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N ow in its 16th year, the annual August Adventures program, run by Highland Street Foundation, is ready to “provide enriching opportunities for individuals, children and families across the Commonwealth.”

Each day during August there will be one museum, nature sanctuary, zoo, carousel or historical site open for free to community members — from Greater Boston to Cape Cod and out to central and western Massachusetts.

The August Adventures program was modeled after the Newton-based foundation’s long-standing initiative, Free Fun Fridays.

The foundation’s senior director of programs, Noreen McMahon, said the initiative was created after conversations the trustees and staff would have with some of their non-profit partners about the barrier

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