It’s been nearly a century since a 7-pound baby boy was born at 83 Beals Street in Brookline, Massachusetts, on May 29, 1917. His parents named him John Fitzgerald Kennedy, and it’s almost inconceivable that he would have turned 100 this year, since we know him forever as a president with youth, vigor, and optimism, […]
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Getting the Picture Your article on Joel Woods [“A Hard Life Made Beautiful,” January/February] speaks volumes on what it takes to become an artist in photography. The real artist is self-taught and schooled by reality; gets his photo ops in the rough, instantaneously, while being extraordinarily alert and balanced; and uses any camera he can […]
From the Marginal Way in Maine to Bluff Point in Connecticut, here are our 12 favorite places in New England to stroll by the seashore.
Fifty years ago Boston Traveler photographer Harry Trask snapped these three pictures at the Boston Marathon—and runner 261 became a legend.
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Painting the Fence
What began as a routine chore became an unexpected promise to keep in this touching essay by Bill Donahue.
FEATURED MAPLE EVENTS Maine Maple Sunday | March 26 Spring makes its long-awaited return in March—so be there to greet it at one or more of the many participating member sugarhouses of the Maine Maple Producers Association. The offerings are different at every one, but look for tours, demonstrations, games, activities, and of course free samples. […]
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Beyond Camelot | Local Treasure
Side by side in Boston, two Kennedy museums illuminate the enduring promise of democracy.
Food editor Amy Traverso searches out delicious dining in our new WGBH television series, Weekends with Yankee. Plus four featured recipes.
A collection of Good Will Hunting trivia to celebrate the movie’s 20th anniversary in 2017.
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The Best Time | Knowledge & Wisdom
In spring, the snow is soft and the crowds are light.
“Each generation of young people should be to the world like a vast reserve force to a tired army. They should lift the world forward.”
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The Segway PT | Up Close
How much do you know about the Segway PT ?