I'm a born and bred New England girl but I haven't owned a decent pair of winter boots or rain boots since I was a kid.  The folks that make rubber rain boots don't make them with wider calves so I've never found a pair that fit me right.  And trust me, I've owned dozens of pairs of winter boots from expensive Canadian brands to cheap stuff from big-box stores and not a one of them stayed dry and water-tight through multiple winters.  But then I saw Bogs on a friend who works on a farm and a lightbulb went on in my head.  She's owned her Bogs for 5 years and still does daily farm chores in them every winter in mud and slush and 3 feet of snow.  Mine just arrived and after wearing them for one day of nasty rainy cold fall weather, I'm looking forward to winter and snow shoveling for the first time in years!