Choices, Choices. How did we choose our “bests” from all of the notable 18th-century lodgings in New England? To start with, we used the following criteria: 1. Age. Had to be standing before 1799. 2. Comfort. We appreciate a bit of luxury with our history.Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe […]
Nubble Light House in York Maine, Photo Taken on September 10, 2011
Nubble Light House in York, ME taken on September 10, 2011
Nubble Light House in York, ME taken on September 10, 2011
A little bit of heaven in the White Mountains
Learn the truth behind the myths and legends that surround Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Escape to a distant time at one of these New England historic inns, where 18th century ambience is preserved with style and comfort.
On Sunday morning, the doors of the Old Ship Meeting House in Hingham, Massachusetts, swing open to embrace its congregation, as they have for the past 330 years. Built in 1681, the Old Ship is New England’s last surviving 17th-century Puritan meetinghouse and the oldest continuously used church in the country. As they enter, worshippers […]
It used to be that if you wanted to spend an entire afternoon shopping for candles in the Pioneer Valley, you had only one choice. No more! A mere 13 miles up Route 5 from Yankee Candle, a small village of candle-themed buildings has arisen from the fields of Bernardston, Massachusetts, seemingly overnight–like Brigadoon–though this […]
William John Woods, a maker of exquisite toys and rattles, knows about fine lines. He works with the grain of exotic woods and fashions his pieces by hand, with the eye of an artist. He knows that his toys must be pleasing to parents, but they won’t succeed unless they please kids. He also knows […]
Has there EVER been a Columbus Day weekend in New England that nice? A full weekend of warm days, cool nights, fair breezes and endless sunshine was exactly what many parts of the region needed as the recovery from Irene continues. People were everywhere, enjoying the annual color display in numbers like I’d not seen in […]
Cape Elizabeth Portland,Maine
