The most direct walk up to the Appalachian Mountain Club’s hut on Mount Madison rises from the north, along the Valley Way, an ancient, eroded pack trail that lifts 3,550 feet in less than four miles. The gain is relentless, but the grade is moderate, well sheltered, and efficient, and therefore preferred by the hut […]
BEST RISING STARS Berklee Performance Center, Boston Berklee College of Music student shows run the gamut from recitals to musical revues. Pay a pittance now to see the up-and-coming talent, or pay a small fortune to see them later at a stadium near you. Tickets: from $8. 136 Massachusetts Ave. 617-747-2261 (box office); berkleebpc.com BEST […]
BEST 100-YEAR-OLD BASEBALL PARK Fenway Park, Boston The oldest active Major League field, Fenway turns 100 this season and has earned the right to be quirky. The 37-foot wall in left field (“the Green Monster”) is an artifact of the design constraints of the 1912 lot–likewise, the short right-field foul line that ends at Pesky’s […]
BEST SEAFOOD ON THE WATER Legal Seafoods Harborside, Boston Each of three levels here functions like a separate restaurant. Casual seafood and an old-fashioned fish market recall the chain’s roots on the first floor; the second level features polished fine dining. The best view is on the roof deck, where cocktails, a raw bar, and […]
Best Posh Retreat For Scholars Hotel Veritas, Cambridge If you had a decadently wealthy but utterly refined Italian uncle who also taught at Harvard for his own amusement, his house might look something like this 31-room hotel, shoehorned into a tiny lot at the edge of Harvard Square. Rooms are compact but brilliantly designed: intimate […]
Yankee Magazine‘s 2012 picks for the best outdoor activities in Massachusetts. BEST SKY TRAILS Berkshire East Canopy Tours, Charlemont Few ziplines have the range of the canopy tours offered here. Begin with a simple two-line course and work your way up to the “Valley Jumping Tour,” which starts with four lines of more than 1,000 […]
BEST PLACE TO GET CRAFTY Craftland, Providence Imagine Etsy in real time: a shop featuring jewelry, housewares, clothing, and gifts from independent artists around the country at tax-free prices. The space also houses a crafting school and a gallery focusing on contemporary crafts and fine art. 235 Westminster St. 401-272-4285; craftlandshop.com BEST OUTDOOR FLICKS Ballard […]
Yankee Magazine chooses Connecticut’s best restaurants for 2012. BEST BOWL OF NOODLES Morning Glory Café, Old Lyme Taste the family’s Laotian roots with grandma-made spring rolls, or create your own pho rice noodle bowls. A petite patio overlooks the Lieutenant River. Serving breakfast and lunch. Pho bowls: from $7.50. 11 Halls Road. 860-434-0480, 860-434-0496; morningglorycafeoldlyme.com […]
Joyce Tenneson is famous for her ethereal, romantic photographs of women, flowers, seashells, and now trees. She is one of the few serious photographers who dares to tackle obvious beauty in an age of ironic ugliness. I have long regarded her as the Andrew Wyeth of photography. Just as Wyeth painted as though […]
If you can’t make it to Fenway on Friday to celebrate the park’s 100th anniversary, that’s no reason not to make an event of it at home! And since watching and munching go hand in hand, snacks should definitely be involved. We think both kids and adults will enjoy a batch of Oven Baked Caramel […]
Spring has been teasing us here in Boston the last few weeks and months. We had some early warm days only to be reminded that it was still winter. More recently, we’ve been having some nice sunny days interspersed with windy chilly days. After such a mild winter, I’m not complaining. This lemony asparagus soup […]
Harvard Square in Cambridge is one of Boston’s top tourist destination spots, home to Harvard University and dozens of shops, restaurants, attractions, and historical sights that keep its streets teeming with students, commuters, and tourists. Strolling The streets of Harvard Square may look like they were drawn by someone wearing a blindfold, but when visiting […]
