Roger Babson’s ‘Word Rocks’
How 35 unemployed Finnish stonecutters helped an eccentric millionaire indulge his whim
Edward Hopper’s ‘Cape Ann Granite’
Psychological tension and feeling of isolation in Cape Ann’s rocks
Marsden Hartley’s Dogtown Obsession
The haunting, primal landscape that resonated with his metaphysical soul
A Plan to Keep Dogtown Wild and Free
“We want to see it preserved so the land is not abused”
The Life of Significant Soil
The childhood summer home of Nobel Prize-winning poet and author T.S. Eliot is reborn as a writer’s retreat
The Olde Ball Game
On a historic farm in Newbury, sports and history meet in the most beautiful way
Is There a Monster in Gloucester Harbor?
Ninety-nine problems but a serpent ain’t one. (Or is it?)