Columbus Day Weekend has now passed, and with it, a definitive shift in themes comes to New England. The season of agricultural fairs has ended, apple picking is winding down, and many campgrounds have closed their gates until May. While fall foliage is nearing peak in Southern New England, in the north the colors of […]
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Erin Flett, a Maine-based textile designer, creates her gorgeous prints with a view—literally—to New England’s great outdoors.
Massachusetts
CiderDays Harvest Festival | Cider Celebration & Recipes
For one weekend each fall, Franklin County, Massachusetts, celebrates New England’s apple heritage with the ultimate CiderDays harvest festival.
Seven years after her death, Tasha Tudor is still as enigmatic, fascinating, and entertaining as she was in life. The famed illustrator’s family is determined to continue her legacy.
For more than a century and a half, Swan Point Cemetery in Providence, Rhode Island, has been a resting place for many of the state’s most notable citizens, and a source of serenity and beauty for all who enter.
New England
Stunning Fall Color Spreading Across New England
October has arrived, and ahead of us lie the two biggest weekends for leaf peeping in New England. Visitors from all over the globe are descending upon our six states to enjoy the beautiful foliage, and thus far, the color has not disappointed. Peak fall color was already on display this past weekend in far […]
New England
Slow Foliage Drives Through Fall Color
Special moments in an autumn drive come when we take the time to stop, look around, visit places, and meet people as memorable as the foliage show. Fall settles into New England slowly, color sliding north to south, highlands to valleys—but not all at once. Trees answer to their own inner timetable. So roll down […]
This Western Massachusetts foliage drive follows the Connecticut River through the countryside, drawing you through multiple layers of time.
“A cold pocket”—it sounds like something a snowman might have. But that’s where I live, in the snowman’s coat, in his cold pocket. In a valley. Where the chilly- heavy air has a tendency to linger, to cling on a breeze-less night.Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe And this […]
Ezekiel Goodband of Scott Farm in Dummerston, Vermont, thinks that biting into a fresh apple should be a transcendent experience, and he’s devoted his life to giving others that pleasure.
The uncertainty that accompanies any major move in life is often expressed in odd ways.
There was a near endless stream of campers heading south on Rt. 93 through New Hampshire on Monday afternoon, leaving their summer grounds in the North Country, White Mountains, and Lakes Region. Labor Day marks the season’s symbolic end, and with students now waiting for the bus on weekdays and football returning on weekends, it’s […]