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‘A Hard Place to Grow Deer’
Last year, winter came slowly to north-central Maine. Low snowfall and mild temperatures had run through most of... Read More »
‘Quality Boredom’
Keep a good book nearby; learn to whittle; turn on the radio. Why? Sugaring introduces a lot of... Read More »
‘Woolies’ | A New England Clothing Tradition
Growing up in New Hampshire, I saw Johnson Woolen Mills clothing everywhere around me, though I didn’t know... Read More »
Best 12 Lobster Shacks in New England
As summer approaches, lobster shacks along New England’s coast start popping open, like flowers in bloom, for the... Read More »
Best 5 Classic Baseball Fields
Contributing editor Jim Collins wrote about fields of dreams in The Last Best League (Da Capo Press, 2004),... Read More »
Best 5 Vintage Clothing Shops in New England
Alexandra Hall writes about all things lifestyle in New England, but at the end of the day (and... Read More »
Best 5 | Used Bookstores
Saving the rural New England bookstore is more than a pastime for Richard F. Wright; it’s a passion... Read More »
Best 5: Cabins & Cottages for Fall Foliage
Photo Credit: Kristin Little Fall never fails to bring a sense of elation to Bethany Ericson, author of... Read More »
Book Review | Marmee & Louisa and My Heart is Boundless
I’ve never read Little Women; boys didn’t when I was growing up, and most still don’t. Thus, much... Read More »
Book Review: In the Words of E.B. White & The Great Northern Express
As soon as I’d read it, I was lost. I’d intended to review In the Words of E.... Read More »
Book Review: Sailing Alone Around the World
In April 24, 1895, Captain Joshua Slocum set sail from Boston, Massachusetts, in a 37-foot sloop he called... Read More »
Book Review: When We Were the Kennedys
This year millions of words will be printed and spoken about the 50th anniversary of the assassination of... Read More »
Book Reviews: The Missing Fathers Club
A traveling father, a runaway father, a silent father, and a father who never shows up: These are... Read More »
Closing In
To decipher whether your syrup is almost done boiling, stick a clean straightedge into your pan–a wide knife,... Read More »
Drill, Baby, Drill
You’ll never suck enough sap from a tree to kill it, but you can injure it if you... Read More »
Expert Advice | How to Teach Your Kid to Ski
Barbara Ann Cochran grew up at Cochran’s Ski Area (cochranskiarea.org), a small operation in Richmond, Vermont, that her... Read More »
Fenway Victory Gardens | Local Treasure
Imagine walking down a narrow outdoor path, bordered high on both sides by lush gardens. It leads to... Read More »
Free-Form Fun: Lanse Stover Lamps
Lanse Stover of Beverly, Massachusetts, has been a studio artist since 1985. That’s time enough to perfect his... Read More »
Holiday Tradition | Christmas Pageant
In 1909, a young New Hampshire farm girl named Lucy Wells looked forward all fall to the event... Read More »
Hot & Heavy
The hotter the fire, the better, says Morse, who recommends soft-wood slabs to feed the flames. “Simmering is... Read More »
How to Escape a Rip Current — Advice from an Expert
Each year across the U.S., lifeguards rescue some 50,000 swimmers from rip currents; more than 100 victims don’t... Read More »
How to Sugar on a Shoestring
Video: Sugaring with Burr Morse Maple sugaring, as Burr Morse will tell you, doesn’t require fancy stainless-steel boilers... Read More »
In Review: Seen the Glory
Men going off to fight the Civil War sometimes declared they were going to “see the elephant.” It... Read More »
In Review: The Man Who Wasn’t ‘Sully’ Sullenberger
Why is it that so many writers of spooky stories–Edgar Allen Poe (Massachusetts), H. P. Lovecraft (Rhode Island),... Read More »
Insider’s Touch
Syrup reaches the right sugar concentration when it’s boiling at 7° above its initial boiling point, which in... Read More »
Iron Skillet Toss Competition
Among the country-fair staples of hog calling, log rolling, tractor pulling, and other rural feats, is the unique... Read More »
Knight’s Quest at the Boston University Pub
The city of Boston is home to more than 50 colleges and universities, each churning out thousands of... Read More »
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