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New England's Best

Season 8 Episode 803 | 26m 46s

Host Richard Wiese bikes the Cross New Hampshire Adventure Trail. On Cape Cod, co-host Amy Traverso harvests wild beach plums and visits Lighthouse Keeper’s Pantry to make beach plum jam. In Dennis, she sits down to dinner with young entrepreneurs bringing new life to the Cape dining scene. Finally, we head to Lubec, ME, to showcase its natural beauty and fascinating mix of folks who call it home.

Aired: 04/05/24
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Extras
Newport, Rhode Island and a classic New England general store.
Bangs Island Mussels, Arethusa Farm and a visit to the Trapp Family Lodge.
Tanglewood music festival and an artists’ colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire.
French-New England dishes from Jacques Pépin. Ducati motorcycles made in New England.
Breakfast at Pickering House Inn. Winter skiing and surfing in Maine. Floral designs.
Glazy Susan doughnuts. Climbing Mt. Monadnock. Sauces from Wozz! Kitchen Creations.
Biddeford, a rising food town. Farming collective in Vermont. Nantucket weaving tradition.
Strawbery Banke Museum. Ice fishing derby on Lake Winnipesaukee and a historic ski jump.
Mayfair Farm in New Hampshire. Baking desserts in Vermont with Gesine Bullock Prado.
A look at Nubble Light in Maine. Boston’s famed North End. Vermont’s Farmhouse Pottery.
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