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Connecticut
Connecticut Best Restaurants 2010
Best Eggs COSMIC OMELET, Manchester Among the two dozen eponymous offerings here, don’t miss the “Cosmic Cloud Nine,” stuffed with turkey, tomato, bacon, and cream cheese. 485 Hartford Road. 860-645-1864; cosmicomelet.com Best Cantina BOXCAR CANTINA, Greenwich Authentic northern New Mexican cuisine using fresh, local ingredients. Don’t miss the quesadilla stuffed with roasted veggies and Brie. […]
New England
16 Favorite Water Days
Fairest of Them All For sheer scenic beauty, no New England strand tops Crane Beach’s 4 miles of soft, white sand, against a backdrop of undulating dunes, piping plovers, and the mansion at Castle Hill for company. If you walk a bit, you’ll find a private spot, even in high summer. Locals caution that July’s […]
New England
Lake Umbagog
“Generally speaking, a howling wilderness does not howl,” Thoreau wrote. “It is the imagination of the traveler that does the howling.” Even sealed in a car, you’ll hear that howling as you approach the town of Errol in far northern New Hampshire, the gateway to Lake Umbagog. The region is even a long drive north […]
New England
Grand and Spednic Lakes
You could visit a different lake or pond in Maine every day for nearly a decade. The state’s two largest lakes get a lot of attention: Sebago was ringed years ago with second homes, and Moosehead is today a battlefield between environmentalists and a major landowner who has proposed a large-scale resort and vacation-home community. […]
Vermont
Lake Willoughby
Lake Willoughby sits in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, its southern end wedged spectacularly between a pair of shaggy, slouchy mountains that flank the lake like bookends. Mountains have the merit of always adding grandeur to a landscape, and when mixed with a shimmering expanse of water, the whole scene can approach the sublime. The lake nearly […]
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Dining by the Water
Castle Hill Inn & Resort is all very F. Scott Fitzgerald: a rolling hill covered in a rich carpet of emerald-green grass, cascading to the water’s edge; sun-filled patio and a sea of umbrellas; the regulars in crisp linens and print sundresses sipping champagne and discussing whose yacht is in the harbor. But you don’t […]
Connecticut
Connecticut Dining by the Water
Old Lyme got its start as a maritime village–it was originally part of neighboring Saybrook’s shipping colony–and later grew into a thriving artists’ community. In the town’s historic district along the Lieutenant River sits The Chestnut Grille at The Bee and Thistle Inn & Spa. Built in 1756 as the home of Judge William Noyes […]
Vermont
Vermont Dining by the Water
Ever since we were little, our dad, hailing from the Green Mountain State, had warned us about avoiding the “tourist traps” along Route 4. The town of Woodstock, he claimed, was “something Disney would have created.” As for Quechee, we weren’t allowed to stop at the import shop Scotland by the Yard, or the gift […]
From the Atlantic Ocean to New England’s lakes and rivers, we’ve found terrific meals served up with stunning water vistas.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Dining by the Water
New Hampshire uses its wee 18 miles of coastline well, with easy access to state beaches, summer playgrounds, bike paths, and plenty of ocean-sprayed hiking. When it comes to a remarkable meal that meets the view head-on, then the marina-side Latitudes Waterfront Dining at the historic Wentworth by the Sea hotel is just the spot. […]
New England
Restaurants by the Water
From the Atlantic Ocean to New England’s lakes and rivers, we’ve found terrific meals served up at restaurants with stunning water vistas in every New England state.