Looking for fun in the Green Mountain State? You won’t have to look far! Read our picks for the best attractions in Vermont for 2015. BEST ONE-STOP SAMPLING NORTHEAST KINGDOM TASTING CENTER, Newport In the state that practically coined the term “locavore,” here’s the place for sampling and buying edibles and potables from throughout the […]
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Hungry? The Green Mountain State offers plenty of restaurant options for hungry residents and visitors alike. Here are our picks for the best food & dining in Vermont for 2015. HISTORIC HIGHLIGHT – BEST NEW OLD STORE J. J. HAPGOOD GENERAL STORE & EATERY, Peru (1827) Back in 1827, J. J. Hapgood didn’t serve pizza—at least […]
There’s a lot to see in do in the Green Mountain State, but some activities really stand the test of time. Read our picks for the best classic attractions in Vermont. Historic Highlight – Best Lakeside Resort Basin Harbor Club, Vergennes (1886) As timeless as a resort can be: Family owned for more than 100 years, […]
Looking for fun in the Granite State? You won’t have to look far! Read our picks for the best attractions in New Hampshire for 2015. Best Lake Cruising for Families M/V Mount Sunapee II, Sunapee Harbor History floats on this classic 90-minute narrated tour of Lake Sunapee—a painless way to learn about the charming harbor […]
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Best of Quebec | 2015 Editors’ Choice Awards
Looking for things to do and places to stay in Quebec? You won’t have to look far! Read our picks for the best of Quebec for 2015. BEST THINGS TO DO IN QUEBEC Best Country Drive Chemin du Roy, Montreal–Quebec City Roadside fruit stands and the steeples of historic churches glow in the afternoon light […]
Looking to rest your head in the Green Mountain State? We’ve got you covered! Check out our picks for the best lodging in Vermont for 2015. Best Mountain Vistas Taraden, North Bennington Nestled on 20 acres overlooking the Taconic Range and Green Mountains, Taradan offers three spacious suites with private baths, including one in a […]
The Green Mountain State has plenty to offer in the Great Outdoors. Read our picks for the best outdoor attractions in Vermont for 2015. Best Half-Hour Hike Mount Philo State Park, Charlotte If you’re not quite ready to notch Mount Mansfield or Camel’s Hump into your hiking stick, Mount Philo offers a gentle ascent to […]
Pinching pennies never felt so good! Check out our picks for the best bargains in Vermont for 2015. Historic Highlight – Best Outdoor Cinema Sunset Drive-In, Colchester (1946) Updates at the Queen City’s only drivein theatre, a family favorite since 1946, include four giant screens showing the first-run double feature, which begins at dusk. Mini-putt […]
Let’s go back to those early years. Before the big house came down, nail by nail, board by board, beam by beam. Before all those truckloads of old timber rumbled through the quiet center of Middletown, Connecticut. Before the tree clearing and the dirt moving. Before the curious onlookers came to see what all the […]
Modern-day convenience meets old-fashioned charm. How one Maine couple turned a 1984 house into the antique home of their dreams.
Buried treasures from the past wait to be heard and found again.
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The Single Soldier Monument | Civil War Memorial
In small towns throughout New England stand statues of a Civil War soldier, memorials to the nation’s deadliest conflict, which ended 150 years ago this April. We see them everywhere, yet they are nearly invisible. On hundreds of village greens across new england, in hundreds of city parks, before hundreds of libraries and town halls, […]