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 * Massachusetts** borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north. To the east it borders the Atlantic Ocean.

The state's name comes from the Indigenous Wôpanâak language: Mâsachsut (maa-sa-choo-sut) translating as 'place of the foothill,' most likely referring to the Blue Hills.

What's new? The Dr. Seuss Museum in Springfield

**Current time in Boston** []

Tourism Portals
[|massvacation.com] [|@VisitMA]

Education
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Museums
http://www.pilgrimhall.org

Geology
[|Massachusetts Geological Survey] - [|Flickr] - [|@MassGeol]

Parks
http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks

[|Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary] [|Massachusetts State Parks]

Plymouth Rock
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Rock http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks/region-south/pilgrim-memorial-state-park.html

Provincetown
[|Pilgrim Monument & Provincetown Museum]

Salem
http://www.avclub.com/article/exploring-witch-fueled-tourism-modern-salem-219211

Springfield
The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum, 21 Edwards Street Sunday: 11–5, Tuesday–Saturday: 10–5, Monday: Closed 413-263-6800 https://springfieldmuseums.org/about/dr-seuss-museum https://twitter.com/SpfldMuseums

Worcester
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Holidays
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Government
http://blog.mass.gov http://blog.mass.gov/blog/category/recreation

Boston
Boston

Flickr
[|Massachusetts Geological Survey] [|Attleboro Farmers Market] []

Twitter
[|@MassGov] [|@MassGeol]

Wikipedia
[|Massachusetts]

Indigenous Peoples
http://nativeamericanencyclopedia.com/history-timeline-the-massachusetts-indians http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wampanoag_people http://www.wbur.org/edify/2017/08/24/mashpee-wampanoag-language-school http://www.normantranscript.com/news/nation_world/thanksgiving-tribe-reclaims-language-lost-to-colonization/article_18d26321-9bb4-5c23-9847-2aadde9cd747.html https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2017/03/25/how-revive-massachusetts-first-language/WflCNBgviT0cdGfbRNd1YL/story.html [|Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project] http://www.wlrp.org/fun-with-words.html

Here are some words used in our every day American language that are derived from Wôpanâak: Pumpkin: Pôhpukun (ponh-pu-kun) = ‘grows forth round’ Moccasin: Mahkus (mah-kus) = ‘Covers the whole foot’ Skunk: Sukôk (su-konk) = ‘Ejects body fluid’ Moose: M8s (moos) = ‘moose’ Powwow: Pawâw (pa-waaw) = ‘s/he is healing/heals (someone)’

Mashpee Wampanoag http://www.mashpeewampanoagtribe-nsn.gov

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Coasts
The [|Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management] (CZM) is a part of the [|Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs] (EEA). CZM's mission is to balance the impacts of human activity with the protection of coastal and marine resources. As a networked program, CZM works with other state agencies, federal agencies, local governments, academic institutions, nonprofit groups, and the general public to promote sound management of the Massachusetts coast. CZM is funded primarily through the [|Commonwealth of Massachusetts], the [|National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration](NOAA), and the [|U.S. Environmental Protection Agency] (EPA).

CZM posts its photos to [|www.flickr.com/photos/MassCZM/].

state cookie
The chocolate chip cookie was invented in 1930 at the Toll House Restaurant in Whitman, Massachusetts. In 1997 it was designated the official cookie of the commonwealth. http://www.history.com/topics/us-states/massachusetts/pictures/massachusetts/freshly-baked-chocolate-chip-cookies