Summer and early fall is a glorious time for the many local farmers’ markets throughout New England. Author and market expert Christine Chitnis traveled to more than 50 venues while writing her book, Markets of New England (The Little Bookroom, 2011). Here, she shares her picks for the 5 best farmers’ markets in New England, […]
Now a week removed from our first New England fall foliage forecast of the year, every early turning tree has been catching my eye. There’s a maple in a parking lot along my commute that is nearly completely orange. A birch tree in my neighborhood is now speckled yellow. An old oak is turning brown […]
Seal Cove is located on the quiet side of Mount Desert Island. While traveling around the island one rainy day, we discovered a road that we had never taken before. In the twenty five years that we have been visiting Mount Desert Island, I was astonished that I had never been down this road before. […]
Apples. Have they been with us since the beginning of time? If you believe the story of Adam and Eve, then they were here before we were, since quite a few years pass between the time a seed is planted and the time a good apple can be plucked from the tree’s branches and eaten. […]
On a recent August morning, I found myself requiring a sweatshirt while hiking along the shores of a quiet New Hampshire pond at sunrise. In the unseasonably cool air, the morning mist that danced above the water was slow to burn off as the sun rose higher in the sky. When the view across the […]
When I think back on pickle day, I see Aunt Etta in the side yard. And I hear, at times, the rare sound of my Grandmother’s laughter.
Avid gardener and blogger Michael Gordon, who lives in Peterborough, New Hampshire, shares his secrets on how to create the perfect backyard garden.
In the northern reaches of Maine, the people of Madawaska celebrate their Acadian heritage with a festival that is equal parts party and affirmation.
Boston’s Spectacle Island is the ultimate story of urban revitalization. A former smallpox quarantine and garbage dump turned into a bucolic retreat for city dwellers…with the help of truckloads of dirt excavated from the Big Dig. And it’s just a 20-minue boat ride from Boston. The human tale of Spectacle Island goes back centuries. […]
Again, I have the long incline of the road snaking up Barr Hill to myself. Only a short drive from home, this otherworldly plateau in Greensboro, Vermont, is where I go when I need to pace something out, to knead an idea or predicament like dough. Others might head for steep mountain trails, but […]
All 12 of these best picnic spots in New England (from hilltops and beaches to orchards and wineries) are well worth the trip.
What is corked wine? How will I know if a bottle has gone bad? Is corked wine dangerous to drink? Once you have tasted or smelled a wine that is corked, it’s distinct wet cardboard odor and taste will not be forgotten. This flaw has nothing to do with the original quality of the wine. […]
