Mini-mountains
1. Mount Megunticook At Camden, Maine, off U.S. Highway 1: Just minutes from the summer vacation mecca of Camden on the coast of Maine, Mount Megunticook rises, almost from the...
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New England by bicycle
OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. — A view of the Connecticut River to my left. An iconic lighthouse and Long Island Sound straight ahead. Just behind are historic homes and the site...
Connecticut River a highway through time
At 410 miles, the Connecticut is New England's longest river. It has a long cultural history, rich flora and fauna, and scenery that has appealed to artists for centuries. It...
New England by bicycle
OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. — A view of the Connecticut River to my left. An iconic lighthouse and Long Island Sound straight ahead. Just behind are historic homes and the site...
Connecticut River a highway through time
At 410 miles, the Connecticut is New England's longest river. It has a long cultural history, rich flora and fauna, and scenery that has appealed to artists for centuries. It...
Wildlife Web cams let you keep an eye on nature
Want to spy on an osprey? How about eye an eagle? Wildlife Web cams are popular because people love animal stories. Here are some Web cam sites where you can...
Greens party vote
They're delicious, packed with nutrients and fiber and cook in a flash. Shoppers all but ignore them. Over there at the edge of the supermarket vegetable section are the greens--the...
Skating In The Wild
It is one of those winters. Lots of early season snow, then weeks of really nasty Arctic air. A slight thaw, more cold. Watching all the while is Kenneth Andersen...
The Benefits Of A `Real’ Winter
A covering of snow can protect lawns, plants and might ease effects of gloomy days. If you suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, in which the reduced sunlight of winter leads...
Ice Storm Of 1973
``The Ice Storm'' uses an infamous Connecticut storm as a dramatic device to explore a time when social mores were shattering like burdened tree limbs. What was the Ice Storm...