The slow fire spreads from the blazing maples to the gold of the birches on our high slopes. The threat of winter is not yet upon the land, but rather a sense of awakening from the sultry bondage of summer—and the Red Gods call. The smell of burning leaves in the still dusk, the bells […]
Yankee Magazine
Main Dishes
Bonnie’s Super Easy Meatloaf
This super easy meatloaf recipe makes use of handy pantry staples in a fast and flavorful meatloaf that will have dinner on the table in no time.
In April of this year, Charlotte’s Web was declared “the most popular children’s book ever” in a survey produced by BBC.com. E. B. White’s spartan boathouse, where much of the book was written, is still standing in a town in Midcoast Maine, although now the building has been prettied up by new owners. White’s granddaughter […]
Vermont
Jenne Farm Sunrise
Sunrise at the Jenne Farm as a storm was clearing on October 14.
In New England, Hollywood producers have found mountains, lakes, lighthouses, small towns and fishing villages, beaches, rockbound cliffs overlooking ocean, opulent mansions, Ivy League colleges, and iconic Colonial architecture all waiting in one compact region. New England has always been ready for its closeup. Imagine a darkened movie theater anywhere in the world. The movie […]
Senior lifestyle editor Amy Traverso dishes up some of her favorite recipes from our special food issue.
Food
Apple Raisin Bread
Magazine
Expert Home Advice | Autumn 2015
Expert house care advice from the oldest and largest heritage organization in the country. The clapboards on our old Cape are in terrible shape. I’m considering replacing them with vinyl. Beyond the general aesthetic issues of having vinyl clapboards on an old Cape, are there other things I should consider before going this route? R.K., […]
Soups, Stews & Chowders
Myles Henry’s Best Seafood Chowder
According to folks in Ogunquit, Maine, this is the best seafood chowder recipe around, made with clams, lobster, scallops, and shrimp.
New Hampshire
Tamworth
On the Remick Farm located in Tamworth NH a view of Fall foliage on the farm with a background of fall in the mountain
How many of these immortal phrases do you recognize? “Taxation without representation is tyranny.” —James Otis (1725–83) Colonial lawyer and member of the Massachusetts provincial assembly “What a glorious morning is this!” —Sam Adams (1722–1803) One of the “Founding Fathers” of the Revolution, upon hearing the sound of musket fire at Lexington, Massachusetts, April […]
Well, some of the Best Legendary New England Sports Figures. In a region as rich in sporting tradition as New England, it’s tough put a limit on the number of legendary figures, so when we set out to include a few as gifts in our special 80th Anniversary Issue (“80 Gifts New England Gave to America,” September/October 2015), […]