The Green Mountain State has plenty to offer in the Great Outdoors. Read our picks for the best outdoor attractions in Vermont for 2013. BEST OUTDOOR CENTER CRAFTSBURY OUTDOOR CENTER, Craftsbury Common Rated among the country’s best running and sculling programs (for beginners and pros), this is also a place to walk and mountain-bike, swim […]
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Vermont
Covered Bridge Harley Ride
I shot this photo from the back of our Harley as my husband and I vacationed in Vermont & New Hampshire this past week. It was taken inside the Cornish-Windsor Bridge that spans the Connecticut River between Cornish, NH and Windsor, VT. It is the longest two-span covered bridge in the world.
Connecticut
Devil’s Hopyard Covered Bridge
Taken at Devil’s Hopyard State Park in East Haddam, Connecticut. I like they eery look in black & whire
A daytrip to any of these six islands will create memories that last forever.
BEST THEATER THEATER AT MONMOUTH, Monmouth The Cumston Hall home of the Shakespearean Theater of Maine is Romanesque architectural eye candy with Queen Anne flourishes. Inside, magnificent plaster ornamentation, carved wood trim, hand-stenciled and frescoed ceilings, and more than 100 stained-glass windows make it delightfully hard to concentrate on the excellent productions. 796 Main St. […]
Rhode Island
Sakonnet Point Lighthouse
A long exposure (30 seconds) of Little Compton’s Sakonnet Point Lighthouse in Rhode Island. The sun was almost below the horizon as I handheld a neutral density filter in front of the lens to allow the shutter to remain open to smooth the water and bring out the beautiful pastel colors of the sky.
Rhode Island
Castle Hill Lighthouse
An image of Castle Hill Lighthouse in Newport, RI as the sun sank low over Jamestown (behind me). I used to scuba dive for lobster every Friday night here. We would gear-up across the bay at Fort Wetherill, Jamestown and boat to this tremendous dive location. I am a Rhode Island native and It wasn’t […]
Vermont
Lake Champlain Chocolates
In-house chocolate sculptress Emily Jones of Lake Champlain Chocolates creates art out of chocolate. I saw this fine piece of edible art displayed in their shop at 65 Church Street, Burlington, Vermont in 2006.
Looking for fun in the Green Mountain State? You won’t have to look far! Read our picks for the best attractions in Vermont. BEST INDOOR WATERPARK JAY PEAK WATERPARK, Jay The Pump House is glass-walled, with a retractable glass roof, and always 86 degrees. The choice of watery ways to cool off include “La Chute”–a […]
Looking to rest your head in Beantown? We’ve got you covered! Check out our picks for the best lodging in Greater Boston for 2013. BEST BEACON HILL B&B JOHN JEFFRIES HOUSE, Boston Most rooms in this 46-room B&B offer kitchenettes for frugal travelers, yet the reproduction antique decor suggests Victorian elegance instead of modern, utilitarian […]
Maine photographer Winky Lewis captured two Maine islands for our day trips travel feature. The following photographs are from her explorations of the small and accessible Peaks Island. For Winky, the islands of Maine are each so unique and beautiful. Peaks is just a short ferry ride from her home in Portland, but feels so […]
New Hampshire