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Things to do in Beef Country

The counter’s just part of it. Plenty of reasons to pull over.

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Granite columns carved with Jack Kerouac’s words at the Commemorative, Lowell
Merrimack Valley

Jack Kerouac Commemorative

Prize ribbons clustered on the door of a small wooden exhibition shed at the Topsfield Fair, with cornstalks and pine trees around it
Cape Ann

Topsfield Fair

The orchard road climbing the hill at Cider Hill Farm in Amesbury, with a tractor and hay wagon below
Seacoast

Cider Hill Farm

Apple trees heavy with fruit in the orchard, North Andover
Merrimack Valley

Smolak Farms

Lily pads and reeds on Coy Pond at Gordon College in Wenham
Cape Ann

Gordon College Trails & Coy Pond

The Solstice Stones on Holt Hill in Andover, looking toward Boston
Merrimack Valley

Ward Reservation

A monarch on flowers, Westford
Merrimack Valley

The Butterfly Place

A pine trail through the state forest, Lowell, Dracut, and Tyngsborough
Merrimack Valley

Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsborough State Forest

A wooded trail in Harold Parker State Forest, North Andover
Merrimack Valley

Harold Parker State Forest

The meadow path up Weir Hill, North Andover
Merrimack Valley

Weir Hill

The Arakelian Theater entrance, Newburyport
Seacoast

Firehouse Center for the Arts

A vendor's table at Todd Farm, Rowley
Seacoast

Todd Farm Flea Market

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The Hub’s seasonal guides

A sandwich for all seasons

The skates come out at Redd’s Pond in Marblehead. The trails dry out at the Fells in Medford. The beaches fill up in Ipswich, and the orchards open in Amesbury.

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Beef Country Spring Guide 2026

Spring hikes, rainy-day classics, Patriots’ Day weekend and Todd Farm Sundays, with a Beef in between.

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Beef Country Summer Guide 2027

Beaches, harbor towns and the counters with a line out the door. Coming next summer.

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Beef Country Fall Guide 2026

Foliage, orchards, the Topsfield Fair and where 1692 actually started, with a Beef in between.

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Beef Country Winter Guide 2026

Skating ponds, quiet trails and the counters that stay warm. Coming this winter.

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