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History
History
The lost towns of the Quabbin Reservoir aren’t your typical ghost towns. Learn why they were abandoned, and how they came to be under water.
From ice storms and tornadoes to the summer that wasn’t, here’s a look back at the region’s notable strange weather events.
Investigators still don’t know who was behind the 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum robbery in Boston, but they have a pretty good idea how they did it.
Kosti Ruohomaa’s classic photographs of rural Maine in the 1940s and 1950s are now being shared with the help of the Penobscot Marine Museum.
Perched on the rocky coastline of Maine’s Mount Desert Island, the Bass Harbor Head Light may be one of Maine’s most dramatic landmarks.
The 1873 Isles of Shoals murders (also known as the Smuttynose murders) remain one of New England’s most grisly and mysterious murder mysteries.
Sticky, sweet, and neon-red, Ah-So Sauce has long been a staple for New England fans of American-style Asian cuisine.
What does “Rabbit Rabbit!” mean? Why do people say “Rabbit!” on the first day of each month? Read on to learn about this slightly superstitious tradition.
Made by the Trappist Monks of St. Joseph’s Abbey in central Massachusetts since 1954, Trappist Preserves are a unique New England-made product.
Those bits of sea glass ground smooth by the ocean before being scattered on the beach (sometimes known as mermaids’ tears) can touch the imagination in special ways.
Could Bigfoot live in the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts? Read these Bigfoot sighting accounts dating back to 1765 and decide for yourself.