BEST THEATER THEATER AT MONMOUTH, Monmouth The Cumston Hall home of the Shakespearean Theater of Maine is Romanesque architectural eye candy with Queen Anne flourishes. Inside, magnificent plaster ornamentation, carved wood trim, hand-stenciled and frescoed ceilings, and more than 100 stained-glass windows make it delightfully hard to concentrate on the excellent productions. 796 Main St. […]
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Once hundreds of trap-fishing companies plied the Rhode Island coast; today only four remain. Photographer Markham Starr spent 40 days documenting a vanishing way of life for the last trap fishermen of Rhode Island. On the evening of May 20 in Atlanta, Georgia, the City and Regional Magazine Association, which comprises 74 city and regional […]
Maine photographer Winky Lewis captured two Maine islands for our day trips travel feature. The following photographs are from her explorations of the small and accessible Peaks Island. For Winky, the islands of Maine are each so unique and beautiful. Peaks is just a short ferry ride from her home in Portland, but feels so […]
The patriotic riders of America came through Kennebunk Maine on Sunday, April 28th, 2013. There were over 600 motorcycles! It was quite moving as they came through Main Street (Route 1) and drove under the American flag!
Looking for fun in the Bay State? You won’t have to look far! Read our picks for the best attractions in Massachusetts. BEST FABRIC DESIGN MARTHA FLOOD DESIGN STUDIO & FABRIC GALLERY, North Adams Artist Martha Flood draws inspiration from the woods, fields, and rivers of the Berkshires for the rich colors and patterns of […]
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Nantucket’s Daffodil Festival
Spring can be a funny business in New England. You’re loading up the wood stove one day, and the next, you’re desperately searching for a pair of shorts so you can get out in the garden. It’s winter and then it’s not. No place perhaps knows how to embrace the “not” part better than Nantucket. […]
As much as I love art, it is rarely possible for an artist to improve upon the beauty of the natural world. The myriad forms of teeming, swarming, walking, winged and rooted life are just so impossibly intricate and overwhelming that just paying attention to what’s drifting and floating by in the air, in the […]
I absolutely love these planters– they are windowsill friendly and add instant vintage charm to a room. They are also a fun and unique gift to make for Mother’s Day, for a hostess gift, or for a friend who loves gardening and collecting vintage items. You may have small vintage tins or pitchers at your home […]
Yes, everyone who lives on Swan’s Island, Maine, knows everyone else. As to waterfront properties currently available out there, well, we found several–one for, no kidding, $65,000! We were a half-hour early for the 9:00 a.m. ferry to Swan’s Island out of Bass Harbor (which is some 15 miles southwest of Bar Harbor). So we […]
At Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, horticulture guru Bill Cullina celebrates the beauty of the state’s most overlooked landscapes: its woodlands. Ninety percent of Maine is woodland: That’s the highest percentage of any state, but it’s no surprise to anyone who has driven north on I-95, a straight line cutting through the endless forest on either […]
If high-end art, village charm, and a hike along wind-scoured cliffs draws you in, Monhegan Island in Maine is the island for you.
The beauty of the New England islands has inspired an enduring legacy of artists and fine art, some 150 years in the making.