Last Saturday morning— after driving north and away from the heart of the Blizzard of 2013 the night before—I grabbed my gear, skis over my right shoulder and trudged up from the parking lot to the lodge at Burke Mountain in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. Inside the Mid-Burke Lodge, a small stove cranked out heat and […]
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Desserts
Fun Valentine’s Day Brownies
Valentine’s Day is coming up, and what better way to celebrate than by sharing something sweet with those you love? Since brownies are so customizable, but uniformly adored, coming up with a few versions of fun Valentine’s Day brownies seemed like the perfect way to share some sugary love this season. Brownies are a classic […]
New England
Skiing Mount Sunapee Resort in New Hampshire
We all have our own internal temperature gauge. Some people can handle 30 degrees and some people cannot. During the winter, my gauge registers pretty low compared to the general population, meaning cold digits don’t usually scare me from getting outdoors. But this past Sunday morning, when the outside thermometer read 3.2 degrees at 8 […]
New England
Martha Wilson’s Perfect Ski Day at Bretton Woods
Here’s an excerpt from Yankee Publishing Inc.’s newest special interest publication, NH Ski & Snow Magazine. It is available for free at sports and outdoor retailers in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, coastal Connecticut, Southern New Hampshire and Maine, and at New Hampshire Welcome Centers. You can also view the electronic version here: Digital NH Ski and […]
For the past dozen or so years, I’ve sung in the choir of our local church. Each Sunday, we lead the congregation in hymns and sing an anthem, something by Brahms or Rutter. With a clock tower, a weathervane, and Ionic columns, the Dublin Community Church is a classic 19th-century New England house of worship, […]
Olympic gold medalist Barbara Ann Cochran, an instructor at Cochran’s Ski Area in Vermont, offers advice on how to teach your kid to ski.
Rhode Island
The Sweet Eye-Opener | Allie’s Donuts
The Providence metro area, epicenter of Little Rhody, has the greatest number of doughnut shops per capita in America. That’s a lot of cruller fans, for sure, but it’s also a lot of competition. And yet Allie’s Donuts–a low-slung red-and-white cottage on the side of Route 2 in North Kingstown–has managed to survive the Dunkin’ […]
From the best doughnuts and coffee to favorite outdoor adventures and indoor browsing to fine dining and bedtime comforts, our quintessential little village gathers everything we love about New England into one perfect place.
Whether it’s a seeing The Nutcracker, touring historic New England homes, cruising past a sea of twinkling lights, or whipping up traditional wassail, here are some of our picks for the best New England Christmas traditions!
New Hampshire
Mt. Washington Valley Inn to Inn Cookie Tour
If your idea of the perfect way to kick off the holiday season includes sweet treats, overflowing Christmas decorations, snow-capped mountain views, and the (optional but encouraged) cozy charm of a New England bed and breakfast, then the annual Mt. Washington Valley Inn to Inn Cookie Tour is exactly what you’re looking for! Taking place […]
Come Christmas Eve, don’t head to bed without leaving a snack for St. Nick! While milk and cookies are a classic Santa staple, we think any sweet treat will keep you on the “nice” list. Keep it traditional with sugar or chocolate chip cookies, or try something new and keep Santa guessing for next year.
Growing up, my family participated in very few traditions, certainly none that had been handed down from one generation to the next like a treasured keepsake. But eventually a time-worn tale would transform into a Christmas tradition that’s still observed today. When my parents arrived at the home of my grandparents in the small town […]