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education programs on the snowmobiling opportunities. full schedule of concerts at
Appalachian Trail. Miles of quiet Stowe, located in Vermont, Symphony Hall from October
back roads in the region are a can claim the title of New to April. The Pops move in for
cyclist’s paradise. Mountain England’s ski capital. The world- perfor mances in May and June.
bikers also have plenty to famous Stowe Mountain Theater is alive and well
choose from. Some ski areas Resort offers excellent trails across New England’s six
let bikers use their lifts and for skiers of all levels. states, but the epicenter of
slopes in summer. this dynamic world is, again,
New England’s Green and Boston. The most avant-garde
White Mountains offer superb Entertainment contemporary theater found
rock climbing, hang gliding, New England is a traveler’s in Boston is at the American
and paragliding sites. dream, as it offers a wide range Repertory Theater (ART).
Anglers will love New of entertainment. Free concerts
England. Deep-sea fishing is and festivals abound in fall, Shopping
best at Point Judith in Rhode spring, and summer, and there
Island. Brook trout and bass are is no shortage of bars and New England’s well-known
plentiful in the inland streams nightclubs in which to slake, factory outlets offer brand
and lakes, especially in Maine. or build, your thirst. Boston’s name clothing at huge
The state’s latticework of rivers Harvard Square is famous for its discounts. Freeport, Maine
is ideal for canoeing, kayaking, street performers who entertain has the famous outdoor
and whitewater rafting. crowds in summer and fall. equipment outlet L.L. Bean. The
Penobscot Bay, Maine, and Mellow jazz lounges and smoky interconnected Copley Place
Newport, Rhode Island, are blues bars attract a devoted and Shops at Prudential Center
both considered sailing meccas. clientele, as do nightclubs. are Boston’s leading upscale
For those who want something Classical music, theater, and indoor shopping malls. The
calmer than the Atlantic Ocean, dance have long been the region is an antique hunter’s
New England has countless mainstays of the region’s dream, with stores and barns
lakes, and boats can be rented cultural identity. The larger offering a wide array of objects
at many seaside and lakeside towns and cities have good from the past. The Charles Street
resorts. Whale-watching cruises symphony orchestras, dance, section of Boston’s Beacon Hill
have become a very popular and drama companies. But the is one of the prime antiquing
activity. Take the cruise on a hub of the region’s performing areas. Look for shops run by
calm day, as choppy water arts is Boston. The Boston New Hampshire craftsmen,
can cause seasickness. Symphony Orchestra (BSO) Vermont-made products, and
The region’s northernmost and its popular music Maine crafts. Tourists looking
reaches, with a thick annual doppelgänger, the Boston for gifts with a regional flavor
blanket of snow, offer great Pops, are the city’s cherished should sample the maple
skiing, skating, and institutions. The BSO performs a syrup and maple sugar candy.
DIRECTORY
Tourist Fall Foliage Hiking Boston Symphony
Information Hotlines Orchestra
Appalachian Trail 301 Massachusetts Ave,
Connecticut Connecticut Conservancy Boston, MA.
∑ ctvisit.com Tel (888) 288-4748. 799 Washington St, Tel (617) 266-1492.
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425-
Greater Boston Maine 0807. Tel (304) 535-6331. ∑ bso.org
∑ bostonusa.com Tel (800) 777-0317. ∑ appalachiantrail.org Shopping
Massachusetts
Maine
Tel (800) 227-6277. Skiing Copley Place
∑ visitmaine.com
New Hampshire Stowe Mountain 100 Huntington Ave,
Massachusetts Tel (800) 258-3608. Resort Boston, MA. Tel (617) 262-
∑ massvacation.com 5781 Mountain Rd, Stowe, 6600. ∑ simon.com
Rhode Island
New Hampshire Tel (800) 556-2484. VT 05672. Tel (800) 253- L.L. Bean
3000. ∑ stowe.com
∑ visitnh.gov Vermont 95 Main Street, Freeport,
ME. Tel (877) 755-2326.
Rhode Island Tel (800) 837-6668. Entertainment ∑ llbean.com
∑ visitrhodeisland. Road Emergency American Repertory Shops at Prudential
com Theater Center
Vermont American Auto­ 64 Brattle St, Cambridge, 800 Boylston St, Boston,
∑ vermontvacation. mobile Assn. (AAA) MA. Tel (617) 547-8300. MA. Tel (800) 746-7778.
com Tel (800) 222-4357. ∑ amrep.org ∑ prudentialcenter.com

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