Dreaming of getting away? Think new, get off the beaten path, and visit these six hidden New England towns for a relaxed, laid-back escape.
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5 Best New England Restaurants with Fireplaces
For maximum cold-weather comfort and romance, unwind over a satisfying meal beside a blazing hearth at one of our picks for the Best New England restaurants with fireplaces.
New England
9 New England Inspired Warm Weather Getaways
Escape the ice and snow at one of these New England inspired warm weather getaways.
New Hampshire
Perfect Weekend in the White Mountains
Mountains, snow, and fun await visitors in this prized New Hampshire region.
New Hampshire
Perfect Winter Weekend in the White Mountains
Mountains, snow, and fun await visitors in this prized New Hampshire region. In 1642, Darby Field, a ferryboat operator and translator of Indian languages, set a course for history when he took off by foot from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, heading northwest toward the mountains. Eighteen days later, with the support of two Native American guides, […]
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Dear Yankee | February 2016
Our favorite recent letters, Facebook posts, Instagram comments, and tweets. Revolutionary Tea icon-envelope I read your article about the Boston Tea Party tea chest (November/December, p. 52) and thought you’d enjoy this absolutely true story. A few years ago my parents went to England, and my mother went gift shopping at Fortnum & Mason’s. The […]
Have you ever thought about doing something completely different? The Bath Sweet Shoppe in Bath, Maine, is looking for a new owner. In all the many years we’ve been moseying around New England in search of interesting, sometimes unusual, properties available, our most memorable are those whose new owners completely changed their lives. We recall, […]
New England
Best Diners in New England
New England is the birthplace of the American diner. It’s also where diners and diner cuisine have developed most fully over the years. From the lunch wagons of 1870s Providence, Rhode Island, to the gleaming steel-and-glass palaces of today, New England diners have long served as community gathering places, offering comfort food at affordable prices […]
New England
Best 5 New England Restaurants with Fireplaces
Firelight is a time machine. Gaze into the swirling flames, feel the natural warmth radiating, hear the crackle of the wood releasing its energy, and you’re teleported to an age when fire—like food and drink—was a basic necessity. We’re comforted by the way a fireplace transforms a powerful force into a soul-soothing escape from the […]
Massachusetts
A Perfect Weekend In (Greater) Boston
Can you get the full Boston experience in one weekend? Probably not. But that’s okay. It just means you’ll have to make a return visit.
Can oysters help New England’s coast survive climate change? One Billion Oysters The only place most of us ever see an oyster is on ice. It’s an expensive delicacy, a sensuous mouthful associated with the boudoir by way of the belly. If you live near the seacoast, your knowledge might extend to the names of […]
White-steepled churches, country stores, black-shuttered white clapboard houses, and bobbing boats provide the backdrop to the prettiest towns in New England.