New England

If you’re waking up in Groton, Massachusetts, and you’re not a Grotonian (or great friends with one), you’re likely a guest at The Groton Inn. It’s the sole lodging estab...

It was only the start of summer, but an old-fashioned heat wave had already descended on the land. Across New England, temperatures were nudging close to triple digits. If you weren’t near the water, you were desperate to get there—and by sheer luck, a planned trip had put my teenage son and me on Maine’s Ogunquit River for an early-morning stand-up paddle. For a good hour w...

Massachusetts residents have been debating it for generations: Is the North Shore or the South Shore the state’s ultimate coastal destination?

From fried clams and fishing villages to bar pizza and Pilgrim history, each shoreline has its own devoted fans—and compelling reasons to visit.

To settle the score (or at least continue the friendly rivalry), we a...

Editor’s note: This essay originally appeared as part of a friendly Yankee debate over which Massachusetts shoreline reigns supreme. Here, writer Pamela Wright makes the case for her favorite coast.

When our daughter landed a teaching job near Boston, she settled on the South Shore of Massachusetts. My husband and I were crushed. ...

Editor’s note: This essay originally appeared as part of a friendly Yankee debate over which Massachusetts shoreline reigns supreme. Here, writer Diane Bair makes the case for her favorite coast.

I spent 30 years on the North Shore of Massachusetts and raised two kids there, but it wasn’t until we moved away that I realized how lu...