Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Skinner Coffee House | Holyoke, MA, Renovation Project
Though I don’t own up to it in “The Life and Death of the Skinner Coffee House” (because it wasn’t pertinent), I was one of the grad students working with Joseph Krupczynski on the project in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The pictures and video here are part of the presentation we gave to the mayor in December […]
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16. Fried Clams
J.T. Farnham’s 88 Eastern Ave. (Rte. 133) Essex, MA 978-768-6643 The “clam highway” on Boston’s North Shore and Cape Ann boasts at least five fabulous shacks, including Woodman’s, said to be the inventor of fried clams. Our preference is Farnham’s: light, not greasy, no rubbery clam strips, just sweet-and-tender bellies and necks.
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8. Doughnuts
Butler’s Colonial Donut House 459 Sanford Rd. Westport, MA 508-672-4600 Doughnuts are to New Englanders what bagels are to New Yorkers: a daily necessity. At Butler’s, they’ve taken this yeasty pastry to a new level by filling round and rectangular doughnuts with real whipped cream. The latter are called “Long Johns,” and under the cream […]
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Pittsfield, Massachusetts: 10 Reasons to Visit
By Patricia Harris and David Lyon We’ve been as guilty as anyone of barely slowing down as we’ve driven through Pittsfield on our way from Tanglewood in Lenox to Mass MoCA in North Adams. In years past, Pittsfield seemed to be merely a crossroads with shuttered retail shops and all the untidy business of Berkshire […]
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Massachusetts Foliage Driving Tour
JUST EAST OF the traditional pleasures of the Berkshires lies an area known as “the hill towns.” Though often overshadowed by its showier, better publicized neighbors, this region of New England offers the best of both city and country. These hill towns are thick with creative arts, rural beauty, cultural diversity, and great music and […]
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Sterling, MA: Davis Corn Maze
You’ll need a few supplies with you while getting lost in Davis’ Mega Maze in Sterling, Massachusetts: sturdy shoes, sunblock, snacks, and either a keen sense of direction or a horseshoe in your pocket. Visitors start by viewing a three-minute introductory movie; then the trek through the labyrinth begins … Each year, this three-dimensional, eight-acre […]
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Ipswich, MA: The Inn at Castle Hill
Vacations are a time for relaxation, good food, dreamless sleep, and quiet morning walks. The Inn at Castle Hill in Ipswich, Massachusetts, delivers all — except for quiet mornings. Honking geese pass overhead, red-winged blackbirds chatter in the reeds, and ever-present seagulls squawk relentlessly — nature’s vocal welcome to one of the most beautiful places […]
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A Recommended Drive: Massachusetts
If you could survey the generations of Cape Cod visitors and draw a composite picture from their most lasting impressions, the result would almost certainly be a sketch of Route 6A, Old King’s Highway (named after the cart path that early settlers used to travel to and from Plymouth Colony). This section of the Cape […]
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Cape Ann, Massachusetts: The Other Cape
It happens often as you drive around Cape Ann, the rocky headland jutting into the Atlantic 30 miles north of Boston. You round a corner or crest a hill and wham! — suddenly you’ve driven into a painting. It’s something about the way the light refracts off the ocean on all sides, making ship masts […]