Emilie-Noelle Provost

I’m still disappointed about the things the pandemic has taken from my family and the world, and probably always will be, but the crisis also brought unexpected gifts. Learning to recognize them is a gift in itself.   

The complex printing method for paper currency was created right here in Newburyport back in the late 1700’s. A version of this system is still used today by the U.S. Mint.

Did you know portable steam power, which modernized farming and labor during the Industrial Revolution, was invented right here in Lawrence?

Looking to see new sights but say safe in your car? Try these three scenic drives, but don’t forget to bring snacks and a face mask.

Emilie-Noelle Provost uses clippers to cut her husband’s hair, and as an aid to reflection on how the pandemic has transformed us.

Various versions of the belief that people reap what they sow in a spiritual sense have been around for centuries: Karma, The Rule of Three and more.

Because winters in Quebec tend to be glacial and long, its residents have developed a cold weather culture to make the most of the difficult conditions.

Home isn’t always a town or a house or a family. Sometimes it’s more like a mosaic, painstakingly constructed from tiny pieces of our own choosing.

Every November I find myself engaging in year-end “housekeeping.” Looking back on the previous months, I make lists of people and things I’m grateful for.

For this year’s holiday issue Travel Advisory, I decided to pack up the car and head west to the Massachusetts Berkshires. 

You don’t have to fight the crowds in California’s Napa Valley or hop a plane to Bordeaux to visit world-class wineries. Several excellent vineyards lie just north of the Vermont border in Quebec’s Brome-Missisquoi region…

Back in June, I returned home from a weekend away to discover that a package had come in the mail. It was from an old…