Henry David Thoreau took four walking tours of Cape Cod from 1849 to 1857. Present-day photographer Dan Tobyne asks, “What would Thoreau see today if he walked the same route?” These photographs, from the book, Thoreau’s Cape Cod (Commonwealth Editions), are the answer. More photos by Dan Tobyne: dmtle.com More about the book: Commonwealth Editions
Come to New Hampshire Saturday, October 10, and you’ll find many Granite State libraries participating in “Browsing Through the Leaves: The New Hampshire Statewide Library Book Sale Tour.” Enjoy the brilliant fall colors as you drive from library to library in quaint New England towns, checking out some excellent book bargains. Book it on up […]
From Vermont’s Green Mountains to Rhode Island’s vast coast line, there’s a reason to visit every New England state in every season. If you’re planning a visit soon, start here for the sights to see in each state:
Sunset, Point Judith Light
Zipline tours are the new rage in New England ski towns. Alpine Adventures in Lincoln, in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, offers two courses; some jumps feature dual lines, letting riders race each other. Listen to Yankee editor Justin Shatwell describe his adventure on the zipline. Photos by Annie Card. See more photos by Annie Card
Photo of sunrise at Narragansett Beach
A father, a son, and a timeless shared passion for fly-fishing on the Deerfield River.
This year’s event will be held on Halloween, Saturday, October 29. Kids’ activities begin at 6:30 p.m.; parade starts at 7:00 p.m. collinsvillehalloween.com The first year we attended the Collinsville Halloween Parade, I pulled out my seldom-used sewing machine to make my 2-year-old son a pumpkin costume. My husband and I dressed as scarecrows and […]
I have been waiting (not so patiently) for summer weather to arrive, and finally it has. It’s here. I am very excited. Having spent the last week in North Carolina, where the temperature hit 100 plus, New England’s balminess is fine. It’s not the best sleeping weather, and I am using fans to keep things […]
I drove out on snowy spring days or in the dark evenings of early summer, to Cornwall and Salisbury and New Haven and Shoreham and Lincoln. I took off my boots in the houses of strangers and asked that they trust this place I might create, which I did not know how to create. I […]
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When you’re afraid of heights, a thin grated walkway pegged 40 feet up a tree is an uncomfortable place to find yourself. It’s even less comfortable when everyone around you expects you to jump off it–but that’s exactly what I signed up for here at Alpine Adventures’ zipline course, on Barron Mountain in the White […]
