A tightly knit community of artists and artisans gives the pretty hill town of Ashfield, Massachusetts, a creative energy like few others.
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Curious about historic paint colors? Learn more about period paint colors in New England, from Colonial paint colors to Victorian paint colors.
Modern-day convenience meets old-fashioned charm. How one Maine couple turned a 1984 house into the antique of their dreams.
Robert Frost’s final resting place lies in Bennington, Vermont, a small town that loves artists.
Contributing writer Annie Graves captured the tail end of winter in these Bennington, Vermont, photographs for her ongoing series, Could You Live Here, about life in our small New England towns. Please enjoy these images that highlight her travels, including one very famous gravesite.
Along the Kennebec River lies Hallowell, Maine, a town where the cafés, the people, and the music create what locals call their “New Orleans of the North.”
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Newburyport, Massachusetts | It’s a Wonderful Life
Snow blows off the harbor at Newburyport, Massachusetts, carrying whispers of clipper ships. They glide in from the Atlantic, these ghosts from the past, weary from the West Indies, laden with molasses destined to become rum. Soften your eyes, and you can almost see them. From the Gold Coast, from Lisbon, they sail home to […]
On one December weekend each year, locals and visitors alike step inside a Norman Rockwell painting come to life in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
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Greenfield, Massachusetts | Could You Live Here?
At the start of the Mohawk Trail sits Greenfield, Massachusetts, a scrappy combination of old-time New England and forward thinking, the first designated “green community” in the state.
Seven years after her death, Tasha Tudor is still as enigmatic, fascinating, and entertaining as she was in life. The famed illustrator’s family is determined to continue her legacy.
A legendary family created two magnificent spaces in Shelburne, Vermont, that locals consider the best backyards in the country.
One of the prettiest little ponds in New Hampshire belongs to the people of Peterborough and their happy, barking companions.