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The Cape Cod National Seashore protects miles of dunes, beach, and wild lands in the heart of one of the most popular summer destinations in the country.
Union Oyster House | Yesterday’s Lunch
By 10 a.m. last August 8, a day of low nineties’ soaking humidity, a line had formed outside the door of Boston’s famed Union Oyster House and snaked halfway to the corner. The day marked the 175th birthday of the local landmark, and for two hours the owners were offering Ye Olde Fare at circa […]
Boston Harbor Islands | Photographs
The Boston Harbor Islands offer a surprising escape just off the coast of the iconic New England city.
Jon Vaughan’s Cape Cod | Photographs
A collection of images celebrating the unique beauty of Cape Cod and its surrounding islands from landscape photographer Jon Vaughan.
An Insider’s Guide to Brimfield
Brimfield, the country’s largest antiques fair, is a treasure seeker’s paradise in south-central Massachusetts, if you know where to go. Our Insider’s Guide to Brimfield map is here to help!
Featured Brimfield Booths
Never been to the Brimfield Antique Fair? Here’s a sampling of what you can find inside various Brimfield booths.
Tips and Recommendations from Brimfield Experts
We asked some Brimfield experts–a dealer, a stylist, a designer, a shop owner, even a chef–for their best insider field-survival tips. Brimfield Dates for 2016: May 10 – 15, July 12 – 17, September 6 – 11 The Dealer: Susan Bates 25+-year Brimfield exhibitor I love Quaker Acres. It’s very eclectic, from rustic to high-end. I’ve […]
Ashfield, Massachusetts | Could You Live Here?
A tightly knit community of artists and artisans gives the pretty hill town of Ashfield, Massachusetts, a creative energy like few others.
Summer in Ashfield, Massachusetts | Photos
Photographer Julie Bidwell captured the heart of Ashfield, Massachusetts in the height of summer. Our ongoing series, “Could You Live Here”, explores towns throughout New England. Towns with a small population, but plenty to offer in terms of a simpler way of life. Towns that might just entice you to uproot and take your own […]
Kringle Candle Company | More Than a Candle Store
When Michael Kittredge III, the son of the founder of Yankee Candle Company, launched a college business project on candles in 2009, the Kittredge family soon found themselves drawn back into the candle business. And the village they created around their flagship store – which includes The Farm Table restaurant, a Chocolate Cottage, a café, and Kringle Christmas Barn — […]
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 […]