You’ve come to expect me to share my outdoor adventure knowledge, and I am not going to change gears completely, but a girl gets hungry. (Especially if she is outdoor adventuring a whole bunch.) So this blog is dedicated to one of my other favorite things besides skiing, which is lunch.There are two options for […]
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Finding Spring Across New England
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Maple Syrup Recipes | Best Cook
Maple means many things to Marcia Maynard. Maple means the tall trees that surround her house high on a hill above Cabot, Vermont–a house that she and her husband, Ken Denton, bought some time ago as a hunting camp, the house they gradually renovated into a permanent home. Maple means the time of year when […]
Destined to be cherished for generations to come, these timeless works showcase the region’s legacy of superb craftsmanship.
Travel: New England Traditions
From swan boats in Boston to sugaring in Vermont, generations of New Englanders know the traditions that mark the change of season.
First Light: Mount Cardigan in NH
From the upstairs room where I’m writing this, I can look out across a 30-acre pond to the broad shoulder that slopes southward off the summit of Mount Cardigan. The summit itself–a bare, gray, granite dome–towers above west-central New Hampshire but is blocked from my view by smaller Hoyt Hill, which butts between us in […]
Sandra Mansi’s photograph of something mysterious in Lake Champlain has led to a lifetime of questions.
I have a longtime love of libraries, reaching back to when my mother would leave me off at our town library while she did errands elsewhere. I was there in that library by myself, which in itself gave me a sense of freedom, but, I also learned, the books that rested on those mahogany shelves […]
Discounted Lift Tickets at Ski Resorts
Skiing or riding can be an expensive hobby, but there are ways to get discounted lift tickets, especially if you follow my one proven tip on how to be a savvy bargain-hunter skier or rider. (If at any time during this blog post, you ask yourself, “Does this person realize she sounds like a cheesy […]
Credit: Kelly, Susan Cole I just finished reading an article about outfitting for a winter expedition in my favorite photography magazine, and wondered why they favor such extreme topics. How many people really need to equip themselves for a three-week trek to Antarctica? True, we’ve enjoyed some chilly weather this season, but most of us […]
No matter what you call it, Nordic skiing, cross-country skiing, or xc skiing, winters like this one–where we have lots of natural snow–are perfect opportunities to go and go often. Look outside your window. I see piles of snow, which makes me smile. In New England, during winters when we are less blessed by the […]