With an abundance of culture, natural beauty, and historical hospitality, the Berkshires offer the perfect setting for a summer weekend escape.
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For nearly 50 years, summers at Tanglewood meant the homecoming of favorite son Leonard Bernstein.
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Searching for Alexander
In remembering his stepson, a young man who found peace and solace in nature, the author learns about the limits of love, the pain of loss, and finding hope again.
Verdant fields roll down to the water and artists gather in a magical land called the Farm Coast. Learn more about this special corner of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Yankee rounds up summer events well worth the drive.
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Boott Cotton Mills Museum | Local Treasure
Though New England’s textile boom is long past, its echoes still rumble through Lowell National Historical Park.
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The Best 5 New England Wilderness Lodges
Leave civilization behind at these scenic and remote New England wilderness lodges.
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PJ’s Family Restaurant | Local Flavor
If any eatery owns the taste of summer on the Cape, it might just be PJ’s Family Restaurant, a Wellfleet institution.
Canoers and kayakers who paddle past this distinctive property are often heard to say, “There’s the most beautiful house in Exeter.”
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Photo Sharing 1.0 | Up Close
How Polaroid cofounder Edwin Land created an instant sensation.
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The Most Famous Fish Shack in the World | First Light
Behind its picturesque facade, this little red building in Rockport, Massachusetts, holds meaning and memories.
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Secret Sharers | Inside Yankee
Tens of thousands of tourists have photographed or painted the iconic shack in Rockport, Massachusetts, known as Motif No. 1. But when writer Todd Balf, who grew up in Rockport, took a look inside [“The Most Famous Fish Shack in the World,” p. 20], he was able to let us in on a local secret: It’s […]