Provincetown is terra incognita to me. I have visited this outpost of art and beach culture but twice in my life. Like Key West, it struck me as an almost foreign place, a gritty and sensual end of the road illuminated by the bright sun, the sparkle of the sea, and the glow of free […]
Best Inn for Foodies INN AT SWEET WATER FARM, Great Barrington The Berkshires may be full of cozy 19th-century inns, but none offers such an effortless blend of contemporary folk art, luxurious bedding, and gourmet food. The owner’s passion for showcasing local farms, with special help from the inn’s own egg-laying hens, bears fruit with […]
Best Paella VIVA, Glendale Sharing is at the heart of Spanish dining, and nothing invites communal eating more than a steaming pan of paella. The full-flavored paellas for two or more ($27 and up) at this rural hotspot are as bold and bright as the chili-red and saffron decor. 14 Glendale Road (Route 183). 413-298-4433; […]
Fairest of Them All For sheer scenic beauty, no New England strand tops Crane Beach’s 4 miles of soft, white sand, against a backdrop of undulating dunes, piping plovers, and the mansion at Castle Hill for company. If you walk a bit, you’ll find a private spot, even in high summer. Locals caution that July’s […]
Through some magic of architecture, the dining room at The Red Inn promotes the illusion of floating, like the many boats just outside in Provincetown Harbor–or maybe we were seeing things after our pre-lunch bike ride through the dunes to one of the lighthouses. The sea-level view here seems never-ending; the Atlantic just rolls on […]
READ MORE: More Cape Cod articles MORE PHOTOS: Cape Cod Photos by Alison Shaw It’s a light that glows from within, like driving into an Edward Hopper painting. Bright, buttery, demanding, it glances off the water and sinks into the sand and sea-weathered shingles. Paint me, notice me, it whispers–I’m spring for your eyes and […]
35 million Americans who claim descent from the original 102 Pilgrims 51 original colonists who survived that first New England winter, 1620-21 7 homes erected by colonists by the end of 1621, their first full year at Plymouth ColonyGet Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe 252 feet (and 7 inches): height […]
An asterisk (*) designates tower or house interior open for tours. The grounds of many other lighthouses (though not all) are open to visitors. Call or visit website for seasonal schedules and admission fees. MAINE Cape Elizabeth Light Cape Elizabeth 207-594-4174 lighthousefoundation.org maine.gov/doc/parks Portland Head Light* Fort Williams Park Cape Elizabeth 207-799-2661 portlandheadlight.comGet Our FREE […]
VIDEO: Pan-Mass Challenge There are people who possess a gift they don’t really know they have, until something unexpected happens and their life takes a turn, and then their gift becomes the life itself. For instance, Billy Starr. Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe In the summer of 1973 he […]
We romanticize them, but what makes New England lighthouses quintessential icons is their simple, sturdy practicality. They weren’t built to be the stuff of tourist brochures, postcards, and collectibles. They were built to mark the rocky shore for ships. At the end of the road on the tiny burr of the prickly Maine coast where […]
Maine Lighthouse Week is June 14-21. For tour and event information, contact individual lighthouses, in addition to: lighthouse.cc/links/cruises.html officialmainelighthousetours.com/ maineexpressions.com/ cyberlights.com/lh/lighttours.htm sailmainecoast.com On August 6 this year at the American Philatelic Society Stamp Show in Pittsburgh, the U.S. Postal Service will dedicate a new 42-cent stamp featuring The Long Leg, a painting done by Edward […]
The 30th Annual Pan-Mass Challenge takes place August 1-2, 2009, with more than 5,000 cyclists from Sturbridge to Provincetown, or some variation of that route. The Pan-Mass Challenge has one goal: to find a cure for a disease the touches us all — cancer. Founder Billy Starr, according to Yankee editor Mel Allen, is one […]
