The specialty of this big house is a particular New England favorite: Grape-Nut ice cream, complete with crunchy bits of the earthy cereal within a mellow vanilla confection. Always happy to accommodate, the counter staff will set your cone into an old wooden holder while you pay. Bishop’s maple sundae is also a treat to […]
Echo Moon Farm delivers fresh milk daily from rBGH-free cows to this producer and “scoop shop,” where local ingredients such as maple and pumpkin are blended into rich flavor. You can watch the ice cream churning right there at the stand, too. 532 Main St., Walpole. 603-445-5700; walpolecreamery.com
With some 130 active dairy farms producing more than 40 million gallons of milk a year, New Hampshire has plenty of fresh stuff left over to accommodate everyone’s favorite traditional summer pastime: a trip to the local ice-cream stand. Most of the state’s dairies lie up and down the Connecticut and Merrimack river valleys, but […]
BEST CHOCOLATE INFUSION Chocopologie Cafe, South Norwalk No apologies for sweet-tooth temptations from breakfast to bedtime: cocoa-intensive baked goods for dessert and candies such as ginger-passion fruit. There are savory offerings, too, and a French-accented menu that includes cocoa-braised short ribs. Entrées: from $15. 12 South Main St. 203-854-4754; chocopologie.com BEST CITY CHIC Firebox, Hartford […]
BEST PLACE TO ACCESSORIZE Dannah, Kennebunkport Dannah dazzles, with jewelry, handbags, hair ornaments, hats, and scarves, as well as lotions, potions, and other fanciful finds filling the small shop. 123 Ocean Ave. 207-967-8640; dannahkennebunkport.com BEST TIME TRAVEL Willowbrook Museum Village, Newfield Explore 25 National Register of Historic Places buildings assembled in a 19th-century country-village setting. […]
BEST MAINE MEXICALI Loco Coco’s Tacos, Kittery Transplanted Californians think they’ve been transported home when they sink their teeth into the burritos, enchiladas, and tacos served at this Cal-Mex restaurant, where some of the recipes have been passed down for generations. Choose from self-serve, dining room, or lounge seating. Entrées: from $6.95. 36 Walker St. […]
BEST ISLAND LIVING Oceanic Hotel, Star Island For the first time in a long time, the 19th-century hotel on this grand rock in the Isles of Shoals (off the coast of Rye) is open to the public, complete with family-style meals, candlelight walks to the 200-year-old chapel, and plenty of ghost stories. Rates: from $148 […]
The next-best 5 indoor places to take kids in New England. CHILDREN’S MUSEUM & THEATRE OF MAINE Imaginative exhibits let kids try out a variety of identities-from fire chief to letter carrier, veterinarian to pirate. On a clear day, the views inside the camera obscura delight adults and children alike. 142 Free St., Portland, ME. […]
Monday There should really be more than three “types” of skiers. When you go into a mountain rental shop to get gear for the day, you’ll be asked whether you’re a beginner, an intermediate, or an expert skier. But these terms are pretty uninformative. Our first day on the slopes during training, we were told […]
Ski — or snowshoe — Vermont’s Catamount Trail; then relax in style at country inns and bed & breakfasts.
Recent college graduate and former Yankee intern Josh Allen, spent last summer as a sea kayak guide in Maine, and then was accepted into the ski patrol training program at Okemo Mountain in Ludlow, Vermont. Each week he will take us behind the scenes at one of New England’s most popular and busy mountains. The […]
A snow squall came whipping in this afternoon, pretty much out of nowhere. Whiteness blanked the mountain. A wicked wind scooped some of the paper bags of recyclables I had just loaded into the pickup, and took them up up and away. I don’t know where they went. I was in the garage, in the […]
