Everett Potter's Travel Report

By Gerrie Summers As a child, Sonia Sanchez was shy and spoke with a stutter, but she found her voice in poetry and influenced a generation of writers. Standing in… Continue reading »

By Everett Potter It was Robert Redford, the Erstwhile Sundance Kid, who was the first person to mention the Outlaw Trail to me. I was interviewing Redford at his Sundance… Continue reading »

By Joan Rattner Heilman Planning a trip to Death Valley National Park?   If so, you’re unusual.  And that’s good.  Except for the busloads of foreign visitors stopping for lunch or… Continue reading »

By Richard West Late summer. Heat. Ennui.  Your imagination as empty as a Magritte sky. When your usual brisk pace changes to a Willy Loman posture shuffle.  The month when… Continue reading »

By Everett Potter That crispness in the air is a sure sign it’s time for the annual pageant of vivid reds, oranges, and yellows that inspires leaf-peepers to explore the… Continue reading »

The view from the kitchen window. Photo by Gayle Potter. By Everett Potter I’ve spent the past few weeks lakeside in western Maine, in a cabin — or “camp” in… Continue reading »

The view from the Island Inn on Monhegan towards Manana Island. Everett Potter It had been 10 years since I last set foot on Monhegan Island, so on a sunny… Continue reading »

  Time for summer on Martha’s Vineyard Forty-five minutes by ferry. That’s all that it takes to get to Martha’s Vineyard, the largest of the islands off the coast of… Continue reading »

By John Grossmann At some point during your stay at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, even you, who foolishly keep lifting the lid of a laptop or finger massaging an… Continue reading »

A bedroom at Wing’s Neck Lighthouse on Cape Cod. By Everett Potter If a seaside getaway is what you’re looking for this summer, there’s a lot to be said for… Continue reading »