With the forced downturn in travel and a public yearning for more regional exploration, I took advantage of this unintended sabbatical to author a new book, New England in a Nutshell<\/em>. I did a deep dive into the more than 700 articles I wrote for The Boston Globe, Yankee, Boston Magazine, Outside, Men\u2019s Journal, and numerous other publications during the past quarter century and distilled those stories down to a readable round-up format. The more than 50 categories and 300 entries includes 10 Classic New England Hikes, 8 Summer Drives That Will Keep You Smiling, 6 Hidden Art Historical Gems, Top 12 Country Inns to Get Pampered, 6 Favorite Lobster\/Clam Shacks, and a whole lot more. Only the finest entries made the cut! For example, I\u2019ve visited over 1,000 inns in New England and only selected my top twelve. It\u2019s ideally suited for exploring the region this summer when most people want to stay close to home.<\/p>\n

The book\/ebook is slated to published on July 2nd and you can pre-order the book\/ebook now at Amazon<\/a>. The ebook includes all hyperlinks to listings. The paperback includes front and back cover illustrations from Manhattan-based artist, Sarah Schechter, and a small sampling of photos from Lisa, who accompanied me on many of my assignments, resulting in published work for the Boston Globe.<\/p>\n

Half the proceeds from sales of the book will be spent on gift cards to support the many businesses I\u2019ve highlighted. They\u2019re all in dire straits right now due to the pandemic and could use the much-needed financial support. All readers have to do is send me an email at steve@activetravels.com and say they purchased an ebook or book and I\u2019ll put them into the many raffles for free giveaways. Depending on the number of books sold, this could translate into dinner for two at the restaurant that supposedly invented the fried clam, Woodman\u2019s<\/a>, biking to 5 lighthouses on the outskirts of Portland with SummerFeet Cycling<\/a>, or a weekend getaway at one of my recommended B&Bs, the Saltair Inn in Bar Harbor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thank you for your support and if you could help spread the word, I\u2019d greatly appreciate it! For the next 3 weeks on my blog, I will present to you 12 of my favorite selections in the book. So please stay tuned!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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