Aimee Levitt is a freelance writer in Chicago. The village of Grasmere literally straddles the River Rothay in the middle of northwest England’s Lake District and figuratively the perilous line ...

With gorgeous walks, excellent dining options and picture-perfect pubs, these are some of the best places to base yourself ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Although the community of Grasmere is intersected by major thoroughfares, it nonetheless contains a great number of quaint lakefront homes. Because of its lakes and ponds ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — By 5 a.m. at The Bagel Shoppe, the hand-rolled, kettle-boiled bagels start coming fresh from the oven. Owners John Didamo and Steve Galli are determined to carve their niche in ...

Sam Read, situated on Grasmere’s village green in the Lake District, first opened in 1887 and is renowned for its literary heritage. “EM Forster used to send his letters home via this bookshop,” says ...

Dorothy Wordsworth’s notebooks reveal a formidable Romantic writer unfairly eclipsed by her brother. A new illustrated edition of The Grasmere Journal takes a fresh look Dorothy Wordsworth never ...