This month brings the public opening of a new 40,000-square-foot wing at Salem’s glorious Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. The $125 million expansion, designed by Ennead Architects, features 15,000 square feet of new gallery space, a light-filled atrium, and a 5,000-square-foot garden. The new wing and adjacent renovated galleries will feature fresh installations of…
Few modes of travel feel more soothing and civilizing that riding a passenger train. Add to that the views through the large windows of fall colors blanketing the nearby mountainsides, and you’ve got a memorable fall trip in New England. Railways of the northern New England states offer nostalgic train rides with glorious fall vistas….
Below is a treasury of information for people setting out on a fall foliage drive tour in Vermont. Driving loops are presented by regions of the state, and each drive includes a customized map and info on points of interest and places to dine and shop. Browse below, choose a drive, and head out! Consider…
A historic, 124-year-old carousel built by Charles I.D. Looff will re-open September 13 at 6 p.m. in Slater Memorial Park, Pawtucket, RI, after months of renovations. The National Carousel Association last year unanimously selected the Slater Park Looff Carousel, built in 1895 and placed in Slater Park in 1910, as a recipient of the 2018…
Writer Meaghan Agnew and our friends at Thrillist recently came up with their recommendations for getaways to small towns of Massachusetts. It’s a fun list, and – we concur! Here are the towns Thrillist suggested: Rockport for Beauty — Most of us have seen the famous Motif #1 – the red fishing shack painted and photographed…
Camden Windjammer Festival in Camden Harbor, Camden, ME, on Aug. 30-31 — The fleet gathers in picturesque Camden Harbor for festivities reminiscent of the days when hundreds of coastal schooners lined the waterfront. Festivities include a parade of sail, flag-raising ceremonies, live music, dancing and fireworks. See event website for more details. [photo by Barry King] …
Labor Day weekend is coming up, and many people spend this precious time outdoors sunning on the beaches or hiking in the mountains of New England. Skip the picnic-packing at home and just make a stop for excellent take-out food from the New York-Connecticut border to the top of Maine. So many delicious choices help…
Crown of Maine Balloon Festival at Northern Maine Fairgrounds, Presque Isle, ME, August 22-25 — Would you like to fly in my beautiful balloon?? Oh, yes! From the ground or high in the air in the basket of a balloon these giant creatures are a marvel to behold. This hot-air balloon festival features 15 hot-air…
Montpelier Alive, which promotes this fun, bustling town in the heart of Vermont, has partnered with Stonecliff Veterinary Surgical Center to create this very useful list of Montpelier vacation locations that welcome you AND your dog. Vermont is a dog-loving place and this city, the state’s capital, is where happy dogs and owners enjoy traveling…
It is late summer and peak time for farmers markets in New England. If you’ve been at any farmers market in the last decade, you know it is not only a place of raw carrots and turnips. There is plenty of fresh, locally grown produce – of course – and also lots of food you…