Mud Pond Carry | Thoreau’s Maine: A Photo Story of an Epic Adventure For centuries those who wanted to go deep into the Maine wilderness knew about Mud Pond carry, a nearly two miles trek through tangled forest and knee deep (or worse!) mud. The carry tested teamwork, endurance, and everyone’s spirit of adventure. Thoreau’s […]
Yankee Magazine
Connecticut
Edgartown Light
One of my favorite places in the world… Martha’s Vineyard, Edgartown. This was taken on sort of a drizzly morning. Enjoy!
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Center Lovell Inn Essay Contest
The Center Lovell Inn, featured as our “House for sale” in 1992, is located next to Maine’s beautiful lake Kezar – but it isn’t the picturesque setting, or even the delicious bistro food that it’s famous for (though it’s certainly famous for those too). Rather, the Center Lovell Inn is known for how it has […]
Food
Egg in the Hole
Massachusetts
Summer in Ashfield, Massachusetts | Photos
Photographer Julie Bidwell captured the heart of Ashfield, Massachusetts in the height of summer. Our ongoing series, “Could You Live Here”, explores towns throughout New England. Towns with a small population, but plenty to offer in terms of a simpler way of life. Towns that might just entice you to uproot and take your own […]
New Hampshire
Stark, New Hampshire
A view of Stark, NH, looking towards the covered bridge and church.
Desserts
How to Make Coconut Pound Cake
Dense and sweet with big coconut flavor, this Coconut Pound Cake is one of our favorite spring cakes — it’s perfect for Easter and Mother’s Day!
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Yankee Magazine Cover | March 1990
“Excuse Me,” by Norman Rockwell.
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Yankee Magazine Cover | March 1971
“Berkshire Hills,” by George Cherepov.
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Yankee Magazine Cover | March 1983
“Spring Winds,” by David Armstrong.
Moosehead Lake | Thoreau’s Maine: A Photo Story of an Epic Adventure The journey began on Indian Island, the heart of the Penobscot Nation. Everyone toured the island, saw historic sites and even stood outside the house where Thoreau’s guide Joe Polis once lived. The East Branch of the Penobscot River flows past Indian Island, […]
The Final Days of the Thoreau Journey | Thoreau’s Maine: A Photo Story of an Epic Adventure The final days of the journey were paddled under blue skies and warm air. The pressure was off to meet strategic campsites where media was always waiting, and the most strenuous of the carries were behind them. It […]