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.
New England
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When an oil train derailed just over the Maine border in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, it ignited a horrific inferno that took 47 lives and forever changed the community and its people.
View a sampling of sites along New England’s “Maritime Trail,” covering 400 years of seafaring history.
Learn more about the steamboat Ticonderoga, a popular attraction at the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont. Launched in 1906, the Ticonderoga (or the Ti, for those who knew it well) was a state-of-the-art side-wheel steamer that transported passengers, freight, and cars—even an elephant once—on Lake Champlain, cruising at 23 miles per hour; only trains could […]
Vermonters claim their state has the most gorgeous foliage of all — and the 24,000 residents of Lamoille County will tell you that what they see in their 16 towns and villages can’t be topped. Follow along on these two back-road drives through the heart of the county, and see whether you agree. Depending […]
New England
The Best Beach in Each New England State
Longnook Beach, Truro, Massachusetts I like to arrive at Longnook in the early morning, while the fog still casts a hazy glaze over the water. Joined by surfers and dog walkers, I stroll down the sandy path to the soft, white beach. Then I glance back at the towering tan and red dunes, realizing instantly […]
Last summer, a close friend and I were sitting around talking about our favorite road races. Almost immediately he started gushing over the Covered Bridges Half Marathon, a late spring race that snakes through the picturesque Vermont towns of Woodstock, Quechee, and Pomfret. “It’s the most beautiful race I’ve ever run,” he said. But […]
New Hampshire
Hanover, NH | Hub of the Upper Valley
Few college towns are as visitor-friendly as Hanover, New Hampshire. The Dartmouth Green doubles as the town common, with a seasonally staffed information kiosk. Surrounding it are the historic and architecturally striking buildings of Dartmouth College, including a major performance center, an outstanding art museum, and a recently revamped inn that’s become a lodging and […]
The Green Mountain State has plenty to offer in the Great Outdoors. Read our picks for the best outdoor attractions in Vermontt for 2014. BEST PARK FOR BIKES & HIKES: PINE HILL PARK, Rutland Three hundred wooded acres on Rutland’s outskirts are laced with 16 miles of well-maintained single-track trails, ideal for mountain biking, hiking, […]
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. BEST LAKESIDE LUXURY: INN AT SHELBURNE FARMS, Shelburne Country ease meets Gilded Age opulence. Many guestrooms in the Tudor-style mansion overlooking Lake Champlain feature furnishings […]
Read an excerpt: The Price of Malice When Archer Mayor published his first murder mystery about Joe Gunther of the Brattleboro, Vermont, police force, I wondered how long he could keep it up. There aren’t many murders in Vermont. I figured he’d have to start killing people in other states to keep Joe busy, and […]
Contributing photographer Carl Tremblay captured our July/August 2013 cover beautifully from the air of The Birches owner John Willard’s float plane. Carl captured many stunning images from cover-worthy Moosehead Lake in Maine and Lake Willoughby in Vermont for our travel feature in this issue that features New England’s great lakes. The images in this slide […]