New England’s presidential homes offer rare insight into their famous former occupants—and the real human foundations that shaped their time in office.
Justin Shatwell
A New England road trip playlist to keep you cruising all summer long.
Winter Lights at Shelburne Museum in Vermont lends an artful glow to the holiday season.
As winter’s chill descends, Christmas by Candlelight at Old Sturbridge Village warms with the glow of a bygone era.
Listening to spring’s siren song at the Baby Animals Festival at Hancock Shaker Village: peeps, squeals, and bleats from barnyard newborns.
Massachusetts
Rebels with a Cause: The Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum
It’s been 250 years since Boston Harbor churned with angry colonists. But at the spirited Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, the party never ends.
I’ve never known a New Englander who hasn’t had a fixed date of when it’s okay to turn on the heat. And more often than not, it’s completely ludicrous.
I’ve never known a New Englander who hasn’t had a fixed date of when it’s okay to turn on the heat. And more often than not, it’s completely ludicrous.
History
Do the Pilgrims Still Matter?
The 400th anniversary of the Mayflower’s landing finds Plimoth Plantation—and all Americans—wrestling with a complicated history.
Even without leaving the dock, legendary ships like the USS Constitution can carry us away.
The Dorr Rebellion of 1842 — perhaps one of the oddest moments in New England history — was Rhode Island’s very own, very small Civil War.
Justin Shatwell explains why a good museum should make you nervous in this thoughtful and humourous essay.