The L.C. Bates Museum, a “museum of a museum” in Hinckley, Maine, holds a world of wonder within its unassuming walls.
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Massachusetts
Harvesting Fall Pleasures in Sturbridge, Massachusetts
The town of Sturbridge, Massachusetts, is a perfect choice for families, couples, or groups of friends looking for a fall getaway.
Massachusetts
Guide to Springfield, MA | Where to Stay, Eat & Play
Whether you’re a fan of culture, sports, or even a little Vegas glitz, you can find your ideal getaway in Springfield, MA.
Magazine
An Old Woman Sings to the Moon
by Frederika James The moonlight falls on hill and plain— The moonlight falls on me: The moon brings madness to the brain, But the mad are only those who see No yesterdays . . . nor days to be. Plant your beans when moons are bright, And you have beans to sell; But painted posts […]
Magazine
The Festival
by Eugenia Frothingham IT WAS “a great while since, a long, long time ago” that the sea flung a Christian saint upon the shore of an Italian island and the holy man turned himself to silver where he lay. In this precious and amazing condition he was found by natives, who built him a cathedral […]
Rhode Island
Bristol, Rhode Island | Fall Day Trip
A fall day trip to Bristol, Rhode Island, including historic downtown, Colt State Park, the Blithewold Mansion and Gardens, and more!
When the paper mill that had defined Bucksport, Maine, for eight decades shut down just before Christmas 2014, the town, like others before it, could have withered away. Instead, something else happened.
Massachusetts
Could You Live Here? | Marblehead, Massachusetts
A seasonal getaway to this seaside town offers history and the holidays, all wrapped up together.
A landmark Kennebunkport inn is looking for new owners.
Massachusetts
If You Gild It, They Will Come | Christmas at the Eustis Estate in Milton, Massachusetts
With its display of 19th-century holiday finery, the Eustis Estate in Milton, Massachusetts, invites visitors into the seasonal magic of historic homes.
Magazine
Life in the Kingdom | Time Alone
With family away, life during a cold snap is distilled to the pleasure of chores, the warmth of cats, and a ski trek across the land.
New England
In Praise of Small Gifts | Inside Yankee
In the last week of August, a reader from East Dummerston, Vermont, sent us an email that began, “I don’t know why I haven’t written before to say how much I love Yankee.” She went on to write: “I savor every article and even read the ads … I won’t allow myself to read the […]