Useful stuff from 80 years of Yankee: May 1979 One must walk, not ride, to really savor the character of Beacon Hill. One of the finest times to complete a tour is at dusk—along narrow, cobbled Acorn Street perhaps, or Branch, softly illuminated by gaslamps below, while overhead the building tops are still caught in […]
Sunrise at the Jenne Farm as a storm was clearing on October 14.
In New England, Hollywood producers have found mountains, lakes, lighthouses, small towns and fishing villages, beaches, rockbound cliffs overlooking ocean, opulent mansions, Ivy League colleges, and iconic Colonial architecture all waiting in one compact region. New England has always been ready for its closeup. Imagine a darkened movie theater anywhere in the world. The movie […]
Fall is in the air…and on our doorsteps! To help celebrate the season, we asked one of our favorite New England Instagrammers, Connecticut-based Deb Cohen (@thefrontdoorproject), to share a sampling of Connecticut fall doors showing their best autumn style. Which is your favorite? More from Deb Cohen & The Front Door Project:Holiday Doors of Connecticut […]
The change was abrupt. A cold front rushed through New England and temperatures dropped, as rain, and then snow, began to fall. After a generally warmer-than-normal autumn, it was rather shocking to be reminded that sometimes in New England, autumn means pulling out the winter hat and gloves! By Sunday morning, skies had cleared, but temperatures all across […]
On the Remick Farm located in Tamworth NH a view of Fall foliage on the farm with a background of fall in the mountain
Lighthouses speak to us of lives both spare and romantic. Barely 200 feet from the shallows of Maine’s Long Sands Beach, the Cape Neddick Light Station perches so handsomely on its bony 2.8-acre nest of Nubble Island that we call it simply “Nubble Light.” Maine boasts more than 60 standing lighthouses. Nubble Light, Maine’s southernmost […]
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.
These images of Salisbury, Connecticut in winter from photographer Anne Day capture the beauty and charm of the state’s northwest corner.
Lovely weather and lighter crowds make late autumn the perfect time to visit Maine’s Chebeague Island Inn.
The biggest tourism weekend of the fall in New England has come and gone, and we couldn’t have asked for better weather. Cool mornings, bright warm sunny days, clear skies and endless views were the dominant conditions, and when it did cloud up in Northern New England, the mountains were dusted with the first snow of […]
Picking the right autumn destination is no easy feat. For the perfect fall experience, here are ten favorite New England foliage towns.
