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A big powwow revisits Lenox with music on everyone's mind
LENOX - A three-day music and cultural fest envelops Western Massachusetts this weekend as the 3d annual Rock, Rattle & Drum Pow Wow combines with the 1st Spirit on the Mountain Music Festival. -
Park for the people, walkers to weddings, in Bristol, R.I.
BRISTOL, R.I. - Linda Murphy was exhausted. But the Swansea resident, a track coach who had been up since early morning with her team at a meet in Somerville, was watching her daughter play baseball at a field by the sea in Colt State Park, and found herself as relaxed as the surroundings always leave her.
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And they lived heavily armed ever after
It looks like a castle, but you won't find any fairy-tale princesses waiting to be rescued at the Higgins Armory Museum in Worcester, which...
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Boston's best hotel pools
Jump in and experience the city's coolest hotel pools. Grab a drink at the juice bar, see a rooftop view or relax in luxury.
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Boston 101
For students who are new to the Boston area, the Globe's summer interns offer a primer of their favorite things to do.

Field guide
As high school seniors begin mulling the question of where to apply to college, we offer a list of reasonably priced and strategically located places in college towns to sleep and dine.

Overnight on the lake
Overnight lake excursions may have disappeared, but Lake Champlain's Moonlight Lady is leading the revival.

Lazily afloat, resort to vineyard
Find the perfect antidote to harried lives in the languid current of Vermont's Lamoille River.
Summer in New England

25 things to do before fall
Here are some reminders of all the things left to do before the warm days of summer come to an end.
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- Plan New England summer guide

10 ways to beat the heat
The dog days getting you down? Here are 10 ways to challenge the oppressive heat of summer in New England.

New England clam shacks
Few food destinations are more synonymous with summer on the New England coastline. Here are some of the best.
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Explore Martha's Vineyard
Get acquainted with all that this famous summertime island retreat has to offer.

Outdoor adventure guide
Go outside and do something! Find bike paths, hiking trails, and more New England adventures.
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- 15 great Bike rides
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From The Boston Globe
- Overnight on the lake
- Where blueberry salsa and Brooklyn imports flourish
- Lazily afloat from Vermont resort to vineyard
- Checking in A cottage in Wellfleet that feels like a home
- Stoical 25-year-old reminder of the honor due first peoples
- Short hops A big powwow revisits Lenox with music on everyone's mind
- Gearing up Temporary tattoos with a purpose
- CLOSE-UP ON LITCHFIELD, CONN. First and foremost
- A general store that offers so much more
- Ferrying Fido here, there, and abroad
- Utah sanctuary lets you care for those rescued
- Checking in Hull B&B mixes modern and homemade
- A gardener's legacy
- Out of the attic
- CLOSE-UP ON PORTLAND, MAINE What's old is new
- University of Vermont tour touches the gold and the tarnish
- Connecticut parks provoke all of your senses
- Short hops Maine fair aging but not idling
- Real deals Enrich your mind, the world
- Matinicus Isle Roaming in ghostly, seaward Maine


















