When she was 88, Doris Haddock — affectionately known as Granny D — said she’d walk across the country to call attention to campaign-finance reform. What followed would inspire an entire community, and beyond. When she was 88 and a great-grand-mother, Doris Haddock, who lived in Dublin, New Hampshire, said she’d walk across the country […]
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Bill Staines | New England’s Gifts
I first saw Bill Staines perform at The Folkway in Peterborough, New Hampshire. It was 1979, and my sister, Anita, had come from Boston to visit me in Dublin, where I had just moved. Bill Staines was tall and lean; he wore a cowboy hat with jeans and boots, and his songs were like short […]
In New England, Hollywood producers have found mountains, lakes, lighthouses, small towns and fishing villages, beaches, rockbound cliffs overlooking ocean, opulent mansions, Ivy League colleges, and iconic Colonial architecture all waiting in one compact region. New England has always been ready for its closeup. Imagine a darkened movie theater anywhere in the world. The movie […]
The change was abrupt. A cold front rushed through New England and temperatures dropped, as rain, and then snow, began to fall. After a generally warmer-than-normal autumn, it was rather shocking to be reminded that sometimes in New England, autumn means pulling out the winter hat and gloves! By Sunday morning, skies had cleared, but temperatures all across […]
We found a historic New England farmstead in New Boston, New Hampshire, featuring Moses Eaton stenciling, 105 acres, and a gorgeous pond.
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.
Lovely weather and lighter crowds make late autumn the perfect time to visit Maine’s Chebeague Island Inn.
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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.
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Littleton, New Hampshire | Could You Live Here?
Littleton, New Hampshire, is a White Mountains town where being Pollyanna-happy is part of local lore.
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Surfer’s van pulled up at Sawyer’s beach in Rye, New Hampshire to catch the last days of warm water temperatures for the season.