Design

Mud Buddies: For Mud Season

More about mud: New England’s Fifth Season Mud Season Facts and Trivia Boots: These Timberland Earthkeepers for men (foreground) and women (background) are designed to leave a smaller footprint — environmentally, that is. Linings are made of recycled materials, and the outsoles are recycled rubber. All that and waterproof, too ($160 per pair). 888-802-9947; timberland.com […]

Vermont

Ski Cozy in Vermont | Travel

Take a sleigh to the slopes and rediscover the simple joys of Vermont’s small mountains and intimate inns.

History

How Best to Get Along in a Small New England Town

MANY YEARS AGO, a member of the Grange in Brattleboro, Vermont, told me proudly that from the program of recycling hearing-aid batteries, the Grange had raised about $70 for its scholarship program. “You mean you personally raised seventy dollars for the Brattleboro Grange by recycling hearing-aid batteries?” I asked. “Heavens, no,” he replied. “I mean […]