Unique New England Gifts

Looking for New England gifts that will create lasting memories? Rather than giving a material gift this year, purchase a New England experience for someone who lives in or loves New England. Here are 10 unforgettable New England adventures that you can give as gift certificates.

Organic cotton is an increasingly sought-after, eco-friendly fiber, and New England apparel, home decor and gift designers are leading the way in using sustainable organic cotton to create unique organic cotton products.

The Comfort Fleece Cardigan from L.L. Bean is the perfect extra layer for cool New England days and nights. You might expect a New England travel writer to own a few items of fleecewear, but I've never raved about a fleece quite like this before.

Order lobster ice cream from Ben & Bill's Chocolate Emporium in Bar Harbor, Maine. I dare ya! This is one treat that is sure to surprise your favorite lobster lover this holiday season.

Know someone with hands that are chapped and cracked, especially in the winter? Here's a welcome gift. Super Duty Hand Care from Sweet Grass Farm in New Hampshire's Seacoast region really soothes sore hands.

Prints, posters and ornaments featuring penguin paintings are the perfect gift for the animal lover who has everything. These gifts also help to raise funds to protect penguins around the world.

Forest Flower Jewelry is actually based in Ohio, but anyone who loves autumn in New England will be delighted to discover their affordable pressed leaf jewelry made from real maple, birch, aspen, oak and other colorful autumn leaves. To protect the natural beauty of the foliage, each leaf is handpainted with a clear lacquer and edged in 24k gold...

This treat from Maine is available at the Robinhood Free Meetinghouse restaurant in Georgetown, Maine, as well as frozen at online retailers and markets and grocery stores in the Northeast.

The Biodiversity Research Institute's Adopt-a-Loon program allows you to give the gift of protection for one of these threatened birds. You can select a loon that lives in New England, and you'll receive a certificate of adoption and information on that particular loon to present as a gift. A perfect choice for those who cherish loons and are concerned for their welfare in the wild.

Connecticut astrologer Janet Booth's "Janet's Plan-Its" Celestial Planner and Astrology Calendar is a day-by-day guide to how the heavens will shape earthly events in the year ahead. It's an ideal gift for anyone planning major life moves.

These squirrel-proof bird feeders from Rhode Island-based Droll Yankees are not only practical gifts for the bird lovers in your life but a guaranteed source of entertainment throughout a long New England winter.