New England bands culture with devotion. Where the four seasons are to be experienced and enjoyed, not endured. -M. Taggart
Kennebunkport, Maine. Bush Senior’s estate overlooks the ocean. Kennebunkport is a beautiful sea side town. Visit the shops or brew pubs and enjoy the views.Watch Hill, Westerly RI. Fog helps to set the mood. The child will not see whom he is waiting for again.Shapleigh, Maine. A man climbs a snow bank during a snowstorm (2014). The region had been hit by several snow storms. People in Maine are known for enjoying all four seasons. Apparently night time snow bank climbing counts.Brimfield, MA. The 2011 tornado badly damaged this New England town. Visit Brimfield’s massive antique show. You can view the tornado damage and help the town by having lunch or staying the night. Here’s where to find info http://www.brimfieldshow.comAmherst, MA. If you enjoy poetry, visit the Emily Dickinson house then visit downtown Amherst. It’s not a large town, but it’s just big enough to make an afternoon out of it. And if you’re researching colleges, there are five within minutes of one another.Maple syrup lines, New Hampshire. (source: Flickr user glass_house)Jonathan Edwards Winery. North Stonington, CT. Take a drive into the hills of Connecticut, you won’t be disappointed.Perry Long’s Lobster Shack, Surry, Maine. Find more info here http://www.mainetravelmaven.com/my-favorite-maine-lobster-shacks/Block Island, RI. Go here. Just, GO, Here. Take the quick ferry ride and find this beach.
New England consists of six states. Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Click the link below if you’d like to read a short story which takes place in the valley-farmlands of Western MA.
It’s crisp with crunching leaves then humid with summer nights. Its snow is deep and winters long with flowers growing wild in the spring. It hides itself with seasons. New England. -M. Taggart
Shelburne Falls, MA. Home of the famous bridge of flowers. This hidden town is worth a visit. Photograph courtesy of Robert Ford. http://fineartamerica.com/featured/fall-colors-shelburne-falls-massachusetts-robert-ford.htmlWesterly, RI. A well known path by locals.Roughly 30 minutes from Mystic, CT.Montague, MA. Long before this old mill was transformed into a rustic pub it was among my father’s favorite fishing holes.Rangeley, ME. You can’t get there from here.Somewhere near Greenville, ME. A bit of a hidden location where I was taught to fly fish.Ninigret Park. Charlestown, RI. Photo taken from one of the paths overlooking the salt water pond.Gill, MA. My home town. Tom Brady once sent a contact to view the estate settled on top of this hill.Block Island, RI. Where I fell in love with a silhouette.
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