I’ve never met someone with the ability to light up a room like you could,” one of the grieving boyfriend’s wrote.

An Evening with Henry David Thoreau” will take place at 7 p.m. in the downstairs hall of the Congregational Church of ...

Henry David Thoreau set out from the family home in Concord, Massachusetts, to take up residence at nearby Walden Pond to find himself. He was not yet 28. He had a degree from HarvardCollege ...

Concord’s literary legacy is just as impressive as its revolutionary one. The homes of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Louisa May Alcott, and Henry David Thoreau still stand, welcoming visitors who love great ...

Looking for charming small towns in Massachusetts that fly under the radar ... and Henry David Thoreau. You can visit Walden Pond, where Thoreau lived in his tiny cabin and wrote about simple living.

Richard Higgins, a former Globe reporter, is author of “Thoreau’s God” and “Thoreau and the Language of Trees.” On April 19, ...

The Inn at Hastings Park has a front-porch view of the start of the Revolutionary War. But there’s much more to the vibrant ...