What if the hottest travel trend isn’t a trendy new destination at all—but a vacation your grandparents might have taken? Think quiet mornings on the lake, kids disappearing for the afternoon with a kayak or fishing pole, evenings spent around a grill, and long conversations on the dock as the sun sets. In an era of packed itineraries, crowded attractions, and vacations that sometimes leave you needing another vacation, the traditional New England family lake getaway feels su
The snow and the cold had been coming since mid-December. What a great ski season it had been in the Northeast. Every week we got a little more powder. And sometimes it was a lot. No warmth to melt it. No rain to ice it up. It was a long time coming for a good ol’ fashioned New England winter. While some were complaining about high heating costs and shoveling, winter outdoor enthusiasts like us were extremely happy. Every weekend we were out there enjoying alpine and cross-co