A visit to beautiful Moosehead Lake in Maine, the largest mountain lake in the eastern United States.
Christina Tree
Damariscotta Lake on Maine’s busy Midcoast is the glacier’s gift to those of us who love to look at the ocean but shiver at the thought of jumping in. Damariscotta Lake is the glacier’s gift to those of us who love to look at the ocean or sail it but shiver at the thought of jumping […]
The Belgrade Lakes in Maine, a cluster of seven bodies of water north of Augusta, draw visitors summer after summer to swim and fish in their cool, clear waters. The Belgrade Lakes are a cluster of seven bodies of water north of Augusta. There’s no Belgrade Lake per se, but Belgrade Lakes Village fills a narrow land strip […]
New England
Greatest New England Lakes
New England’s pristine northern waters offer the ultimate in summer relaxation.
New Hampshire
Newfound Lake, New Hampshire | Great Daytrip Lake
Considerably smaller than Winnipesaukee to the east, but about the same size as Sunapee to the southwest, Newfound Lake is some 7 miles long and 2½ miles wide.
Lake Willoughby is a quiet, even haunting, place cloaked in the 7,000-acre Willoughby State Forest in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom.
Damariscotta Lake on Maine’s busy Midcoast is the glacier’s gift to those of us who love to look at the ocean but shiver at the thought of jumping in.
The Belgrade Lakes in Maine, a cluster of seven bodies of water north of Augusta, draw visitors summer after summer to swim and fish in their cool, clear waters.
A visit to beautiful Moosehead Lake in Maine, the largest mountain lake in the eastern United States.
New England
Best 18th-Century Inns: 7 Runners-Up
When you travel many hundreds of miles in search of the best old inns in New England, it’s hard to narrow the list down to only ten. Here’s our list of the seven runners-up. Blue Skye Farm Waldoboro, Maine In this gem of a house, the two-story central stairwell is patterned in a green-and-red pineapple […]
New England
Best Historic Inn Rating Criteria
Choices, Choices. How did we choose our “bests” from all of the notable 18th-century lodgings in New England? To start with, we used the following criteria: 1. Age. Had to be standing before 1799. 2. Comfort. We appreciate a bit of luxury with our history.Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) 3. […]
How did we choose our “bests” from all of the notable 18th-century lodgings in New England for our feature story, Best New England Historic Inns? To start with, we used the following criteria: 1. Age. Had to be standing before 1799. 2. Comfort. We appreciate a bit of luxury with our history. 3. Historic ambience. […]