New Hampshire

Alternative Route around North Conway

Photo Treasures on the Road Less Traveled You might ask how taking the road less traveled will increase your fall foliage enjoyment. Let’s say you’ve planned out your route and you are heading into New Hampshire’s White Mountains via route 16 from the south. Well-known destinations on this route include the beginning of scenic Kancamagus […]

Homes

House for Sale: Four-Bedroom Farmhouse

Dating back to 1790, Bay School farm overlooks Lake Winnisquam and miles and miles of mountains to the east and north. Everyone has his or her own idea of what heaven looks like. For us, however, a certain 13-plus acres, surrounded by neighboring farms, on a ridge overlooking eight-mile-long Lake Winnisquam as well as the […]

Magazine

Parsonsfield 150mm

LOCATION: Parsonsfield Date: October 13 Time: 5 p.m. Equipment: 150mm lens “Reverent is how I feel in graveyards. Respectful, seeing gravestones in a row, families still held together by stone walls and wrought-iron fencing. First I framed the image with the gravestones and mountains, but the fencing seemed so important–families being protected from … what […]

New England

The Hunt for the Perfect Foliage Shot

What does it take to capture the essence of fall foliage in a photograph? For photographer Sara Gray, it’s nine days in October spent searching for the perfect blend of subject, light, and color.

Maine

Best Attractions in Maine

Check out our picks for the best attractions in Maine. BEST PLACE TO ACCESSORIZE   Dannah, Kennebunkport Dannah dazzles, with jewelry, handbags, hair ornaments, hats, and scarves, as well as lotions, potions, and other fanciful finds filling the small shop. 123 Ocean Ave. 207-967-8640; dannahkennebunkport.com BEST TIME TRAVEL   Willowbrook Museum Village, Newfield Explore 25 […]

New Hampshire

Call of the Wild: Loons

The haunting cry of the common loon is vanishing from many New England waters. Whether we hear it much longer depends on us.

Magazine

My Worst Hike Ever

Climbing Mount Sunapee in early June was not my best plan ever. I was in the area this week doing research for a travel story. Yankee Publishing was recently awarded the contract to produce the New Hampshire Tourism department’s annual travel guide for 2012, so this week it was my job to familiarize myself with […]

New Hampshire

Top 20 New Hampshire Events for 2011

MAY 13-15: PETERBOROUGH, The Thing in the Spring. Celebrate music, art, and community downtown. Don’t miss the live concerts and “Affordable Arts Fair,” featuring local wares and crafts, including paintings, prints, textiles, sculptures, and more. thethinginthespring.com MAY 14-15: CONTOOCOOK, New Hampshire Sheep & Wool Festival. At Hopkinton State Fairgrounds: vendors, workshops, fleece and fiber shows, […]

Vermont

Best Adventures Vermont 2011

BEST MOUNTAIN BIKING Kingdom Trails, East Burke Pull into the parking lot next to Mountain View Creamery and you’ll find cars with license plates from all over the Northeast and Canada. They’ve made the long drive to East Burke to ride atop rolling countryside, past hundred-year-old barns, along streams, and under tall pines, all on […]

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