October has arrived, and ahead of us lie the two biggest weekends for leaf peeping in New England. Visitors from all over the globe are descending upon our six states to enjoy the beautiful foliage, and thus far, the color has not disappointed. Peak fall color was already on display this past weekend in far […]
NOW WITH HALLOWEEN coming along at the end of this month, it’s time for ghost stories again. Over the years we’ve heard dozens of them, all supposedly “true.” But, you know, some are not easily explained. For instance, the late Dr. James Huntington, a Boston obstetrician who gave his 18th-century house, Firth Acres, in Hadley, […]
RHODE ISLAND FOLIAGE DRIVE Distance: about 40 miles one way Sandwiched between the famed travel destinations of Newport and Cape Cod is a slice of picture-perfect country life reserved for New Englanders in the know. Head southeast from Boston past the working ports of New Bedford and Fall River and you’ll reach a sylvan stretch […]
This Western Massachusetts foliage drive follows the Connecticut River through the countryside, drawing you through multiple layers of time.
The autumn season has officially arrived in the Northern Hemisphere, and fall festivities are on in full force across New England. The Common Ground Fair in Maine was last week, the Deerfield Fair in New Hampshire runs this weekend, and the Big E ends this weekend. Apple picking is reaching its peak, and orchards are […]
While “scrod” may be delicious, have you ever heard of anyone actually fishing for “scrod”? There is, of course, no such fish as “scrod” in New England waters or anywhere else. The term began years ago when fishing schooners would return from the Grand Banks to the Boston fish pier, loaded with fish ready to […]
Photographer William Huber spent time in Chatham, Massachusetts, last summer capturing photographs of the gray seals on Cape Cod for a feature story in the magazine. A growing population of these seals have made their home here, with a large concentration on Monomoy Island. The island, which was designated a federal wildlife refuge in 1970, […]
Ezekiel Goodband of Scott Farm in Dummerston, Vermont, thinks that biting into a fresh apple should be a transcendent experience, and he’s devoted his life to giving others that pleasure.
In July, August, and September 1692, Samuel Sewall with six colleagues presided over the Salem witch trials. “Judge Sewall” was no lawyer as we know lawyers. Pious theocrats interpreted the law, and Sewall was among the most pious and thoroughly convinced of religious personages in Massachusetts. His convictions and their consequences in Salem — 20 […]
In the world of giant-pumpkin growing, Steve Connolly is one of its stars. In 2000 he became the first New Englander to crack 1,000 pounds. At the 2010 Topsfield Fair he turned in a 1,674-pounder, the world’s third-largest pumpkin that year. We caught up with Connolly, a plastics engineer, at his backyard pumpkin patch in […]
The fall season in New England with all of its color is a relatively short period between the summer greens and the winter white. Transitions by their very nature are volatile, and this past week, a violent cold front broke a streak of hot humid weather with cooling winds and spectacular lighting. The calm after […]
Ready to hop in your car to take in the vibrant colors of fall? Use these driving directions for the best slow drives to see foliage in New England.
