When you think of New England, what image comes to mind first? We asked our readers to send us their most iconic photographs of the region, and we received quite a diverse response. Here are the judges’ comments on why these five photos were deemed the best of the best. Moonrise over Peacham, Vermont by […]
Last weekend two of my best friends, Melissa and Kayte, made a pilgrimage from Brooklyn to my new hometown of Keene, New Hampshire. Because they are both native New Englanders, I wanted to make sure their visit included some of the things they couldn’t get in Brooklyn. After a leisurely breakfast of eggs and homemade […]
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockport, Maine began life in 1952 as an artists’ cooperative called Maine Coast Artists. It was still Maine Coast Artists in 1992 (and always will be to me) when it celebrated its 40th anniversary with a landmark exhibition entitled On the Edge: Forty Years of Maine Painting […]
“I’ve been coming here for 50 years!” my dad announces as we sit in the back dining room of The Student Prince in Springfield. The waiter smiles. I’m sure it’s not the first time he has heard that. Looking around, I see a crowd that my grandmother, Rose, would have described in her northern Italian […]
We were in Wickford RI in the Summer of 2010, for thier Summer concert — when all of a sudden the sky lit up with this prilliant sunset. Enjoy !
Fog is a fact of life along the New England coast. Near the end of summer, the fog on Barrington Harbor burns off revealing, little by little, the boats on their moorings.
Feb. 29th, 2012, Leap Day. Out last snow of the season and it didn’t last very long. I managed to get this shot of the Gig in the snow before it changed to rain.
Documenting a first-time experience hiking Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire.
New England without boats would be like the desert without sand. I found this beautiful skiff on a mooring a few days after Hurricane Irene.
Memorial Day weekend unofficially marks the transition to summer and all the activities the warm weather brings with it. For myself and my husband, it’s the time of year when we pull the kayaks out of the shed and start thinking about places to paddle. Currently, our favorite spot is a mere 30 minutes from […]
Pomham Rocks Light sits at the mouth of the Providence River. It guided ship in and out of the port of Providence for many years.
Twenty-one years ago, back in March of 1991, I wrote a short profile of Boston painter George Nick for Yankee in which I observed that “though he rarely paints people, George Nick is a society painter.” “In the solid, reassuring facades, high bay windows, and ornate stone entries along Beacon Street and Commonwealth Avenue, […]
