by The Collector THE EDITOR OF THIS department has been as badly bitten by the collecting bug as any other true Yankee, though his special field is not mentioned in the trade magazines. He doesn’t know Stoddard glass from Keene pottery, but he is a specialist in his line. Nose a-twitch and ears cocked like […]
by Sewell Ford SCENE *The interior of a log cabin. A door is open at back centre. At Right is seen a crude stone fireplace with log mantle, crane, bake oven, etc. In front of fireplace a spinning wheel and stool. Near that a rough table and half-log bench. At Left a four-post bed. A […]
TIME ENOUGH FOR many changes to take place has elapsed since the ordination of young Timothy Walker in a blockhouse in the wilderness. There, in 1730, the Reverend John Barnard of Andover, Massachusetts, who had come on horseback over the rough trail to the Plantation of Penny-Cook which he firmly believed to be the former […]
Already a college football phenom, Doug Flutie became a star in 1984 with a Hail Mary pass that many New Englanders still talk about.
Five wheelbarrows are scattered haphazardly around a large ground-floor workshop in an eccentric, circular building in the woods just a two-minute walk from Maine’s rocky coastline. None of the wheelbarrows looks like the others, and frankly, none looks much like a wheelbarrow. They’re all handmade, four of them by a man named Bill Coperthwaite. (The […]
Lodging options abound in and around one of New England’s prettiest towns. Here are some of our go-to Woodstock, Vermont, hotels and inns.
Whether you’re a history buff, outdoors lover, or sailing nut, plan a great weekend escape with our roundup of Bristol, RI, hotels and inns.
New England’s foremost furniture craftsman hangs his hat in the house that he and his wife built on Maine’s Dingley Island.
The most compelling reason to visit Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom in the fall might just be the food, as the onset of the foliage marks the end of the growing season. Learn more, plus our picks for the region’s best scenic route, photo op, fun for kids, and where to eat and shop.
From 3,000 miles away, a humble New Hampshire lakeside cottage spoke to author Joyce Maynard in the midst of sorrow.
A look at the landmark affectionately dubbed the Eiffel Tower of Boston.
Every fall, people come from hundreds— even thousands—of miles away to read aloud all of Emily Dickinson’s 1,789 poems in one day. From dawn until dark, the author joins this singular band of poetry fans to find out why.
