Hi Active Rain,

I'll be the first to admit this is a shot in the dark; but if I bunch of realtors don't know, then I'll have to consider other options.

Every summer, 3 families vacation together, and this summer, it's our turn to organize & put together.  Three familes, three barely teenaged boys (aka, budding athletes).  The adults in this group tend towards intellectual and artistic preferences.  It's always a mash up of activites, with a set of adults in one direction, another set in another, and often a 3rd group doing something else. Usually, at least once, a "group" will be me and the 3 kids going to a minor league game, sometimes with another dad, sometimes not.  Since none of the boys are my son, they often get more leeway with me than their parents, which in past years has meant we were allowed to listen to the non-cleaned versions of whatever music I was listening to.  And of course, there's always a reason for them and I to get an extra ice cream or donut or snack on the way home from wherever we've been.

I'm looking to Active Rain to suggest this summer's outing.  Ideally, a 4 bedroom place someplace that allows everyone a few hits on their wish list.  From what I can determine, the wish list includes:

  • hiking/picnic options
  • boating/swimming
  • horseback riding
  • tennis courts
  • baseball (minor league works fine)
  • other sports options, especially to appeal to a trio of 14 year old boys
  • museums for those of us who are not 14 year old boys

It'd be great if we could find a place where the boys are old enough for Segways (mini golf isn't going it for them anymore).

Ideally, east of the Mississippi, since we're from the DC and NY areas. Target date is July.

Any ideas...we'lll consider & appreciate.

_Claude

 

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