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Summer secrets are revealed over a lifetime.
In this special issue you will find lots of things to do this summer. But what you take away from any activity or experience are the moments that make it special and memorable. You travel with your family to give them experiences that they can’t get anywhere else. As you take in local festivals and enjoy the outdoors there are sure to be moments that stay with you for long after. As years pass, it is only the special moments that we hang on to. Some of those moments are treasured for a lifetime. Some moments we wish we could forget. The fact is, you never know for sure what you are going to get. When it comes to the summer months, some of the most memorable moments throughout your life are collected right in your backyard…
Smell of potatoes-with-onions on the grill. Tossing the winning bag. Rocking in a hammock under the maple. Hurting your teeth on a frozen Snickers. Taking Friday off. Rubbing toes through the cool grass. Sweat on your back. Scraped knee. Facing the breeze. Feet in cool water. Parks with shade. Base hit. 9pm daylight. 6am daylight. Smell of cut grass. Fireworks. Camp fire. Boat ride. A lion’s roar at the zoo. Spreading mustard on a corn dog. Digging your feet into the too-hot sand to the ankle deep cool dampness. Outdoor concert. Looking at the world upside down on the roller coaster. Sidewalk chalk art. Running with a kite. Licking the melting Ice cream from the side of the cone. Burning your tongue on a blackened roasted marshmallow. Grabbing the bass before it jumps off the hook. Watch the wings of the butterfly “breathe.” Shooting hoops on baskets without nets. Hot afternoon boredom. Swinging so high the seat “bumps.” Throwing your four year old into the air. Being thrown into the air without a care about being caught.
This summer focus on the moment and you’ll uncover many more summer secrets.

Find your guide to summer fun here.

First Folio Theatre is bringing Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night to life in the splendid setting of Mayslake Peabody Estate this summer. The production opens July 7. Be sure to get your tickets soon. Find the details and more summer entertainment in Arts & Entertainment.

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