Make the most of fresh, wild mushrooms in these four flavorful recipes, including Potato and Wild Mushroom Gratin and Wild Mushroom Chowder.
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Giving new meaning to “spousal support,” Elliot and Giana Storey share their secrets for winning a sports competition like no other.
The Glass House is a historic house museum built by Philip Johnson in New Canaan, Connecticut.
Stephen King (born September 21, 1947, in Portland, Maine). Following on the heels of his 70th birthday this year—and the release of the big-screen adaptation of his novel It—Halloween seems a fitting time to celebrate Maine’s horror master.
Why a rural New England ramble always takes a bit longer than you’d think.
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Tour de Maine | First Light
An unforgettable bike trip into the heart of a famous landscape and the lives of its people.
As the days get shorter, the list of chores grows longer.
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Beacon of Strength | Mary’s Farm
I almost drowned three times before I turned 5. The first near-miss happened when I was only 3 and my father was carrying me out to the big surf, as I had begged him to do. An enormous wave tore me from his arms and into the crashing sea. It felt as if I had […]
Throughout 1960, most of New England and all of Boston were caught up in Senator John F. Kennedy’s campaign for the presidency. I was 15 that year, and for me and my friends, Kennedy was a hero whose course we followed with the enthusiasm of youth. On the night before the election, he was to […]
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Tomatoes | In Season
The tomato is a relative latecomer to the American table, the product of a meandering journey from its native South America through Europe and back to the Americas. Along the way, it was met with suspicion: A member of the nightshade family, it was assumed to be poisonous and used only as an ornamental plant. […]
Two New England Dreams Operating an inn or country store seems to be the ultimate lifelong fantasy for many. But, beware, there are pitfalls… Over the years I’ve often talked with people who tell me their ultimate dream would be to “quit the rat race” and buy a country store or an historic old New […]
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Yankee Classic | The Keeper
Bill Johnson’s lifelong collecting obsession has created, depending on whom you ask, an eyesore, a junkyard, or an unforgettable, unknown museum.