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Halloween Crafts | Houseplant Picks

Houseplants are an unexpected and fun location to add Halloween decor.  Plant picks are relatively simple to make for any occasion or theme, but these doll part picks seem extra creepy to me and therefore, perfect for the Halloween season. Materials to Make Halloween Houseplant Picks Sculpting clay that you bake (i.e. Fimo or Sculpey). […]

New England

Stunning Fall Color Spreading Across New England

October has arrived, and ahead of us lie the two biggest weekends for leaf peeping in New England.  Visitors from all over the globe are descending upon our six states to enjoy the beautiful foliage, and thus far, the color has not disappointed. Peak fall color was already on display this past weekend in far […]

New Hampshire

North Woodstock, New Hampshire | Village in the White Mountains

Each September, just as the calendar is easing into the first official days of fall, Jim and I take to the road to make our annual pilgrimage north to the White Mountains. Though we spend much of the trip lounging on the fields of Loon Mountain watching burly men clad in kilts compete in the […]

New England

Slow Foliage Drives Through Fall Color

Special moments in an autumn drive come when we take the time to stop, look around, visit places, and meet people as memorable as the foliage show. Farm off of Lime Kiln Road in New Haven, VTCredit: Corey Hendrickson Fall settles into New England slowly, color sliding north to south, highlands to valleys—but not all […]

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Foliage Drive | Directions and Things to Do

RHODE ISLAND FOLIAGE DRIVE Distance: about 40 miles one way Sandwiched between the famed travel destinations of Newport and Cape Cod is a slice of picture-perfect country life reserved for New Englanders in the know. Head southeast from Boston past the working ports of New Bedford and Fall River and you’ll reach a sylvan stretch […]

New England

Bright Fall Foliage Emerging In Far Northern New England

The autumn season has officially arrived in the Northern Hemisphere, and fall festivities are on in full force across New England. The Common Ground Fair in Maine was last week, the Deerfield Fair in New Hampshire runs this weekend, and the Big E ends this weekend. Apple picking is reaching its peak, and orchards are […]

New England

Yankee’s Foliage App Engages Leaf Peepers On Road

There is a turning point for the New England Fall Foliage blog every year when we flip the switch from prediction to observation.  This is the point when we can stop anticipating the changing of the leaves, and rely on our network of New England foliage spotters to focus in on the best places to […]

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