Signpost Guides New England

by Bross, Tom; Harris, Patricia; Lyon, David; Morgan, Stephen H.; Rogers, Barbara Radcliffe; Rogers, Stillman D.

• ISBN13: 9781900341608
• ISBN10: 1900341603
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Whitecap Books Ltd

Table of Contents

About Signpost Guides	8	(10)
New England at a glance	10	(2)
Introduction	12	(2)
Travel facts	14	(10)
Driver's guide	24	(5)
Road signs	29	(1)
Getting to New England	30	(2)
Setting the scene	32	(8)
Three itineraries	40	(2)
Boston
America's oldest city, home to 25 universities and colleges	42	(14)
West of Boston
Battle sites of the American Revolution	56	(10)
Massachusetts North Shore
Ocean beaches, dramatic coastal scenery, antique shops and art	66	(10)
Southeastern Massachusetts
Visit Plymouth, landfall for the Mayflower Pilgrims	76	(8)
Cape Cod and its Islands
The windswept dunesand raging surf of New England's summer playground	84	(12)
Pioneer Valley
Living History villages at Deerfield and Old Sturbridge	96	(8)
The Berkshires
Gentle hills for roaming on foot or by car	104	(10)
Connecticut's Midlands
The cities of Hartford and New Haven, and the University in Yale	114	(10)
The Litchfield Hills
Lakes, woods and white-steepled churches	124	(8)
The Lower Connecticut Valley
Tidal wetlands and marshes, clear light and limpid skies	132	(8)
Connecticut's Southeastern Corner
Picturesque fishing villages dotted along an indented coastline	140	(10)
Newport
A base for exploring the islands and villages of Narragansett Bay	150	(10)
Providence and Pawtucket
Waterfront city known for its colleges and museums	160	(10)
The Southern Green Mountains
Miles of hiking and skiing among green-clad mountains	170	(10)
Lake Champlain to the Northern Green Mountains
Historic buildings, steamboats and early Americana	180	(10)
The Northeast Kingdom
A remote and uncrowded area where nature reigns	190	(8)
The Upper Connecticut Valley
Picture-perfect villages either side of the winding river	198	(10)
The New Hampshire Lakes
Sailing, watersports and lakeside resorts	208	(8)
White Mountains
Snow-topped peaks and mountain air, waterfalls and streams	216	(14)
Maine's North Woods
A true wilderness of untamed woods, lakes, bogs and rivers	230	(6)
New Hampshire and the Southern Maine Coast
Family-friendly holiday towns along the Atlantic coast	236	(10)
Greater Portland
Bustling cultural capital of New England's north coast	246	(8)
Midcoast Maine
Lobstering, clam-digging and scallop-dragging are a way of life	254	(8)
Penobscot Bay
Commercial ports, deep-water harbours and spruce-tufted islands	262	(10)
Mount Desert Island
Mountains and valleys on the Atlantic Coast's third largest island	272	(10)
Language	282	(1)
Index	283	(4)
Feedback form	287