March 2020

The Ben: West Palm Beach Gets Its First Waterfront Luxury Hotel
By Everett Potter West Palm Beach has long played second fiddle to its far more glamorous sister, Palm Beach, on the other side of the Intracoastal Waterway in Florida. The divide was clear: the wealthy came to stay and play in Palm Beach, while those who weren’t quite so well

Last Cruise in the Sea of Cortez
Story and Photos by Deborah Loeb Bohren If you’re looking for a cruise ship the size of a small city with the likes of rock walls, extreme water slides, go-karting, and laser tag, you can stop reading now because this isn’t the cruise for you. But, if the idea of

Glidden Point Oyster Farms
GLP Films has made a series of short videos of their home state of Maine. Here’s a look at the resurgence of oyster farming, with Glidden Point Oyster Farms in Damariscotta. Watch the video and then visit the link to order oysters directly from Maine.

Kimpton Hotel Monaco Baltimore Inner Harbor: Railroad History and a Sense of Pride
By Jeanne Muchnick You know the old adage, location, location, location? Well, the Beaux-Arts-style Kimpton Hotel Monaco Baltimore Inner Harbor, close to the Convention Center and four blocks from the Inner Harbor, has that plus history, history, history. Housed in the gorgeously restored former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad headquarters and

Park City Mountain Resort Transforms its Historic Mid-Mountain Lodge
By Brian E. Clark In the late 19th Century, Park City was a booming mining center with a population of nearly 10,000. The town’s Silver King Mine was one of the most famous silver mines in the world. Today, skiers and snowboarders can experience a bit of that mining history

America’s Best Private Island Resort Is Back And Better Than Ever
By Larry Olmsted An unusually destructive hurricane – even for the worst possible Category 5 – 2017’s Irma was considered the most powerful storm ever for the open Atlantic region and the worst to hit the U.S. since Katrina twelve years earlier. In addition to catastrophic destruction across the

Travel Memories: Scarves with a Story
By Beverly Stephen You can keep your mugs and magnets, your snow globes, key chains, and t-shirts. I wrap my travel memories around my neck. I buy scarves. They’re not marred by logos or slogans. But they speak a sense of place—at least to me. Only I know my