It's hard to avoid the word “bucolic” when describing the towns of Hamilton and Wenham. Hamilton is the larger and slightly more commercial of the of...
The summer is winding down and you've probably started shopping for school supplies (or at least seriously thinking about it). If visions of backpack...
Sarah Wilkinson's family moved to Rockport almost accidentally. When Wilkinson was 6, her parents traveled to Cape Ann to look at a possible summer r...
On June 30, the doors of the Cape Ann Museum’s main campus in downtown Gloucester will open again for the first time since the fall of 2024. Many of ...
You almost certainly know the broad strokes of the American Revolution: the Tea Party, Paul Revere’s midnight ride, the Battle of Lexington and Conco...
A year ago, when Emily Pearce was applying for the position of executive director for the Schooner Adventure in Gloucester, she spent an afternoon at...
Every year, the first Friday in June marks National Donut Day. It began as a Salvation Army fundraiser for those in need during the Great Depression ...
It would be fair to call Marblehead itself a hidden gem. Tucked away at the end of the road, past Beverly and Salem and Swampscott, the almost imposs...
The North Shore has hosted some famous artists over the years, from painters like Winslow Homer and Edward Hopper, to musicians like Duke Ellington. ...
Essex has an undeniably quaint appeal. Nestled against a river running through a scenic salt marsh, it is dotted with shingled houses, small shops, a...
