Justin Shatwell

I’ve never known a New Englander who hasn’t had a fixed date of when it’s okay to turn on the heat. And more often than not, it’s completely ludicrous.

I’ve never known a New Englander who hasn’t had a fixed date of when it’s okay to turn on the heat. And more often than not, it’s completely ludicrous.

The 400th anniversary of the Mayflower’s landing finds Plimoth Plantation—and all Americans—wrestling with a complicated history.

Even without leaving the dock, legendary ships like the USS Constitution can carry us away.

The Dorr Rebellion of 1842 — perhaps one of the oddest moments in New England history — was Rhode Island’s very own, very small Civil War.

Justin Shatwell explains why a good museum should make you nervous in this thoughtful and humourous essay.

“It’s funny. When your parents die, you have all these one-time things you have to do.” Kornell Nash reclines in a weathered chair in his cramped office. A space heater in the corner keeps the late spring chill at bay. Beside the 15-year-old computer on his desk, a handful of fossils lie in an awkward […]

When is reporting a travel story not something to brag about? When you don’t know where you’re going. Several years ago, Yankee’s Justin Shatwell wrote about one particular journey that went awry. My editor and a longtime travel writer, Mel Allen, often hands out the sage advice to “get lost, but carry a good map.” […]

Separating truth from legend proves tricky when you follow in George Washington’s New England footsteps.

There is nothing so much like a monastery in the secular world as a good library. It’s one of the few places where the gift of silence is still considered a virtue.

Do you ever stop and wonder what it is that you were put on this earth to do? For Florence Griswold, the answer was art.

Celia Thaxter found peace and rare beauty on a barren island eight miles out to sea. Visitors keep arriving to see it for themselves.