Maine

Rockland Harbor

View of the Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse during an evening sail in Rockland, Maine.

Rhode Island

Best Attractions in Rhode Island | 2015 Editors’ Choice Awards

Looking for fun in the Ocean State? You won’t have to look far! Read our picks for the best attractions in Rhode Island for 2015. BEST DISTILLERY SONS OF LIBERTY SPIRITS CO., South Kingstown Southern makers have the whiskey market cornered, but don’t underestimate Yankee ingenuity. Whiskey begins as beer, and Sons of Liberty’s founder […]

Maine

Songo Sunset

Sunset over Songo Pond in Bethel, Maine

Maine

Trap Day on Monhegan | Maine Lobstering Tradition

No one goes till everyone goes. That’s the way it’s always been on Trap Day on Monhegan, when the island’s lobstermen first set their traps off the darkened shoreline of one of Maine’s most storied offshore communities. On September’s last day, islanders begin re-enacting old rituals as Monhegan’s fleet of rusted, un-muffled pickup trucks lumber down […]

Connecticut

Best of the Connecticut Gold Coast | 2015 Editors’ Choice Awards

Heading to the Connecticut Gold Coast? We’ve got the perfect roundup of what to see, do, and eat while you’re there, plus where to stay when it’s time for bed. Read on to see our picks for the best of the Connecticut Gold Coast for 2015! BEST ATTRACTIONS ALONG THE CONNECTICUT GOLD COAST Best Adults-Only MuseumConnecticut Air […]

Connecticut

Best Attractions in Connecticut | 2015 Editors’ Choice Awards

Looking for fun in the Nutmeg State? You won’t have to look far! Read our picks for the best attractions in Connecticut for 2015. BEST FARM EXPERIENCE SUNFLOWER MAZE AT LYMAN ORCHARDS, Middlefield Sunflowers—350,000 of them—tower above your head, their wall-to-wall angelic faces glowing with daylight. This room without a roof is the happiest place […]

Connecticut

Best Classic Attractions in Connecticut | 2015 Editors’ Choice Awards

There’s a lot to see in do in the Nutmeg State, but some activities really stand the test of time. Read our picks for the best classic attractions in Connecticut. Historic Highlight – Best Clams The Place, Guilford (1940s) They arrive at your table in a bath of buttery cocktail sauce, still on a grill grate, […]

Connecticut

Best Dining in Connecticut | 2015 Editors’ Choice Awards

Hungry? The Nutmeg State offers plenty of restaurant options for hungry residents and visitors alike. Here are our picks for the best food & dining in Connecticut for 2015. BEST SUSHI MIYA’S SUSHI, New Haven Don’t expect tuna: This is futuristic sushi for the adventurous! Chef Bun Lai is so passionate about sustainability that he […]

Travel

How to Take Memorable Travel Photos | Ask the Expert

Over the past decade, photographer Sara Gray’s travel assignments have taken her nearly everywhere in New England. She lives in southern Maine, but her eye finds beauty in any number of other places. Even though many of us have expensive digital cameras, not all travel photography is equal. To find out what goes into making […]

Massachusetts

Best Attractions in Boston | 2015 Editors’ Choice Awards

Looking for fun in Beantown? You won’t have to look far! Read our picks for the best attractions in Boston for 2015. BEST BOSTON MEMENTOS MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS STORE, Boston The classic children’s book has its very own shop, run by Adam and Jamie Hirsch, the duo behind Harvard Square’s Curious George store. Find […]

Massachusetts

Best Attractions in Massachusetts | 2015 Editors’ Choice Awards

Looking for fun in the Bay State? You won’t have to look far! Read our picks for the best attractions in Massachusetts for 2015. Best Art Museum Campus Clark Art Institute, Williamstown The opening last year of the Clark’s new Visitor Center was a capstone in the reinvention of this already-excellent small museum. The 19th […]

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