Beth J. Harpaz, Author at Valley News

This image provided by Yankee Magazine shows the cover of the publication's September-October 2017 issue. The issue's suggestions for enjoying autumn in New England include trains for seeing fall foliage, a guide to Vermont's best under-the-radar leaf-peeping locations and a feature on the Topsfield Fair, Sept. 29-Oct. 9, in Topsfield, Mass., north of Boston. (Yankee Magazine via AP)

‘Yankee Magazine’ Full of Ideas to Enjoy Autumn’s Splendor

by Beth J. Harpaz AP Travel EditorSeptember 3, 2017

Festivals, train rides and rambles around New England all offer opportunities for enjoying the region’s autumn color, and the September-October issue of Yankee Magazine lists many suggestions for activities and destinations.Yankee’s recommendations…

This June 15, 2017 photo shows gymnast and Olympic gold medalist Dominique Dawes visiting the Frederick Douglass house in Washington, D.C., as an ambassador for the National Park Service. The National Park Service is marking its 101st birthday amid a "Parks 101" campaign enlisting celebrities, actors, athletes and others to help publicize sites that get less visitation than the big parks like Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon. (Ryan Hallett/National Park Foundation via AP)

Celeb Ambassadors Help National Parks Mark 101st Birthday

by Beth J. Harpaz AP Travel EditorAugust 26, 2017

FILE - This Aug. 27, 2014, file photo, shows an early stretch of Hunt Trail, a 5.2-mile route up Mount Katahdin in Baxter State Park in Maine. The woodlands trail gives way to an extremely steep and rocky ascent above the mountain's treeline. As a summer vacation destination, Maine has something for everyone, from hiking and beaches to adventure and the arts. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz, File)

Mountains to Sea, the Magic of Maine

by Beth J. Harpaz AP Travel EditorJuly 1, 2017

FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2014, file photo, professional photo guide Vincent Lawrence of Seal Harbor, Maine, left, and his client Frank Gallagher, of Silver Spring, Md., move to a new position while photographing the rocky coast of Maine's Acadia National Park at dawn. As a summer vacation destination, Maine has something for everyone, from hiking and beaches to adventure and the arts. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Vacation in Maine? Water, woods, the arts and adventureEds: Updates with details, photos. With AP Photos.

by Beth J. Harpaz AP Travel EditorJune 24, 2017

FILE - In this May 2, 2017, file photo, Kristiina Nurk, 34, enjoys a good book underneath the blue summer-like skies and weather as she vacations in Miami for a second day while on holiday. A new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that resting and relaxing is very or extremely important to three-fourths of Americans while on vacation. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP, File)

Survey: Relaxation Important on Vacation

by Emily Swanson Associated Press, and Beth J. Harpaz Associated PressJune 22, 2017

This April 28, 2017 photo shows Jon Payson, owner of The Chocolate Room in Brooklyn, N.Y., explaining how he and his wife started the business in a chat with a group on A Slice of Brooklyn's chocolate tour. The Chocolate Room is one of a number of stops on the tour. In addition to chocolate samples to taste, the tour offers a peek at the chocolate-making process and neighborhood visits. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz)

Touring Chocolate Factories From Brooklyn to Seattle

by Beth J. Harpaz AP Travel EditorJune 10, 2017

This undated photo provided by Clarkson Potter/Penguin Random House shows Erin French, owner of The Lost Kitchen restaurant in Freedom, Maine, grilling burgers with an Airstream trailer in the background. French has just come out with a cookbook called "The Lost Kitchen" that tells the remarkable story of her career from a teenager working in her dad's diner to giving dinner parties in her apartment and later in an Airstream, to running a wildly successful 40-seat restaurant in an old mill in a tiny Maine town. (Nicole Franzen/Clarkson Potter/Penguin Random House via AP)

Food World Descends on Rural Maine’s ‘Lost Kitchen’

by Beth J. Harpaz AP Travel EditorMay 9, 2017

This March 10, 2017 photo shows a preserved sharecropper's cabin at Tallahatchie Flats in Greenwood, Miss. The simple rustic cabins are rented out to visitors by the night. Sharecroppers and tenant farmers, most of them African-Americans living in desperate poverty, worked the region's cotton plantations in the decades before the industry was mechanized. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz)

Exploring the Origin of the Blues in the Mississippi Delta

by Beth J. Harpaz AP Travel EditorMay 6, 2017

This March 24, 2012 photo shows a view of the Ice Age Trail in Columbia County, Wis., as seen from Gibraltar Rock. A new book, "Thousand-Miler: Adventures Hiking the Ice Age Trail," by Melanie McManus, documents her experiences and the experiences of others who've hiked the 1,100-mile trail. The Ice Age Trail follows a landscape of woods, hills and wetlands sculpted by the retreat of glacial ice in Wisconsin eons ago. (Joanne Ellarson via AP)

Woman Hikes and Writes About Wisconsin’s Ice Age Trail.

by Beth J. Harpaz AP Travel EditorApril 22, 2017

FILE - In this June 8, 2015, file photo, a loggerhead sea turtle heads to the ocean, as onlookers watch at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park in Key Biscayne, Fla. Opportunities to observe sea turtles in Florida include events where turtles are released into the ocean after they've recovered from injuries or illness, and nighttime walks led by trained guides to see nesting activity. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)

Visitors Flock to Florida to Watch Turtles March to Sea

by Beth J. Harpaz AP Travel EditorApril 22, 2017