How a stray dog bounded his way into the hearts of one Massachusetts family.
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Ready to hop in your car to take in the vibrant colors of fall? Use these driving directions for the best slow drives to see foliage in New England.
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Tales from an Old School Woodworker
When it’s beautiful, Sunny Sweatt and his daughter, Rhoda can be found on their Craftsbury workshop porch, even though by Sunny’s estimate, it takes three times as long to accomplish anything due to all the impromptu visitors. Recently, I was one of their waylayers. When I stopped by, I found the pair sitting together–Sunny’s […]
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Pickle Day | Yankee Classic
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.
Cooking Advice
Grilling Tips | Queen of the Grill
On a northern Vermont farm, Dawn Boucher has perfected the art of grilling barnyard-to-table cheeses and meats. Here she shares her best grilling tips. To keep a family farm alive in northern Vermont, innovation is key. As Dan and Dawn Boucher have thought many times: There must be a better way. Necessity being the mother […]
The “Upper Valley” along the Vermont/New Hampshire border is a collection of little-known small towns featuring the New England we all look for. You’ll find beauty, nature, soft adventure, art, and so much more.
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 […]
New England
12 Best Picnic Spots in New England
All 12 of these best picnic spots in New England (from hilltops and beaches to orchards and wineries) are well worth the trip.
New England’s four-season love affair with ice cream is part of a historic legacy. Hundreds of years after the ancient Greeks and Romans enjoyed icy treats of snow-cooled wine and Chinese rulers began turning fermented milk and flour into a tasty chilled dessert (or so the legends go), America’s first president plunked down the equivalent […]
When Tropical Storm Irene struck Vermont, rain-swollen waterways washed away homes, bridges, and roads. Amid the destruction, Vermonters found hope in one another.
Willow, an American Milking Devon at Manysummers Farm in Cornish, New Hampshire, has yellow honeysuckle flowers scattered across her broad, burgundy colored back, a consequence of grazing the lush grass beneath the blossoming shrub. As she considers at the visitors who’ve entered her pasture, half -munched grass dangles from her muzzle. She blinks, then lets […]
Few college towns are as visitor-friendly as Hanover, New Hampshire. Here’s a list of our favorite Hanover attractions, museums, bakeries, hotels, and where to find the best gelato around.