Love the vintage look? Check out our picks for the best vintage clothing shops in New England. Alexandra Hall writes about all things lifestyle in New England, but at the end of the day (and often at the beginning), her biggest question is: “What the heck am I going to wear?” She’s the editor-in-chief of […]
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A traveling father, a runaway father, a silent father, and a father who never shows up: These are the strands that truss three fine novels and a story collection together like a stuffed Thanksgiving turkey. The hero of A Simple Murder, by Eleanor Kuhns, is Will Rees, a traveling weaver whose son runs away and […]
In 1909, a young New Hampshire farm girl named Lucy Wells looked forward all fall to the event of the season: the Christmas pageant at South Danbury Christian Church. Weeks ahead of time, she set about making presents by hand for her sister Caroline and her parents, and throughout November she practiced her part in […]
A ride in the Hood blimp offers unique scenic views of the Massachusetts north shore from the most famous blimp in New England! I arrived at the Beverly airport twenty minutes early. It isn’t everyday a person has the opportunity to ride in a blimp, and I wasn’t about to miss my chance because of […]
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Fall Comes to the Lakes Region of New Hampshire
Water, woods, and light so brilliant it’ll take your breath away: Join us for a fabulous fall tour through the very heart of New Hampshire.
Sounding like the locals isn’t easy. Accent coach Thom Jones takes us on a tour of New England dialects and accents.
Adorned with portraits of American heroes and depicting important battle scenes and scenic views, antique Historical Staffordshire is a popular collectible.
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The Encyclopedia of Fall: Q is for Quabbin
The creation of the Quabbin Reservoir in central Massachusetts came with a cost: The sites of four communities in the Swift River Valley were drowned out of existence when it was built in the 1930s. In their place came two huge earthen dams and a new body of fresh drinking water for metro-Boston residents: a […]
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Where to Get Indian Pudding in New England
Wondering where to get Indian pudding? These eateries all offer up a worthy bowl of this classic New England dessert.
I hewed the road out of wilderness in 1779 with my pickaxe as one of Colonel Hazen’s men. I took over the yoke in 1789 when one of the oxen sickened, pulling the sled the last hundred miles to Wolcott. I herded a thousand turkeys over to Boston in 1826, making twelve miles a day […]
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New England Fall Foliage Outlook For 2012
Perhaps you haven’t noticed yet, but there are signs of fall beginning to show up all around us. The sun is setting a little earlier, and rising a little later. The birdsongs of spring and summer have quieted now as the birds molt before migrating. The last of the wildflowers: the goldenrod, the JoePye weed, […]
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A Day at the SoWa Market
Every Sunday from May through October, the open-air SoWa Market in Boston’s South End entices with food, craft, and vintage market finds – plus food trucks!