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April
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The weather warms, the chance of snow declines, the frozen earth thaws, and in southern New England the first flowers and blossoms appear. |
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Ski season is winding down and spring has not really arrived, so many country inns close for all or part of the month. Diehard skiers head for the late-season thrills of Tuckerman's Ravine in New Hampshire's White Mountains. Easter often falls in April, and New England's hundreds of colleges empty out for Easter vacation (or "spring break"). Good Friday, preceding Easter, is not an official holiday though some businesses close and many people travel. Schools also have a week's vacation, which may crowd airports. Patriots' Day (April 19) is a holiday in Massachusetts, celebrated on the Monday nearest that date. The day commemorates the first battles of the Revolutionary War, fought in the early hours of April 19 in Lexington and Concord. All Massachusetts state government offices and many local businesses close, though federal government offices and offices of large interstate and international companies remain open. |
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British redcoats march through the streets of Lexington and Concord MA each April, as they did on April 19, 1775.
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