Few college towns are as visitor-friendly as Hanover, New Hampshire. Here’s a list of our favorite Hanover attractions, museums, bakeries, hotels, and where to find the best gelato around.
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New England
The “Upper Valley” of Vermont and New Hampshire
The “Upper Valley” along the Vermont/New Hampshire border is a collection of little-known small towns featuring the New England we all look for.
One of the prettiest little ponds in New Hampshire belongs to the people of Peterborough and their happy, barking companions.
Massachusetts
Hidden Trails of Cape Cod
The trails shown here aren’t included in Cape Cod National Seashore literature, but it’s perfectly permissible to walk them, and they all have legal parking areas. When my husband worked for the trails division, he told me about the special places there that the public just isn’t aware of. I was surprised at the solitude […]
Massachusetts
Early Summer Evening at Spec Pond
Lower Spectacle Pond near sunset.
From whaling and fishing to warfare, trade, and shipbuilding, Yankee traces the shifting fortunes of our maritime heritage at four historic seaports.
The Bold Coast Trail in Maine—a pristine and at times solitary trek along rugged ocean cliffs and through forests of spruce and fir—may be off the beaten path, but when you find it, you won’t soon forget it.
New Hampshire
Yankee Magazine Cover: June 1988
“Into the Bay,” by Charles Raskob Robinson.
New Hampshire
Yankee Magazine Cover: June 1993
“Island Farmhouse,” by Fairfield Porter
New Hampshire
Yankee Magazine Cover: June 1992
“Summer Sunrise,” by Vincent Paratore.
As many as 22 shipyards were stacked shoulder to shoulder on the gently sloping eastern bank of Bath, Maine. Visitors of the time could see a whole fleet of wooden vessels in various stages of construction. [slideshow post_id=”554516″] Like a number of small New England towns, Bath has developed an industry out of being postcard-perfect. […]
Massachusetts
Shed in Tyringham
A summer scene in rural Tyringham, Massachusetts.