The Nutmeg State has plenty to offer in the Great Outdoors. Read our picks for the best outdoor attractions in Connecticut for 2014. BEST LAKESIDE PARK: ROSELAND PARK, Woodstock Well-shaded picnic tables, a small playground, and a gazebo all offer calming views of a boating lake. Need exercise? Jog across the street to a nine-hole […]
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Rhode Island
The Perfect Block Island, RI, Day Trip
Our perfect Block Island daytrip starts with a bike rental and lighthouse views, and ends with sunset cocktails. But that’s not all…read on to learn our picks for the perfect summer day on Block Island, Rhode Island.
The National Park ranger clears his throat. Across from the State House at the Shaw Memorial, under the frozen eyes of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, a small semicircle of guests huddle close around him. He shouts to be heard over the trolleys and duck boats speeding by. The story he tells is typical of […]
An inn-to-inn walking adventure lets travelers discover a side of Vermont that you just can’t see by car.
Hungry? The Boston area offers plenty of restaurant options for hungry residents and visitors alike. Here are our picks for the best food & dining in Greater Boston for 2014. BEST DOUGHNUTS: UNION SQUARE DONUTS, Somerville There are many great independent donut shops around Boston (Verna’s in Cambridge, Linda’s in Belmont), but Union Square takes […]
Tower Hill Botanic Garden in the inviting town of Boylston, Massachusetts, earned a spot on Yankee’s “Best Public Gardens” list in the Mar/Apr 2014 issue, and was also named an “Editors’ Choice” selection in Yankee’s May/June 2014 issue. Hmm. Seems it must be worth a drive over to investigate, which is what I did, albeit […]
Looking to rest your head in Beantown? We’ve got you covered! Check out our picks for the best lodging in Greater Boston for 2014. BEST HIDDEN-GEM B&B: TAYLOR HOUSE, Boston This stately Victorian in architecturally lovely Jamaica Plain feels worlds away from downtown hotels. It’s close to the neighborhood’s lush Arnold Arboretum, across the street […]
[slideshow post_id=”552683″] Looking to rest your head in the Ocean State? We’ve got you covered! Check out our picks for the best lodging in Rhode Island for 2014. BEST HISTORIC-FARM STAY: THE INN AT MOUNT HOPE FARM, Bristol Commune with nature without roughing it. Choose from three historic properties on a pristine parcel of farmland […]
Gardens
SLIDE SHOW: Spring Flowers
Spring is well on its way here in New England. As the snow melts there is nothing more exciting than the first tulip bulbs that burst forth to greet us; even the skunk cabbage is a welcome sign of the changing seasons. To celebrate the beginning of another rebirth, here are 25 user-submitted images of […]
Come along on a late-spring visit to charming town of Manchester, Vermont.
New Hampshire
Madame Sherri | New Hampshire’s Most Eccentric Resident?
Take a drive down the Gulf Road in West Chesterfield, New Hampshire, some time. It’s an enchanting landscape — horses running through sun-drenched fields, steep green hills dotted with small white houses. Further down the road, you’re enveloped by woods and wetlands. The driving here is somewhat questionable, and you have every right to be […]
New England
Wild Lakes in New England
One afternoon last August, I set off up West Grand Lake in eastern Maine, my kayak loaded with enough food and gear for two nights of island camping. No sooner had I dipped my paddle, though, than four canoes occupied by eight beefy guys pushed off from the shore nearby. Loaded with brightly colored coolers, […]