New England

Foliage Colors Fade in the North, Emerge in Connecticut

  “If you don’t like the weather in New England, just wait a few minutes.” The quote, originally attributed to Mark Twain, has been re-uttered by many and adapted to represent everywhere, but this weekend, the original intent rang ever true. A storm system over the far north continued to swing bands of clouds over […]

Maine

The Freeport Flag Ladies

A Remembrance Concert in Freeport, Maine on 9-11-2011 recognized the Freeport Flag Ladies. The Concert merged two community bands, The Alumni Band of Biddeford and Saco (Jeanne MacDonald-Johnson, conductor)
and The Italian Heritage Center Concert Band on Portland (Nina K. Oatley, conductor).

Vermont

Kent Pond,

An early morning moment on Killington’s Kent Pond, moments before the rising sun peeked over the mountains.

New Hampshire

This Is An Old Farm Plow…

I was at Beans and Greens this week and I just loved this old farmers plow, so I decided to take a picture..

Travel

A Trip to Hancock Shaker Village

Last week, I headed to the Berkshires with my colleague, Justin, for the day.  We had planned to come upon some future story ideas, get to know the area a little better, and have a bit of fun in the process. Among the stops we squeezed into the long day was Hancock Shaker Village in […]

New England

Best 18th-Century Inns: 7 Runners-Up

When you travel many hundreds of miles in search of the best old inns in New England, it’s hard to narrow the list down to only ten. Here’s our list of the seven runners-up. Blue Skye Farm Waldoboro, Maine In this gem of a house, the two-story central stairwell is patterned in a green-and-red pineapple […]

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