Bridgewater, VT -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/27/2010 -- ShackletonThomas has been recognized as a 2010 Editors’ Choice in Yankee Magazine’s Travel Guide to New England, on newsstands now. This designation is awarded by Yankee’s editors and contributors, who name select restaurants, lodgings, and attractions in New England to the exclusive list. Recipients range from the rustic to the refined, but all are noteworthy and memorable destinations. For 34 years, Yankee Magazine’s Travel Guide to New England has been the most widely distributed and best-selling guide to the six-state region, providing readers with a comprehensive vacation-planning tool and daily reference.
ShackletonThomas began as a merger of Charles Shackleton’s furniture workshop and Miranda Thomas’ pottery studio, and has since grown into an acclaimed brand that celebrates a passion for handwork and natural materials, as well as a more purposeful way of living taking into account environmental and social sensibilities. When you purchase a piece from ShackletonThomas, you can be certain that it is made employing extensive handwork and the highest quality materials available to create an heirloom that will endure for generations.
“Our special travel issue includes page after page of secrets and whispers. It covers New England’s unique landscape, its attractions, and the people who create the flavors, crafts, and lodgings that lend their richness to memorable travel,” says Yankee editor Mel Allen. “It’s about the secrets we whisper to family and friends when we come home from seeing new places. With invaluable help from our ‘Best of New England’ contributors, we offer more than 300 stories-in-waiting inside this issue. We think of our ‘Bests’ as secrets whispered to friends—in this case, the loyal readers of Yankee Magazine.”
The 2010 Travel Guide features 312 “Best of New England — Editors’ Choice” selections, which include the best restaurants, lodgings, attractions, local secrets, and bargains in the region. Yankee tells readers where to find the “Best Taste of Europe” in Maine, the “Best Music Hall” in Connecticut, the “Best Rainy-Day Excursion” in Rhode Island, the “Best Inn for Foodies” in Massachusetts, the “Best Sushi” in Boston, the “Best Art Fix” in New Hampshire, the “Best Aquarium” in Vermont, and many more. ShackletonThomas earned the distinction “Best Couple of Artisans.” This special issue also names 120 top events around the region, plus 50 waterfront dining recommendations; food and home articles are also featured.
ShackletonThomas will also be recommended on http://www.YankeeMagazine.com.
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About ShackletonThomas
ShackletonThomas is a Vermont based company located in a 180-year-old mill that specializes in making fine handmade furniture, pottery and accessories. In an age where speed is prized over quality and character, where age-old artistic and craft traditions have been compromised by mass automation, ShackletonThomas has remained true to its roots - authenticity of product and process. We are one of the few remaining companies of our size in the United States that still manufactures products one by one using extensive handwork. ShackletonThomas employs a dedicated group of people who share a special devotion to their craft and the love of making beautiful, everyday objects of art that endure for generations. Each piece of furniture and pottery has been designed and made to reflect the philosophy that extensive handwork creates a product that "has soul and life." More information is available at: http://www.ShackletonThomas.com
About Yankee Magazine: Yankee Magazine was founded in 1935 and is based in Dublin, New Hampshire. It is the only magazine devoted to New England through its coverage of travel, home, food, and features. With a paid circulation of more than 350,000 and a total audience of nearly 2 million, it is published by Yankee Publishing Incorporated (YPI), a family-owned and independent magazine publisher. More information about Yankee: New England’s Magazine is available at: http://www.YankeeMagazine.com