How about this: your own cottage on the Maine coast, complete with sailboats, kayaks, a saltwater pool, a fitness center, a golf course, tennis courts, a bowling alley, a pool table, hiking trails, gardens, and a camp for your children to enjoy when you’re out antiquing. That’s what the Sebasco Harbor Resort is offering with […]
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Drivers rolling down Boston’s Boylston Street are sometimes surprised to see — amid the concrete and high-rises — a splash of lush green, a pergola covered in purple blossoms, and bright-red rows of tomatoes, heavy on the vine. This seven-acre plot is The Richard D. Parker Memorial Victory Gardens, better known as Fenway Gardens.The names […]
See details of Sandy’s home in New Hampshire. Finding Good Stuff Sandy Wells likes to frequent the York Antiques Gallery (207-363-5002, yorkantiquesgallery.com) in York, Maine, but otherwise prefers to attend New Hampshire and Vermont antiques shows. “High-quality dealers tend to save their best stuff for those shows,” she says. She especially enjoys Antiques Week in […]
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Pairings for Jan/Feb
The clues: First: On April 12, 1934, New Hampshire’s Mount Washington Observatory weather station recorded a surface wind speed of 231 miles per hour — a record that stands today, securing the summit’s reputation for experiencing weather as severe as any on Earth. Second: Since 1952, the New Hampshire primary has been seen as not […]
It wasn’t hard to find Sharon Drake’s real estate office on Front Street in downtown Bath. Everyone in the convenience store where we stopped to ask directions knew her — customers as well as those behind the counter. Not surprising when you consider that she’s been selling homes in the area for more than 30 […]
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Swindle in Swanton, VT
When John Byors said he’d put Swanton, Vermont’s fabled red marble back on the map, people believed his promise of the riches that lay ahead.
Let a Maine Guide show you how comfy a day on a frozen lake can be.
Connecticut
The Maritime Aquarium in South Norwalk, CT
Beat the winter chill at the Maritime Aquarium in South Norwalk, CT, the best aquarium you may never have heard of.
For three years Roy Hugie had monitored Maine black bears. His is the most extensive bear study ever carried on in New England, one of the most extensive, for that matter, in the country.
New England
Seven Ski Slopes and Inns in New England
Seven suggestions for a cozy ski and stay experience in New England: Pats Peak, Henniker, New Hampshire The lighted slope means you don’t have to come in out of the cold when the sun goes down. 710-foot vertical, 22 trails. 888-728-7732, 603-428-3245; patspeak.com On the mountain you may meet instructor Phil Ryan, who helps Kate […]
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A Letter to Our Readers
Winter isn’t easy, is it? fresh snow takes our breath away with its stark beauty, but we also know that the early dark and cold winds challenge even the hardiest of us. So why would so many of us feel as though we’d lost an important part of life if winter deserted our landscape? I […]
Welcome to the December 2007 edition of “Jud’s New England Journal,” the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, editor-in-chief of Yankee Magazine, published for over 70 years in Dublin, NH. The Three Most-Asked Questions About New England 1. Where’s ‘Down East’ begin? 2. Why were bridges covered? 3. Were spring dance floors built to […]