Guilford Walking Tours Named 2013 "Best Of New England-Editor's Choice" By Yankee Magazine

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The Historic Guilford Walking Tours Named a 2013 “Best of New England — Editors’ Choice” Winner by Yankee Magazine   Guilford, CT (May 1, 2013) -- Historic Guilford Walking Tours has been recognized as a 2013 “Editors’ Choice” winner in Yankee Magazine’s May/June edition, 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.

For 37 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.   The Historic Guilford Walking Tours, a Heritage Tourism program is excited to announce the “Best of New England” designation by Yankee Magazine in their 2013 Travel Guide to New England.

These tours were started only last year when Guilford High School Students were hired to research and develop walking tours of their downtown buildings and historic Green including homes and neighborhoods listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

These tours are generously supported by the Guilford Preservation Alliance, the Guilford Foundation, and the Town of Guilford. Yankee Magazine describes the tours as follows: “Enthusiastic, knowledgeable, guides lead a well-researched tour focused on Early American history and architecture.”

This year, the tours will start on Saturday, May 25th and continue through September.  History tours are at 11:00 a.m. and the Architecture tours are at 2 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday.  Visit our website at www.HistoricGuilford.org, friend us on Facebook, or call (203)233-1026 for more information.  Please join our student guides on the second year of these award winning tours.

“Every one of the 300-plus places we highlight contains an untold back story about someone striving for perfection, having a dream, and having the vision to make a difference, whether it’s a small artisan’s studio or a lobster-in-the-rough shack or a dressed-up steakhouse on a tree-lined Boston street,” says Yankee’s editor Mel Allen.

”While it may be hard to create a business, the true challenge is in making it work, being good enough that it endures and brings people back. Those are the qualities we look for and reward when we say ‘Best of New England.’”

Yankee Magazine’s May/June 2013 Travel Guide features 317 “Best of New England — Editors’ Choice” winners, which include the region’s best attractions, food & dining, lodging, and bargains.

This special issue also names 120 top events around New England and shares six island daytrips—from dawn to dark, plus recipes for delectable island fare.

For more information visit: YankeeMagazine.com