On the untamed side of the Berkshires, back roads and byways take visitors deep into autumn beauty and unexpected discoveries.
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This weekend marks the end of the 6th Annual Deerfield Valley Blueberry Festival which began on July 26, 2013. From Friday, July 26 through this Saturday, August 3, Wilmington, Vermont, and the surrounding towns of Dover, Jacksonville, Whitingham, Searsburg and Marlboro have all participated with blueberry-themed events and activities like blueberry bingo at Masonic Temple […]
In the seaside neighborhood of Goose Rocks Beach in Kennebunkport, Maine, the battle between public and private beach access is playing out with an intensity that threatens to fracture the community.
What you can experience here in the Ocean State, you can’t experience anywhere else in New England—nor in all the world. Here, at the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum in Newport, Rhode Island, you may venture where no weed dares to tread, and where legendary tennis greats have volleyed for well over a […]
A fun collection of facts, figures, and trivia about Maine’s most famous lighthouse.
It couldn’t be more Vermont if you poured maple syrup over it: the winding dirt road, arching shade trees, fields sloping right and left, shaggy apple orchard, and finally, of course, the bent-over red barn, faded to a rosy blush. Midsummer afternoon in the hills of Putney, the light sharpens and spreads out, insects hum, […]
The Champlain Islands in Vermont float under the vacation radar, making it the perfect destination for those folks looking for a laid-back vacation getaway with plenty to do.
Order a drink at Nebo Lodge–as one of just two bars on North Haven, it’s the closest thing to an island hotspot–and, if you’re lucky, the woman pouring it will be a no-nonsense blonde with twinkly blue eyes and a wide smile. Which is a good thing if you like your drinks stiff and your […]
In the middle of the 19th century, when America was still a farming nation, more than 250,000 miles of stone walls coursed through New England and New York. Over the last 40 years, starting with his family’s business and now on his own, Kevin Gardner has rebuilt some of that old fencing. “For me,” he […]
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A George Nick Tribute in Duxbury
Twenty-one years ago, back in March of 1991, I wrote a short profile of Boston painter George Nick for Yankee in which I observed that “though he rarely paints people, George Nick is a society painter.” “In the solid, reassuring facades, high bay windows, and ornate stone entries along Beacon Street and Commonwealth Avenue, he […]
Just pedal or stroll and breathe in the salt air on Peaks Island, with views to tempt a sea captain. MORNING: Chances are you won’t be alone on the 20-minute Casco Bay Lines ferry ride over to Peaks Island; the nearly hourly departures are pretty full, at least on weekends. But once you land, in the […]
The beauty of the New England islands has inspired an enduring legacy of artists and fine art, some 150 years in the making.