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Tables of Contents for Signpost Guides New England
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
About Signpost Guides
8
10
New England at a glance
10
2
Introduction
12
2
Travel facts
14
10
Driver's guide
24
5
Road signs
29
1
Getting to New England
30
2
Setting the scene
32
8
Three itineraries
40
2
Boston
America's oldest city, home to 25 universities and colleges
42
14
West of Boston
Battle sites of the American Revolution
56
10
Massachusetts North Shore
Ocean beaches, dramatic coastal scenery, antique shops and art
66
10
Southeastern Massachusetts
Visit Plymouth, landfall for the Mayflower Pilgrims
76
8
Cape Cod and its Islands
The windswept dunesand raging surf of New England's summer playground
84
12
Pioneer Valley
Living History villages at Deerfield and Old Sturbridge
96
8
The Berkshires
Gentle hills for roaming on foot or by car
104
10
Connecticut's Midlands
The cities of Hartford and New Haven, and the University in Yale
114
10
The Litchfield Hills
Lakes, woods and white-steepled churches
124
8
The Lower Connecticut Valley
Tidal wetlands and marshes, clear light and limpid skies
132
8
Connecticut's Southeastern Corner
Picturesque fishing villages dotted along an indented coastline
140
10
Newport
A base for exploring the islands and villages of Narragansett Bay
150
10
Providence and Pawtucket
Waterfront city known for its colleges and museums
160
10
The Southern Green Mountains
Miles of hiking and skiing among green-clad mountains
170
10
Lake Champlain to the Northern Green Mountains
Historic buildings, steamboats and early Americana
180
10
The Northeast Kingdom
A remote and uncrowded area where nature reigns
190
8
The Upper Connecticut Valley
Picture-perfect villages either side of the winding river
198
10
The New Hampshire Lakes
Sailing, watersports and lakeside resorts
208
8
White Mountains
Snow-topped peaks and mountain air, waterfalls and streams
216
14
Maine's North Woods
A true wilderness of untamed woods, lakes, bogs and rivers
230
6
New Hampshire and the Southern Maine Coast
Family-friendly holiday towns along the Atlantic coast
236
10
Greater Portland
Bustling cultural capital of New England's north coast
246
8
Midcoast Maine
Lobstering, clam-digging and scallop-dragging are a way of life
254
8
Penobscot Bay
Commercial ports, deep-water harbours and spruce-tufted islands
262
10
Mount Desert Island
Mountains and valleys on the Atlantic Coast's third largest island
272
10
Language
282
1
Index
283
4
Feedback form
287