Massachusetts

Brimfield Antique Show | The Ultimate Antique Treasure Hunt

The Brimfield Antique Show dates for 2015 are: May 12-17, July 14-19, and September 8-13. brimfieldshow.com Mist curls off the foothills of the Berkshires, rising like hope. Calm and peaceful, it’s the ultimate in serenity, a world of winding roads curving through lush green fields and blooming apple orchards. Deep in its midst, surrounded by […]

New Hampshire

Funspot Arcade in Laconia, NH

When Gary Vincent ushers you up to the third floor of Funspot, the world’s largest arcade, in Weirs Beach, New Hampshire, he knows he’s welcoming you to the Promised Land. “The biggest joy I get,” he says, “is the first-time visitor who comes up the stairs and they’re like, ‘Wow.’ “ What you behold is […]

New Hampshire

Clark’s Trading Post | Bear Show in Lincoln, New Hampshire

In the ring at Clark’s Trading Post, a six-foot seven-inch, 440-pound black bear named Pemi stands up like a man and tosses a basketball through a hoop. Pemi’s mate, Echo, a 340-pound female, has just finished her act, riding around the ring on a Segway, raising the flag, and dancing. With them is a pixie-like […]

New England

10 Places to Dine by the Water

From the Atlantic Ocean to New England’s lakes and rivers, here’s a bonus list of places to dine by the water in New England. In 2010 we brought you a list of the best places to dine by the water in each of the six New England states (see Restaurants with a Water View in New England). What […]