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Steep Competition
Lots of ski resorts bill themselves as “four-season” retreats. SASCHA ZUGER checks out three peakside lodges to see how they measure up in summer. SMUGGLERS’ […]
A Weekend In: Burlington
FRIDAY 6 p.m. Check into the WILLARD STREET INN, a mansion-turned-B&B complete with four-poster beds and breakfast in the solarium. Doubles from $140, 379 […]
At a Glance: Block Island
The appealingly old-fashioned BLOCK ISLAND FERRY departs from Point Judith—a 25-minute drive from Newport—and deposits passengers on Crescent Beach in an hour’s time. (Its […]
Ask a Native: Bobby Farrelly
A lot of your movies seem to take place in Rhode Island. We always try to include a bit of Rhode Island in our films […]
A Weekend In: Newport
FRIDAY 4 p.m. The best way to soak up the opulence is free: The three-mile CLIFF WALK provides glimpses of mansions like the […]
Generation WTF*
You come to Boston, Collegetown U.S.A., at the peak of the boom. You graduate this month just as everything’s gone bust. What does it feel like, to be a member of the cursed Class of ’09? It feels like this.
Discoveries: Need for Speed
THOUGH I’M MOST DEFINITELY a safe city driver, I’ve always had a thing for fast, tricked-out cars. So when I took my first trip up […]
Navigator: The White Mountains
For adventurers needing a cleanup before hitting the après-mountain scene, the Pinkham Notch Visitors Center‘s coin-operated showers are tidy and very welcome on a […]
At a Glance: Weirs Beach
The honky-tonk heart of Lake Winnipesaukee may be the perfect cure for rainy-day blues. Kids go nuts—in a good way—at the HALF MOON AMUSEMENT ARCADES, […]
Generally Speaking
The state’s country stores are famous for their grab-bag inventory—everything from hand-crafted candles and soap to penny candy and local preserves. But which ones really […]