Woodbury, Middlebury and Southbury, CT
WHY GO: Woodbury, CT and its bordering towns – Middlebury and Southbury, the “Bury’s of Litchfield County – make up what is considered to be the... Read more.
Middlebury VT: Much More Than the College
WHY GO: Most people come to Middlebury VT for the liberal arts college of the same name. But another college – and a certain kind of horse – are also promin... Read more.
Woodstock VT: Saving the Earth Began Here
WHY GO: A tidy downtown anchored by the venerable Woodstock Inn (for 150 years!), Woodstock VT and the surrounding area is not glutted with kitsch or tourist ... Read more.
Bennington VT: Welcome to the Green Mountain State
WHY GO: The lush, green mountains around Bennington VT, just over the Massachusetts border on Route 7, are the defining aspect of this region – inspiratio... Read more.
The Essex: Vermont’s Culinary Resort and Spa
Food at The Essex is extraordinary – which is as it should be considering this is a “Culinary Resort.” What does that mean? In this case, it means that t... Read more.
Catskill NY: River Gateway to the Mountains
WHY GO: Though a part of the Great Northern Catskills, Catskill NY belongs, also, to the Hudson River Valley. Right on the Hudson River, this is where our foreb... Read more.
Lake George NY: From Kitschy to Fine, It’s All Good
WHY GO: The lake. The Adirondacks. Camping on exquisite islands. From the more touristy, kitschy, southern end of Lake George – Lake George Village itself –... Read more.
The Sagamore, Bolton Landing, Lake George NY
The Sagamore Resort rests on a private disc of land – Green Island – in the midst of Lake George NY. With over three hundred rooms, in both the ma... Read more.
Cooperstown NY: Baseball is Just the Beginning
WHY GO: James Fenimore Cooper (author of the Last of the Mohicans and Leatherstocking Tales) wrote that Cooperstown NY (named for his father, Judge William Coop... Read more.
Scranton PA: Trains, Coal And A Whole Lot of Magic
WHY GO: Nicknamed “The Electric City,” Scranton PA, in Northeastern Pennsylvania, was the first city in the country with an electric trolley system in 1886.... Read more.