Author: Tyler Fields

Waterfire in Providence: A Seasonal Celebration on the River

11/12/2014 - The sight is surreal.... Something between a post-apocalyptic film scene and an ancient tribal offering to the god of fire. You smell the fires first. The scent hangs thick in the downtown air. Dodging traffic and getting closer to the Woonasquatucket and Providence Rivers, the music echoing off the surrounding… SEE MORE

The stunning view from the top of Mount Megunticook, in Camden Hills State Park.

My Fall Trip to Maine: Down East and Up the Trail

10/19/2014 - I was pretty excited for my last trip north. My normal route from Boston to Rockland was split up and I drove the more rural areas. The drive took me off Route 1 and onto the back roads of Maine I often skip by without a further thought. Traveling along… SEE MORE

Wolfe’s Neck Farm: A Photographer’s Journey

9/4/2014 - Wolfe's Neck Farm is located only a few minutes from the busy epicenter of shopping that is downtown Freeport, but once you get there you might as well be a world away from L.L. Bean and the hustle bustle. Here are some images that I took during a recent visit… SEE MORE

Activity on land, activity on the water: Welcome to the WoodenBoat Show!

That’s a Wrap: Views of the 2014 WoodenBoat Show

6/30/2014 - The annual WoodenBoat Show in Mystic is a gathering of wooden boats — and of the wooden boat faithful. Every summer, the grounds of the Mystic Seaport Museum are filled with every type of craft, from strip-planked kayaks to schooners, both on-land and in the water. The waterfront is lined… SEE MORE

Maine Maritime Museum: A Trip Downriver on Seguin

6/13/2014 - I love the coast of Maine for nearly endless reasons. After growing up in the Pacific Northwest, the cold water and rocky shores of Maine feel more like home than the long lines of cars traveling through my village on Cape Cod. My interest in history usually takes me from… SEE MORE

Battleship Cove – A Living Museum of Naval History

6/1/2014 - In the past few years, I have driven back and forth from the Cape to Providence, Rhode Island, countless times. With every trip through Fall River, I would see the large mast of the battleship USS Massachusetts just visible over the bridge guard rails and make another promise to myself… SEE MORE

SEMINOLE, a classic 1916 Lawley yawl, preparing for the start.

Eggemoggin Reach Regatta Gathers the Classics

8/7/2013 - Every summer, the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta draws classic wooden yachts from near and far to Center Harbor, home to WoodenBoat, Brooklin Boatyard, and a variety of other marine craftsmen who have made Brooklin the (self-proclaimed) "boatbuilding capital of the world." The 2013 event delivered a little bit of everything: light… SEE MORE