Design historians usually give credit for the evolution of wicker furniture in America to a grocer named Cyrus Wakefield, who discovered a use for the strips of rattan he’d seen on the wharves in Boston.
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How many of these immortal phrases do you recognize? “Taxation without representation is tyranny.” —James Otis (1725–83) Colonial lawyer and member of the Massachusetts provincial assembly “What a glorious morning is this!” —Sam Adams (1722–1803) One of the “Founding Fathers” of the Revolution, upon hearing the sound of musket fire at Lexington, Massachusetts, April […]
Visit these homes of great writers in New England, and you’ll grasp how passion and place shaped phrases that still stir hearts and minds.
Well, some of the Best Legendary New England Sports Figures. In a region as rich in sporting tradition as New England, it’s tough put a limit on the number of legendary figures, so when we set out to include a few as gifts in our special 80th Anniversary Issue (“80 Gifts New England Gave to America,” September/October 2015), […]
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Peak Foliage Spreading Across New England
The biggest tourism weekend of the fall in New England has come and gone, and we couldn’t have asked for better weather. Cool mornings, bright warm sunny days, clear skies and endless views were the dominant conditions, and when it did cloud up in Northern New England, the mountains were dusted with the first snow of […]
Picking the right autumn destination is no easy feat. For the perfect fall experience, here are ten favorite New England foliage towns.
Join acclaimed chef Frank McClelland and his family at their Apple Street Farm in Essex, Massachusetts as they get ready for a seasonal Thanksgiving feast.
Photo/Art by Annie Graves Light shines brightly on Zaccharias Walker’s house, built in 1691 in Woodbury, Connecticut. We know Zaccharias built it, because the small wooden marker at the corner of this handsome white chunk of Colonial history tells us so. His house has weathered sun, rain, and snow for 325 years, alongside dozens more […]
Early New Englanders invented the Cape Cod house out of necessity, but its charm and ingenuity made it an American icon.
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Finding Peak Fall Foliage Columbus Day Weekend
Finally, we have reached the big foliage weekend! In the northern New England states, Columbus Day weekend is typically the third biggest tourism weekend of the year, and the region celebrates in style with many fantastic festivals, fairs and events! Local residents have planned hikes and drives and traditional fun for the long weekend as […]
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Historic Houses of Connecticut
From the whaling port of New London to the onion farms of Old Wethersfield, Connecticut, photographer Ken Staffey collects the stories behind historic architecture in Connecticut. The following is a sampling of the photos — complete with a mini history lesson — that he shares on his Instagram account. Fowler House in Guilford, Connecticut, has had just […]
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Durgin–Park | New England’s Gifts
At Boston’s Durgin–Park, you take a seat in the restaurant’s original North Market location (today part of Faneuil Hall Marketplace) and enjoy the same kind of meal—pot roast, baked beans, Indian pudding—that diners did when the place first opened in 1827. You may even experience the same sometimes-bawdy, often-sarcastic service that has made Durgin–Park a […]