Picking the right autumn destination is no easy feat. For the perfect fall experience, here are ten favorite New England foliage towns.
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New Hampshire
Littleton, New Hampshire | Could You Live Here?
Littleton, New Hampshire, is a White Mountains town where being Pollyanna-happy is part of local lore.
New England
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 […]
Picking the right autumn destination is no easy feat. For the perfect fall experience, here are ten favorite New England foliage towns.
It’s finally happening! Beautiful fall foliage is emerging in northern New England, after a bit of a delay due to the recent heat. We knew that conditions were primed for the colors to come on, and with the slight drought and abundant sunshine, had even anticipated an early year. The lack of cool mornings, however, was […]
In those days, the fabled L. L. Bean store in Freeport, Maine, was known principally for snowshoes and what we called “Barker Boots,” the rubber-bottom, leather-top, lace-up item that we thought was in universal use among lumberjacks in the deep woods of the North Country. If the bottoms ever wore out, we knew that L.L. Bean […]
New Hampshire
Conway Scenic Railroad | 7 Wonders of Fall
The Conway Scenic Railroad runs vintage equipment from the old round-house in North Conway, New Hampshire. From late spring to mid-December, some of the trains go south down the valley to Conway. The other trains run north to Glen and Bartlett through what an 1890 edition of Sweetser’s White Mountains described as “the broad intervales of […]
The first day of fall is fast approaching! Ready for leaf peeping? Learn where to typically find the earliest fall foliage in New England.
Vermont’s cultural center mixes urban flair with outdoor appeal. Like much of Vermont, Burlington is both a place and a lifestyle. Urban and outdoors, earthy and upscale, local and international. Located on the widest portion of Lake Champlain, with views of the neighboring Adirondack Mountains, this metropolis on the water packs big city perks […]
Vermont
Sundial Sunset
Taken as the sun set over the Adirondack Mountains at Burlington’s Oakledge Park, on the shores of Lake Champlain, at the Earth Clock.
New England
New England Peak Fall Foliage Outlook Updated
Labor Day weekend marks the symbolic ending of the summer season in New England. Officially, autumn won’t arrive until September 23rd this year, but the line of boats and RV’s traveling south out of the lakes and mountains of northern New England on Monday indicates the true transition in mindset has already begun. With summer’s […]
Did New England invent leaf peeping as a destination? Perhaps. Here’s a look at our favorite foliage season musts — our “7 Wonders of Fall.”