Sure, It’s Only 47½ Miles Long, But… Don’t get Rhode Islanders started on the subject of their state. That is, unless you have plenty of time.
new england
Summer’s here and coleslaw–the cold, creamy, and crunchy side dish that’s as familiar to summer picnic tables and pot luck spreads as hamburgers, hot dogs, and paper-wrapped popsicles–is back on the menu in a big way. Of Dutch origins, (the name comes from the Dutch word koosla, a combination of kool, “cabbage,” and sla, “salad”) […]
Held each year on the beautiful grounds of Shelburne Farms in Shelburne, Vermont, the Vermont Cheesemakers Festival is a cheese-lover’s paradise.
Photographer Markham Starr captured one of the last days of operation at the Stinson Sardine cannery in Prospect Harbor, ME, ending more than 100 years of local history.
Baldwin Coolidge found inspiration in the comings and goings of Woods Hole scientists and students. The intersection of art and science came together when Baldwin Coolidge (1845–1928) brought his heavy, large-format cameras and dry-plate glass negatives to the dock on Quissett Harbor in 1897, at a time when Woods Hole, a village in the town […]
Vermont
Mirror Lake
When you live beside a New England lake, each season brings its own special intimacy. These are the mornings I’ll remember. The sky is already lit at 5:00 a.m., the lake like glass. Mist hangs in the hollows on the far shore, ghosted in the water below. No one else will be up for hours. […]
After decades of whispers, our analyst puts the Nutmeg State on the couch for a little identity therapy. Is Connecticut really New England? We think you’ll approve of the answer.
Connecticut
Keeler Tavern Museum | Local Treasure
Come for the cannonball, but stay for the stories. In Ridgefield, Connecticut, three centuries of stories are told at the Keeler Tavern, but it’s the cannonball that visitors usually want to see first. A gambrel-roofed building on Main Street, the Keeler Tavern celebrates 50 years as a living-history museum in 2016. “We’re known for the […]
New England
The Sounds of Summer 2016 | Out & About
Rhode Island Newport Folk Festival July 22–24 Since 1959, the Newport Folk Festival has held a unique place in America’s musical and cultural history, including as a hub for the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and as the site of Bob Dylan’s famous switch to electric guitar in 1965. Iconic performers like Joan Baez, […]
New Hampshire
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire | Could You Live Here?
The place where it all started: Wolfeboro, New Hampshire (population 6,269). This pretty lakeside town welcomes you to The Oldest Summer Resort in America.
From a little red shack by the side of the road, Flo’s Hot Dogs in Cape Neddick, Maine serves some of New England’s most worth-the-wait franks.
Shari Zabriskie spins birch trees and sea urchins on her potter’s wheel, making beautiful clay pottery.