Headed to the Cape? Here’s a list of editor-approved Cape Cod National Seashore beaches, kettle ponds, bike paths, hiking trails, and more!
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The annual Stellafane Convention in Springfield, Vermont, will mark its 80th year this summer. This well-attended gathering is a celebration of amateur telescope makers throughout the country. The following photographs are a small sampling of some of the handmade telescopes that graced Breezy Hill for a few days late last July. For more information on […]
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The Sacred Cod
Suspended over the public gallery in the Massachusetts House of Representatives is the Sacred Cod —a wooden fish nearly five feet long, its sleek frame held taut by two guy wires strung fore and aft. Carved from a solid piece of white pine, it has graced both the Old State House and the New for […]
It’s prime asparagus season, a tender green bonanza, a harbinger of summer’s bounty. And nowhere is this season more celebrated than in the Pioneer Valley of west-central Massachusetts. For many years, these fertile floodplains of the Connecticut River Valley made up America’s premiere asparagus-growing region. The rich, sandy soil was so productive in the towns […]
Looking for fun in the Bay State? You won’t have to look far! Read our picks for the best attractions in Massachusetts for 2015. Best Art Museum Campus Clark Art Institute, Williamstown The opening last year of the Clark’s new Visitor Center was a capstone in the reinvention of this already-excellent small museum. The 19th […]
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Best Dining in Boston | 2015 Editors’ Choice Awards
Hungry? Boston offers plenty of restaurant options for hungry residents and visitors alike. Here are our picks for the best food & dining in Boston for 2015. Best Pizza Picco, Boston All the pies at this South End stalwart are terrific, but we’d argue that the best pizza of all is Picco’s “Alsatian” pie, which […]
Hungry? The Bay State offers plenty of restaurant options for hungry residents and visitors alike. Here are our picks for the best food & dining in Massachusetts for 2015. BEST FARM-TO-TABLE DINING PRAIRIE WHALE, Great Barrington Wunderkind restaurateur Mark Firth was thriving with farm-to-table restaurants in Brooklyn, but he decided to get much closer to […]
There’s a lot to see in do in the Bay State, but some activities really stand the test of time. Read our picks for the best classic attractions in Massachusetts. HISTORIC HIGHLIGHT – BEST OLD-TIME BASEBALL WAHCONAH PARK, Pittsfield (1919) Watching the Pittsfield Suns is like going back to the future, or in this case, the Futures League for […]
The Bay State has plenty to offer in the Great Outdoors. Read our picks for the best outdoor attractions in Massachusetts for 2014. BEST TREETOP ADVENTURE RAMBLEWILD, Lanesborough Climb, walk, and zoom through the forest canopy on Ramblewild’s eight trails, each color-coded like a ski slope from yellow to double black diamond. The courses cover 17 acres with more […]
Pinching pennies never felt so good! Check out our picks for the best bargains in Massachusetts for 2015. BEST WALKING TOUR TANGLEWOOD WALKING TOURS, Lenox In July and August, stroll the Tanglewood grounds to learn the history of the property and the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s summer tenure here. Hour-long tours visit the Koussevitzky Music Shed and Ozawa Hall as […]
Looking to rest your head in the Bay State? We’ve got you covered! Check out our picks for the best lodging in Massachusetts for 2015. BEST MOUNTAIN LODGING JIMINY PEAK MOUNTAIN RESORT COUNTRY INN, Hancock Don’t let the “country inn” moniker fool you. These hotel suites, each with kitchenette, kingsize bed, and queen-size sleeper, are […]
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The Mayflower | Everyone’s Ship
For better and worse, the Mayflower carried the seeds of the nation we know today in its cramped and swaying hold. What does that mean to you?