Adeena Sussman

The National Park Service, which celebrated 100 years in 2016, attracts millions of visitors each year in New England alone. Here’s a sampling of don’t-miss New England national parks and sites.

Cranberries have a storied New England history: Native Americans are said to have combined dried cranberries, meat, and fat to make pemmican, a practically nonperishable (and not so tasty) wintertime staple. Revolutionary War veteran Henry Hall began cultivating cranberries in the Cape Cod town of Dennis in 1816. Today, Massachusetts is known as the premier […]