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New England

400 Years After Its First Apple Farm, Boston Remains an Urban Orchard

Urban canners and tree-planting groups are maintaining an heirloom tradition.

Reina Gattuso July 8, 2020

The Lost Art of Growing Blueberries With Fire

Using all four elements to grow the perfect berry.

Luke Fater July 6, 2020

Inside One Distillery’s Pivot to Hand Sanitizer

The small Massachusetts outfit supplies local police, firefighters, and hospitals.

Luke Fater March 26, 2020

Biddeford, Maine

Palace Diner

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

Harvard, Massachusetts

Holy Hill of Zion

A short walk through the woods will take you to an unusual flat hill top, used by the Shakers for outdoor worship.

Jamestown, Rhode Island

Moonrise Kingdom Beach

The secluded beach getaway from Wes Anderson's dreamy summer romance.

How Thoreau's 19th-Century Observations Are Helping Shape Science Today

For one thing, they tell us that plants aren't blooming when they used to at Walden Pond—or most anywhere else.

Evan Nicole Brown July 9, 2019

Marlborough Pie

A custardy twist on apple pie finds delicious use for fruit reaching spoilage.

There’s a Crowdsourcing Effort to Map the Stone Walls of New Hampshire

Part of the goal is to inspire greater appreciation for these mossy structures.

Jonathan Carey January 24, 2019

The 'Croos' That Haul 50-Pound Packs to Feed Hungry Hikers

Re-supplying White Mountains huts requires serious stamina.

Courtney Hollands December 21, 2018

When Cow Tongue Was an Essential Thanksgiving Ingredient

It made American pies rich and indulgent.

Leigh Chavez-Bush November 27, 2018

Joe Froggers

The legend of these rum-and-molasses cookies leads to a New England tavern owned by a Black Revolutionary War veteran.

England, But New: How John Smith's 1616 Map Helped Define America

The name "New England" was like a colonial real estate ad.

Sarah Laskow November 20, 2018

Newport, Rhode Island

The White Horse Tavern

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

Beach Plum Jelly

This tangy East Coast spread is becoming increasingly hard to find.

The British Couldn’t Take India's Heat, So They Imported Ice From New England

Sailing frozen lake water across the world was big business.

Meher Mirza September 12, 2018

New England Is Crisscrossed With Thousands of Miles of Stone Walls

That's enough to circle the globe—four times.

Anna Kusmer May 4, 2018

The Mystery of New England's Gray Corned Beef

The specialty is usually pink, but it looks different around Boston.

Anne Ewbank March 14, 2018