Maine

Photographs of Peaks Island, Maine

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 […]

Maine

Patriotic Riders of America for the Love of Our Country

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!

Massachusetts

Best Attractions in Massachusetts | 2013 Editors’ Choice Awards

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 […]

Massachusetts

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. […]

Yankee

Nature Illustrations | You Can’t Beat the Beauty of the Natural World

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 […]

How To

Crafts | Turn Vintage Containers into Planters

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 […]

Homes

House For Sale on Swan’s Island | The Island With 351 Friends

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 […]

Travel

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens | Made in the Shade

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 […]

New Hampshire

Best Outdoor Attractions in New Hampshire | 2013 Editors’ Choice Awards

The Granite State has plenty to offer in the Great Outdoors. Read our picks for the best outdoor attractions in New Hampshire for 2013. BEST WATERFALL PARK BABY FLUME & HUNTINGTON CASCADES, Dixville Get two waterfalls almost in one with the Baby Flume, just east of The Balsams resort, and Huntington Cascades across the street. […]

Maine

Slide Show: Day Trip to Monhegan Island

[slideshow post_id=”380062″] Maine photographer Winky Lewis captured two Maine islands for our day trips travel feature.  The following images are from her day spent exploring remote Monhegan Island.  In Winky’s words, Monhegan is an amazing little jewel so far from the mainland.  The beauty of the place engulfs you immediately as you step off the […]

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