When you arrange flowers, it’s critical to place them in containers that will showcase the blooms–not detract from their beauty. Back at the turn of the 20th century, Gertrude Jekyll was a respected authority on home decor, and her expertise on vases still holds true today. If you don’t own any (or enough) formal vases, […]
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New England
16 Favorite Water Days
Fairest of Them All For sheer scenic beauty, no New England strand tops Crane Beach’s 4 miles of soft, white sand, against a backdrop of undulating dunes, piping plovers, and the mansion at Castle Hill for company. If you walk a bit, you’ll find a private spot, even in high summer. Locals caution that July’s […]
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Spend a Winter Day in New England
7:30 A.M. WHERE THE SUN RISES FIRST Sunrise from Cadillac Mountain reveals a coastline carved with a crooked knife. From that famous vantage on Mount Desert Island, the coast of Maine comes out of the dark. It’s a complicated affair of peninsulas and coves, a jigsaw of rock and water, a play of motion and […]
Vermont
Top 20 Vermont Events for 2009
See Yankee‘s travel bargains in Vermont Yankee recommends that you call ahead to confirm dates and times. MAY 1: WOODSTOCK, Opening Day at Billings Farm and Museum. Bring the family for the launch of the museum’s 27th season and celebrate with horse-drawn wagon rides and free ice cream. 802-457-2355; billingsfarm.orgGet Our FREE Yankee Best New […]
New Hampshire
Top 20 New Hampshire Events for 2009
See Yankee‘s travel bargains in New Hampshire Yankee recommends that you call ahead to confirm dates and times. MAY 9: AMHERST, Amherst Garden Club Annual Plant Sale. Offering more than 1,300 locally grown hardy perennials at Wilkins School. Annuals, hanging baskets, heirloom vegetable plants, unique herbs, hostas, a raffle table of garden products, garden-accessory vendors, […]
Rhode Island
Top 20 Rhode Island Events for 2009
See Yankee‘s travel bargains in Rhode Island Yankee recommends that you call ahead to confirm dates and times. MAY-OCTOBER: PROVIDENCE, WaterFire Providence. For a dozen or more Saturday evenings throughout the season, 100 bonfires will float along the darkened rivers of downtown Providence. Watch and enjoy special events–including jazz concerts and dance performances–at WaterPlace Park […]
Massachusetts
Top 20 Massachusetts Events for 2009
See Yankee‘s travel bargains in Massachusetts Yankee recommends that you call ahead to confirm dates and times. APR. 29-MAY 6: WILLIAMSTOWN, NORTH ADAMS, Jazz Festival. A showing of the film Ben-Hur, accompanied by live big-band music, kicks off this event, in venues throughout both towns. Other offerings include the Intercollegiate Jazz Festival, featuring 12 regional […]
See Yankee‘s travel bargains in Maine Yankee recommends that you call ahead to confirm dates and times. MAY 15-17: FRYEBURG, Northern New England Home, Garden, and Flower Show. One of the largest events of its kind, with more than 250 exhibitors of indoor home- and garden-related products, plus outdoor exhibits, all at Fryeburg Fairgrounds. The […]
Connecticut
Top 20 Connecticut Events for 2009
See Yankee‘s travel bargains in Connecticut. Yankee recommends that you call ahead to confirm dates and times. MAY 2-3: COLCHESTER, Zagray Farm Museum Spring Show Gas Up & Swap Meet. Step back in time at this annual event: Explore an 1873 sawmill and operating antique construction and farm equipment, plus a tractor parade, free hayrides, […]