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In Ipswich, beauty, beach, and looks back in time

By Stephen Jermanok

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  May 23, 2012

Less than an hour’s drive north from Boston, Ipswich springs to life in the warmer months as day-trippers stream to Crane Beach. Spend an overnight in this historic village, however, and you can stroll the dunes of Crane Beach at sunrise or sunset without the masses, visit strawberry patches and apple orchards, learn more about the dozens of 17th- and 18th-century structures in town, and paddle a quiet river through a Mass Audubon property.

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