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Barbara Ireland, a writer and editor based in western New York State, is a former deputy travel editor and deputy Op-Ed page editor at "The New York Times." While on the "Times" staff, she commissioned and edited many "36 Hours" columns and wrote a few herself. She is a graduate of Cornell University and was a John S. Knight journalism fellow at Stanford University.

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Weekends on the road. This is the best of the American Northeast and Canada. The "New York Times" has been offering up dream weekends with practical itineraries in its popular weekly "36 Hours" column since 2002. The many expert contributors have brought careful research, insider's knowledge, and a sense of fun to hundreds of cities and destinations, always with an eye to getting the most out of a short trip. Based on the best-selling book "36 Hours: 150 Weekends in the USA & Canada", the "Times" and TASCHEN now bring together the best of the Northeast and Canada. From the great urban centers on everyone's travel list to surprising locales with undiscovered character and charm, the paths lead to fashionable clubs in Manhattan, quaint New England towns, the French America of Quebec, and well beyond. Featured destinations include: Bar Harbor, Maine; The Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick; Boston, Massachusetts; The Brandywine Valley, Pennsylvania; Brooklyn, New York; Burlington, Vermont; Cambridge, Mass; Cape May, New Jersey; Cooperstown, New York; East Hampton, New York; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Lake Placid, New York; Martha's Vineyard, Mass; Mont Tremblant, Quebec; Montreal, Quebec; Nantucket, Mass; New London, Connecticut; Newport, Rhode Island; New York City, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Portland, Maine; Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Princeton, New Jersey; Providence, Rhode Island; Provincetown, Mass; Quebec City, Quebec; St. John's, Newfoundland; and Stowe, Vermont.