All posts tagged "acadia"
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2.7KMaineSaint-Castin, the French Baron Who Drove the English From Maine
A 13-year-old son of a French baron named Jean-Vincent d’Abaddie de Saint-Castin arrives in Maine in 1665 to quell the Iroquois and...
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6.3K5Business and LaborThe Dutch in New England: More Than Sinterklaas and Koekjes
Today the remnants of the colonial Dutch in New England are pretty much limited to the region’s outer rim: At Smith’s Castle...
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2.4K1MaineCharles Shay, An Indian War Hero on Omaha Beach
Charles Shay, a 19-year-old Penobscot Indian, landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day. Under heavy German fire, he bandaged the wounded and pulled...
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7.0K5Politics and MilitaryThe Civilian Conservation Corps, a Young Man’s Adventure
During the depths of the Great Depression, a 17-year-old boy from Warren, R.I., enlisted in the Civilian Conservation Corps. He did it...
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7.7KNew England PlacesSix Historic Gardens
Historic gardens have a special appeal to New Englanders if only because of our harsh winters and long dreary springs. Though they...
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10.8K2Arts and LeisureNew England’s Six Oldest Golf Clubs
In 1728, Royal Governor William Dummer arrived in Massachusetts with nine ‘goffe clubs,’ but it would be another 150 years before golf...
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11.9K1MaineThe Wreck of the Circus Ship, Royal Tar
In 1836, when the steamship Royal Tar launched the first regular service between St. John, New Brunswick, and Portland, Maine, her owners...
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10.5K10New England PlacesSix Historic Movie Sets in New England
So many New England places have served as historic movie sets that we found it hard to choose one for each state....
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9.8K1New England PlacesThe First, First Sunrise in Each New England State
Trying to calculate the exact moment of sunrise isn’t easy. In fact, the U.S. Naval Observatory says it’s nearly impossible because of...
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6.6K2New England PlacesThe Rise and Fall of the New England Motel
The family-owned motel that flowered along New England’s roads after World War II has grown increasingly scarce. Today, there are one quarter...
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