New additions this week to Kim's New England Deal Sheet:

• New Hampshire's Inn at Ellis River offers a Memorial Day escape including two racing rubber duckies that might win you prizes at the Wildquack Duck River Festival;

• Boston's Museum of Fine Arts offers free admission on Memorial Day; and
• The Connecticut Science Center honors active and retired military personnel with free admission Memorial Day weekend and half-price admission for family members.

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_{Connecticut Science Center photo © 2009 Kim Knox Beckius.}

My life has been an amazing adventure since May 15, 1998, when my New England site went "live." I still take such pleasure in sharing this region with you. Please indulge me as I look back at some of my favorite stories from 14 memorable years online:

• 1998: New England Oddities A to Z
• 2002: I Scream, You Scream... Why? Lobster Ice Cream!
• 2005: A Heavenly Place for Dogs and Their People
• 2006: Meet the Clydesdales Up Close
• 2007: The 10 Most Memorable Things To Do on the North Shore
• 2009: Watch Paragliders Soar Over Mt. Greylock
• 2009: Flying Without Skydiving at New Hampshire's SkyVenture
• 2010: New England's Most Amazing Zip-line Experience
• 2011: A Vermont Covered Bridge Adventure
• 2011: Chebeague Island Inn: A Place to Hit the Reset Button

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I had such a blissful night's sleep during my first visit to the Wentworth by the Sea Hotel & Spa in New Hampshire that I outfitted my bed at home with the same pillows the hotel uses from Pacific Coast Feather Company. I'll tell you how you can dream you're sleeping in an elegant grand hotel every night, too!

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_{Wentworth by the Sea guest room photo © 2003 Kim Knox Beckius.}

Don't send Mom flowers this Mother's Day. Take her to a fabulous flower festival! The Dogwood Festival in Fairfield, Connecticut, runs Friday, May 11 through Sunday, May 13; Rochester, New York's 10-day annual Lilac Festival also gets underway Friday; and the Albany Tulip Festival runs Saturday, May 12, through Mother's Day on Sunday, May 13. More New England Spring Flower Festivals

Does Your Mother Prefer Chocolate? Prepare a sweet treat for Mom on Mother's Day with this recipe for Chocolate Fondue from Stonehurst Manor in North Conway, New Hampshire.

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