One lazy summer Sunday, Neddy Merrill set out to swim across the county, envisioning a river made of his neighbor’s contiguous swimming pools. So went the beginning of John Cheever’s 1964 short story ...

Plunge pools are popping up in backyards this summer. Thanks to cost, maintenance, and installation factors, many homeowners ...

Home Improvement From small plunge pools to $150k for gunite, how New Englanders are leveling up their backyard swim Here’s the latest in swimming pool trends — and how much it could cost you to ...