MNYBA Extravaganza

Boston & Maine | August 12-16, 2023

The MNYBA welcomes fellow ERA members to our annual five-day extravaganza! Our venue is the Holiday Inn on Washington Street in Somerville, near the Sullivan Square station of the MBTA’s Orange Line and the East Somerville station of MBTA’s new Green Line Extension.

Itinerary

Saturday, August 12, 2023

New London, bus and Shore Line East, lunch and RIPTA at Kennedy Plaza, MBTA’s Nubian Station bus terminal, Boston College buses, hotel check-in

Sunday, August 13, 2023

MBTA facilities in Lynn, Charlestown, GLX, Albany Street, Southampton, Cabot, Quincy, Arborway and lunch in South Station

Monday, August 14, 2023

Coast in Dover, New Hampshire, Biddeford-Saco, Maine, lunch in downtown Portland, Maine with bus pulse, Seashore Trolley (and Bus) Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine, dinner at Weathervane Seafood Restaurant, Kittery, Maine; optional Amtrak ride possible

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

A free day for wandering about historic Boston. Ride MBTA buses, subways, streetcars, and to check out the new Green Line Extension. There is a great deal of history in this city.

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Hotel check-out, Lowell, Worcester, Springfield. Dinner at Outback in North Haven, Conneticut.

Note: Boston is an expensive town. Lots of negotiations went into getting our hotel at a decent rate. Breakfast is available, but not included. Dunkin Donuts and a local diner are a block away from the hotel. Come join us on a wonderful tour of New England!

Schedule

Times Square | 8:00 a.m. Meet on 8th Avenue between 40th and 41st Streets, in front of the New York Times building. We will be leaving at 8:00 a.m. sharp!
Pelham Bay Park | 8:45 a.m. Meet at the Pelham Bay Park 6 train station at the Q50 stop along Bruckner Boulevard. We will be leaving at 8:45 a.m.

Tickets

Single: One in a room $1,095 by check or money order ($1,128 with PayPal)
Double: Two in a room $738 each by check or money order ($761 by PayPal)

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