.

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Niles Beach

A view of Niles Beach in Gloucester MA from the water

Niles Beach is located on East Main Street in Gloucester and is situated just before the entrance to Eastern Point.  Parking is limited here but if you find a parking spot or a resident with a beach sticker, this is an easy access, great little family beach that is raked and kept very clean by the city.

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Appleton Farms offers great farm-based Vacation Week Programs for kids ages 5-11

Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point

Kids will enjoy this tour of the Halibut Point State Park and Quarry with a focus on its stone-cutting history!
Take a self guided tour at one of Massachusetts most beautiful locations!
7:00 am to 6:00 pm

Stargazing at Mendel Observatory

Mendel Observatory, with the support of volunteers from the North Shore Amateur Astronomy Club, hosts public stargazing every Wednesday night
The Observatory, with the support of volunteers from the North Shore Amateur Astronomy Club, hosts public stargazing every Wednesday night (weather permitting) starting at dusk or 7:30 pm, whichever is later.  When special astronomical events of interest occur (total lunar eclipses, etc.) the Obs
7:00 pm
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