New England Travels

That time of year again, so brief, so miraculous, one can only look at a small basket of these things and think, “Jackpot!” Amherst, Massach...

From ferries this week, we move on to sailing ships. The Lettie G. Howard is currently a New Yorker, owned by Manhattan’s South Street Seap...

There is that look of expectation on the faces from the people on the wharf as your ferry pulls into the harbor. Something quite unlike the...

Above we have an idyllic postcard scene, typical of idyllic postcards scenes, of a place with an anything but typical name. This serene la...

Above is a shot of the monument to Revolutionary War General Israel Putnam in Brooklyn, Connecticut. This 1888 equestrian statue stands on ...

Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut ( which was covered on this previous post ), has among its charming features to illustrate life in a s...

Today we visit a place that’s long gone and by probably most forgotten. It’s a 1930s nightclub in the shape of a zeppelin. No, really. Hav...