Eighty years ago this summer, Eastport, Maine, thought it was on the cusp of prosperity and fame as work began on history’s most ambitious tidal project.
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7/3/1916 The fateful day when “Chubby” Woodman of Essex, Mass., became the first person to batter-fry a clam 5,000 Guests at the biggest clambake Woodman’s ever hosted (1938 in Marietta, Ohio) 0 Tweaks to Chubby’s original fried-clam recipe 300+ Family members who have worked at Woodman’s since 1916 1,620 Clams Woodman’s fried on a busy […]
Massachusetts
Boston Harbor Islands | National Recreation Area
Unlike most National Parks and despite its proximity to the city, a visit to the Boston Harbor Islands can still feel like a secret escape.
Hungry? The Green Mountain State offers plenty of restaurant options for hungry residents and visitors alike. Here are our picks for the best food & dining in Vermont for 2015. HISTORIC HIGHLIGHT – BEST NEW OLD STORE J. J. HAPGOOD GENERAL STORE & EATERY, Peru (1827) Back in 1827, J. J. Hapgood didn’t serve pizza—at least […]
Massachusetts
Union Oyster House | Yesterday’s Lunch
By 10 a.m. last August 8, a day of low nineties’ soaking humidity, a line had formed outside the door of Boston’s famed Union Oyster House and snaked halfway to the corner. The day marked the 175th birthday of the local landmark, and for two hours the owners were offering Ye Olde Fare at circa […]
Heading to Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island? We’ve got the perfect roundup of what to see, do, and eat while you’re there, plus where to stay when it’s time for bed. Read on to see our picks for the best of Narragansett Bay for 2015! BEST ATTRACTIONS IN NARRAGANSETT BAY BEST PETTING ZOO BIOMES MARINE […]
In Ogunquit, folks plan each summer day according to the tides. Halfway between high tide and low tide, when the current of the Ogunquit River flows swiftly out to the Atlantic, people congregate on the flat stretch of sand that rolls down to the riverbank. They carry an assortment of flotation devices: rafts, boogie boards, […]
A sacred fish, Yankee thrift, and Lenten tradition gave us a classic New England dish that’s worth celebrating and reinventing.
Across the high country of Vermont and New Hampshire and down the coast from Portland to Boston, our time-travel adventure takes you from ski slopes to cities where classic New England endures.
Think of New England food and a few key ingredients will come to mind: corn, molasses, seafood, maple syrup, blueberries. Yes, cranberries, too, but few restaurants specialize in them. And no, apples aren’t native to our shores (only crabapples). The others, often in combination, are the cornerstones of classic New England dishes such as johnnycakes […]
Eating locally should also mean embracing traditional regional food. Find 15 eras of authentic New England flavor at these favorite eateries.
The Northern Quahog | Up Close The deep waters of the open ocean are too salty for the northern quahog’s comfort, so these hard-shelled clams live buried in the sandy bottoms of estuaries along the Atlantic coast. They’re most prevalent between Cape Cod and New Jersey, with Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay a prime source. Ever […]