Trinity Church Boston is simply beautiful. Designed by legendary architect Henry Hobson Richardson (otherwise known as H.H. Richardson), this Romanesque style building (and an Episcopal church) was constructed from 1872 to 1877 and features a clay roof, heavy arches, polychromy (defined as the use of many colors in decoration), rough stone, and a huge tower. […]
Eric Hurwitz
I am the publisher and chief writer at VisitingNewEngland.com , a travel Web Site that helps people plan their New England vacations through travel essays, photos, tips, resources, reviews and an online New England hotel reservations center. I am also the publisher of VisitingCooperstown.com and Cooperstown for Kids, both dedicated to helping travelers plan their Cooperstown, NY vacation. Our blogs include The Weekly New England Travel and Vacation Gazette and Massachusetts Restaurant Review Sound Bites. I attended the Boston University School of Public Communications and graduated from Suffolk University with a B.A. in journalism and mass communications. When not working, I enjoy tennis, baseball, walking and watching Boston Red Sox baseball and Boston Celtics basketball!
Fall Foliage Rail Bike Excursion in Maine
If you’re looking for an alternative way to take in the fall foliage colors in Maine, how about a rail bike excursion along the Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railway? VisitMaine.com writes us that rail bikes are four-wheeled open air cars with two or four seats that ride on a railway with pedal power. At the […]
Maine Fall Harvest Festivals
Well, it’s that time of the year again and did it ever arrive quickly — fall time in New England and the chance to take in some fall harvest festivals. Maine has its fair share of these type of events, and VisitMaine.com has just tipped us on some of these classic festivals. Up in Lubec, […]
New Hampshire Fall Foliage Report as of Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011
VisitNH.com reports that impressive fall foliage colors has arrived in many areas of New Hampshire, particularly in the Great North Woods Region. There, the White Mountains Region features “some nice oranges and reds” on Route 49 through Waterville Valley and “beautiful yellows and shades of red on the smaller and stressed trees” along Route 112 […]
More Fall Foliage Colors Showing Across Northern Maine
Just got word from Maine Department of Conservation (MDOC) via VisitMaine.com that more Maine fall foliage colors are showing across northern Maine. The MDOC fall foliage report has Maine Forest Service and state park rangers “observing low leaf color, or 10 to 30 percent toward peak, along with very low leaf drop in all of Aroostook […]
Ice Cream Machine Ice Cream Stand Stays Open Year-Round in Cumberland, R.I.
Just when you thought local New England ice cream stands were on the verge of closing for the season, the Ice Cream Machine in Cumberland, R.I., saves the day by staying open year-round! Many of us love ice cream, ice cream stands and associate the boarding up of these seasonal delights with imminent nasty winter […]
Foliage Colors Spotted in Some Regions of New Hampshire
The New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism states in its Fall Foliage Report for Wednesday, September 14, 2011, that fall foliage colors have been spotted in New Hampshire — especially in the Great North Woods Region and White Mountains Regions of New Hampshire. While the colors are not dominant yet, the changing of the […]