Don Haska and Maureen Gannon were married at the top of the monument on May 20, 1995. The bride climbed all 294 steps in her wedding gown. The Bunker Hill Monument has appeared in several movies. The most recent was The Town, Ben Affleck’s 2010 tale of bank robbers in Charlestown. The cornerstone for the […]
All but lost to the ages were the lives of child laborers in Winchendon, Massachusetts, photographed a century ago by Lewis Hine. Then Joe Manning went looking for “the most beautiful girl in American history.” [slideshow post_id=”96351″] DON’T MISS: More Child Labor Photos by Lewis HineGet Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) […]
Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe On June 12, 2010, Daniel Nava broke into the major leagues by hitting the first pitch he saw at Fenway Park over the right-field fence and into the Red Sox bullpen for a grand-slam home run–only the second time anyone had done that in […]
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As the earth warms, color and spring flower festivals follow the season. Our picks for the best flower shows and festivals in New England to help celebrate the new season.
Whiting & Davis mesh purses are a stylish vintage accessory and a piece of New England history. I could never be a nomad. It’s not the thought of traversing distant lands that turns me off; I just seem to be incapable of packing a small bag and traveling light. Too bad, because this skill would serve […]
Destined to be cherished for generations to come, these timeless works showcase the region’s legacy of superb craftsmanship.
The beauty of the West Branch of the Farmington River as it cuts through the northern Connecticut town of Riverton is enough to bring any angler to its banks–but something deeper than trout and sport entices hundreds of men (and some women) and excited children to the water in the still darkness before dawn on […]
Rainy day? No problem! Here are the Best 5 indoor places to take kids in New England. You could fill a shelf with the guidebooks written by Patricia Harris and David Lyon. Whether the subject is their beloved Boston, the art museums of New England, great food, or exploring Spain, they pack light yet provide […]
2:55:10 John J. McDermott’s winning time in the first Boston Marathon, 1897 2:05:52 Kenyan Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot’s record-setting winning time in 2010 Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe 11,279 official field of women runners in 2010, the most in Boston Marathon history 1972 year that women were first allowed to […]
The word eccentric means, literally, “off-center.” These two books examine New Englanders who, like all true eccentrics, never thought of themselves as strange; it’s everyone else who’s off-center. Fruitlands: The Alcott Family and Their Search for Utopia, by Richard Francis, is the story of a motley band of 19th-century idealists–deeply influenced by Transcendentalists such as […]
Sandra Mansi’s photograph of something mysterious in Lake Champlain has led to a lifetime of questions.
