Ashley Manor, Barnstable, MA Behind a removable bookshelf, a secret ladder connects the first and second floors of this Cape Cod home. Originally a refuge for Tories during the Revolution, it served a more patriotic cause before the Civil War. 3660 Main St. 888-535-2246, 508-362-8044 ashleymanor.net Samuel Fitch House, Westford, MA This home contains a […]
Connecticut Mark Twain House & Museum. Although a son of Missouri, Samuel Clemens (a.k.a. Mark Twain) made his home in Hartford’s beautiful West End. The 90-minute tour of his Louis Tiffany-designed house will introduce visitors to Twain as a loving father, a hapless businessman, and a consummate jokester (he named his cats Famine, Pestilence, Satan, […]
Connecticut Kent. The first dilemma when visiting Kent is whether to look up to the Berkshire Hills or down at the sparkling Housatonic River. Take in both views: Hike a stretch of the Appalachian Trail, which crosses Route 341 about a mile west of downtown. Kent has attracted throngs of artists, resulting in art shows […]
We’ve all experienced the euphoria that washes over you at the beginning of a vacation to somewhere new — a little town or village tucked away in a sweet corner of the region. You pick up the real estate digests stacked at store entrances; you linger in front of the fliers posted in agency windows. […]
Gripping the wild mane of a galloping, whirling carousel horse is a memory we all share from childhood. Prized by admirers of Americana, these nostalgic mounts have been snatched up by private collectors, making complete sets almost impossible to find. But this spring, Vermont’s Shelburne Museum is pulling out of its eclectic collection a trolley-park […]
York Beach in southern Maine is more honky-tonk than exclusive coastal resort, so chef Lydia Shire’s exciting new eatery, Blue Sky, is turning heads — not just for its sleek, sexy design but also for the inspired plates coming out of the kitchen. A well-known kitchen maverick, Lydia has been wowing diners since the 1980s […]
Nobody is more qualified to choose the best diners in New England than Richard Gutman, curator of the Culinary Arts Museum at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI, and author of three books on the history of diners. When we asked him to name the venues he thinks are the best diners in New […]
Chester-Hadlyme Ferry Apr. 1-Nov. 30; $3 per vehicle, $1 pedestrians. Rte. 148, Hadlyme or Chester, CT 860-443-3856; ct.gov/dot Connecticut Audubon Society 1361 Main St., Glastonbury, CT 860-633-8402; ctaudubon.org Connecticut River Expeditions One-and-a-half-hour cruises; call or visit Web site for additional excursion packages and schedules. 67 Main St., Essex, CT 860-662-0577; ctriverexpeditions.orgGet Our FREE Yankee Best […]
Fifteen years ago, The Nature Conservancy included a surprising entry on its list of the Western Hemisphere’s 40 “Last Great Places”: the Connecticut River tidelands. Surprising, because the salt marshes and tidal flats at the mouth of New England’s longest river spread through a portion of the busy I-95 corridor of one of the most […]
The Connecticut Art Trail is a nationally recognized partnership among 14 world-class museums and historic sites, created to promote Connecticut’s rich cultural assets as part of a travel experience. From bucolic farms, art studios, and former artists’ boardinghouses to grand and modern art museums in vibrant downtowns, the Connecticut Art Trail showcases diverse, quality collections […]
So I strap the bike on the back of the Subaru, reluctantly decide against one more cup of coffee at the Willard Street Inn, and head for the islands. In Vermont, “the islands” means the islands of Lake Champlain, and most often, the big ones north of Burlington: South Hero and Grand Isle, North Hero, […]
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