Compression wood inspires a meditation on the gifts of resilience and being OK with imperfection.
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Planning a Maine vacation, day trip, or getaway? From dining and lodging to attractions that are well worth the drive, here are 30 of our editors’ picks for the best of Maine.
The Chebeague Island Inn gets spruced up after a long winter. Its namesake island is the largest of a scattering of more than 100 small islands that populate Maine’s Casco Bay.
We spent the day exploring New Bedford, Massachusetts – The Whaling City – and were rewarded with warm weather, great food, ocean views, and historic charm.
Maine’s Roland LaVallee cuts raw chunks of pine into colorful carvings of birds, bringing springtime inside when we need it most.
A great country store offers far more than just things to buy.
A legendary family created two magnificent spaces in Shelburne, Vermont, that locals consider the best backyards in the country.
If Einstein was right, and energy cannot be destroyed, only transformed, it’s not a leap to believe that love—one of the most energetic of human emotions—still pulses in places where romantic events once transpired. So if you find yourself longing to connect with this eternal force, step into these New England settings where hope, passion, […]
Magazine
A Blue-and-White Christmas
What if your faith doesn’t include Christmas as a celebration? Naomi Shulman ponders a blue-and-white Christmas in this touching essay.
I was 7, and I was a Sugarplum Fairy. Standing backstage in my sequined blue tutu, I was awestruck — not by the spotlights, but by the hundreds of tiny colored bulbs on the enormous Christmas tree at the center of the stage. A teacher whispered frantically behind me: I was missing my cue. I […]
From cozy inns to old-fashioned holiday shopping, read on for our festive roundup of things to do in Weston, Vermont.
Homes
The House at Allen Cove
E.B. White wrote some of the most enduring words in American literature from his farm in Brooklin, Maine. Now, the house, barn, and 44 acres could be yours.