It takes an open mind to stay at a working farm—a willingness to embrace both the peace of your surroundings and the unpredictability of each day’s developments. What happens on a farm 365 days a year is largely unscripted and exhilaratingly real. You don’t have to get your hands dirty, but this is your chance […]
Kim Knox Beckius
Free Summer Concerts in New England
A driving beat, a familiar melody, a thousand starry spotlights beaming overhead: Outdoor performances provide the soundtrack for New England’s most unforgettable summer evenings. Here’s a frugal music lover’s guide to the best free shows, programmed by New Englanders with as much passion and talent as the acts they put on stage. Berklee Summer in […]
Spring is a season of anticipation, and with each lengthening day, these coming attractions in New England draw closer to completion.
5 Best New England Maple Experiences
Looking for a few new ways to love maple beyond the pancake breakfast? Add these New England maple experiences to your “sap bucket” list.
5 Best New England Restaurants with Fireplaces
For maximum cold-weather comfort and romance, unwind over a satisfying meal beside a blazing hearth at one of our picks for the Best New England restaurants with fireplaces.
Best 5 New England Restaurants with Fireplaces
Firelight is a time machine. Gaze into the swirling flames, feel the natural warmth radiating, hear the crackle of the wood releasing its energy, and you’re teleported to an age when fire—like food and drink—was a basic necessity. We’re comforted by the way a fireplace transforms a powerful force into a soul-soothing escape from the […]
Visit these homes of great writers in New England, and you’ll grasp how passion and place shaped phrases that still stir hearts and minds.
This Connecticut foliage drive takes a meandering jaunt through northwestern Connecticut’s scenic beauty and nature’s bounty.
This Connecticut foliage drive takes a meandering jaunt through northwestern Connecticut’s scenic beauty and nature’s bounty.