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The Joys of Winter

Season 7 Episode 707 | 26m 46s

At Pickering House Inn in New Hampshire, Amy Traverso enjoys a delicious inn breakfast before heading out to cross-country ski. In southern Maine, Richard Wiese hits the slopes of Pleasant Mountain and tries winter surfing. And on Nantucket, see the artistry of Hafsa Lewis, a floral designer whose work includes the huge wreath adorning Brant Point Light at Christmas.

Aired: 03/31/23
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Extras
Visit Tanglewood, meet shopkeepers in Maine, surf cast on Cape Cod and more.
Bangs Island Mussels, Arethusa Farm and a visit to the Trapp Family Lodge.
Tanglewood music festival and an artists’ colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire.
Newport, Rhode Island and a classic New England general store.
A look at Nubble Light in Maine. Boston’s famed North End. Vermont’s Farmhouse Pottery.
Glamping in Maine. Fishing in Mystic, Connecticut. A tour of Duparquet Copper Cookware.
Glazy Susan doughnuts. Climbing Mt. Monadnock. Sauces from Wozz! Kitchen Creations.
French-New England dishes from Jacques Pépin. Ducati motorcycles made in New England.
Biddeford, a rising food town. Farming collective in Vermont. Nantucket weaving tradition.
Explore Rockland, Maine. Local glass artist. Playful and romantic home products.
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