All 12 of these best picnic spots in New England (from hilltops and beaches to orchards and wineries) are well worth the trip.
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Not only does the hamlet of Cornish, New Hampshire, have some impressive covered bridges, it’s also the home of Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site.
Do you know how long it took Mark Twain to write Huck Finn? Get the answer to this question and learn more trivia tidbits about the famous New England author. 17 years Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) spent in his beloved Hartford home (1874-1891) 6 books Twain published while living there: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, […]
New Hampshire
Swimming Holes | New England Summer Tradition
Children come of age in the cold,deep swimming holes of summer. I grew up in the village of Walpole, New Hampshire, a mile from a little swimming hole called “Hovey’s.” It was nothing more than a deep spot in a brook, really–probably not known to more than a handful of local families. But I can […]
Gardens
Container Gardens | Flower Power
Patrick Shellman from Fantastic Umbrella Factory Garden shares his best tips for creating dazzling container gardens that are equal parts true grit and pizzazz. Put your sunglasses on. Gardeners spend summers soaking in sun, buoyed by breezes. It’s one of the great pleasures of our work, but those conditions can be stressful for plants, especially when […]
Few college towns are as visitor-friendly as Hanover, New Hampshire. Here’s a list of our favorite Hanover attractions, museums, bakeries, hotels, and where to find the best gelato around.
New England
The “Upper Valley” of Vermont and New Hampshire
The “Upper Valley” along the Vermont/New Hampshire border is a collection of little-known small towns featuring the New England we all look for.
If the town had been called “Connecticut Point” or “South Mystic,” I could have resisted. But it was a word I’d never seen or heard—the sign read, “Noank.” About four miles southwest of the Mystic River Drawbridge, my mom and I pulled into a little lot by the water. “Yeah, you can tell who lives […]
From whaling and fishing to warfare, trade, and shipbuilding, Yankee traces the shifting fortunes of our maritime heritage at four historic seaports.
View a sampling of sites along New England’s “Maritime Trail,” covering 400 years of seafaring history.
Captain Bob Milne’s tours of Connecticut’s Thimble Islands are big on legend, lore, and history—but what he doesn’t tell you also reveals island truths.
Rhode Island
Wickford, Rhode Island | Could You Live Here?
Water is at the heart of Wickford, Rhode Island, where you’ll shop to the tune of gulls, take your morning coffee within sight of swans, and find the harbor a constant companion.