New England Fall Foliage Tour

Print Trip

8-nights visiting Boston, Bar Harbor, North Conway,
Killington, Sturbridge, Newport and more
Hosted by Rick Hamlin, Executive Editor, Guideposts magazine
October 1-9, 2010
Price $2189 land-only SOLD OUT!

Explore the abundant charms of New England along its winding back roads. Get to know historic Boston with a locally guided tour. Wander Vermont’s Shelburne Museum’s thirty-seven carefully restored buildings. Visit a picturesque working farm. Follow the famous Molly Stark Trail. Cruise on Lake Champlain, lined with the striking Adirondacks. Dig in at a traditional New England lobster dinner. Hug Maine’s dramatic coast and discover the communities of Boothbay Harbor and Kennebunkport. Watch apples transform into cider at Cold Hollow Cider Mill.

Rick Hamlin

Rick Hamlin joined Guideposts in 1984, bringing with him a diverse background of editorial, entertainment and publishing expertise. As the magazine’s managing editor, Mr. Hamlin is responsible for ensuring the quality of the content in each issue of Guideposts, while he also oversees the printing and production of the magazine.

An accomplished author, Mr. Hamlin has published a history of the Rose Bowl and Rose Parade, “The Tournament of Roses” (McGraw-Hill); a spiritual memoir, "Finding God on the A Train" (HarperCollins) — also a "Book of the Month Club" alternate selection; and most recently a novel, "Mixed Blessings" (Bethany House).

Mr. Hamlin is also an accomplished actor and singer, who has worked in children’s theater, off-Broadway, summer stock, and in venues as diverse as Carnegie Hall and New York’s cabaret, “Don’t Tell Mama.” As the lead tenor, Mr. Hamlin recorded Fred Rich’s Hudson Oratorio for Albany Records.

Graduated cum laude graduate from Princeton University, where he majored in English Literature, Mr. Hamlin authored a thesis detailing the influence of John Ruskin on the pre-Raphaelite painters. After two years abroad in Florence, Italy, he also studied at the Manhattan School of Music.

Mr. Hamlin and his wife, novelist and writer Carol Wallace, live in upper Manhattan with their two sons.