Yankee Magazine’s editors have been snapping photos of New England for our Instagram feed for a few years now. See their photos of winter in New England.
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December 1981 | “Down the Chimney,” by Richard Lon Cohen.
Historic New England is now the keeper of a collection of over 2,000 images, mostly glass plate negatives, that used to be stored here in a small outbuilding at the Yankee offices in Dublin, New Hampshire. The images were originally purchased by the magazine to be used to illustrate a number of books about early life in […]
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“Go for the Jugular” | Lexicon
The familiar phrase “go for the jugular” comes from a remark by 19th-century Boston lawyer and U.S. Senator Rufus Choate, describing John Quincy Adams, another Massachusetts resident and sixth president of the United States: “He has peculiar powers as an assailant, and almost always, even when attacked, gets himself into that attitude by making war […]
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Days Gone by
Roadside photo in New Hampshire
New England’s beer culture is as rich and robust as a dark, toasty stout. Our region boasts more than 100 breweries, so picking its five best beermakers poses a rather enjoyable challenge. In 2010, Kerry J. Byrne, a food and beverage writer for the Boston Herald (and creator of coldhardfootballfacts.com, a site devoted to beer, […]
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Edgar Allan Poe Romance | Nevermore
It all started at a Valentine’s Day party in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1848. Miss Lynch, a local socialite had invited literary guests to read valentines aloud. This was an exciting prospect to Sarah Helen Whitman, a poet of some esteem, for, she presumed, Edgar Allan Poe would be there. Helen had just read “The […]
Our favorite gingerbread cake recipe offers a sweet aroma and healthy dose of spice. Bake in mini Bundt pans for a festive presentation.
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Sour Cream Twists
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Twice as Cold as Zero | Lexicon
Before people used the term “windchill” to refer to the weather, there were numerous other descriptions of meteorological conditions. In Maine “Twice as Cold as Zero” (don’t bother doing the math) is an old saying that means it’s zero degrees with a high wind blowing. Excerpt from “The New England Sampler,” Yankee Magazine, January 1993.
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Yankee Frugality Contest Winners
After learning untold uses for dryer lint, worn-out panty hose, and used dental floss, we present the winners of the Yankee frugality contest. In our September 1990 issue of Yankee Magazine, our issue devoted to Yankee frugality, we asked for your own frugal tips and anecdotes. You responded with more than 200 letters, many of […]
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Earmuffs Invented in Maine
When Chester Greenwood of Farmington, Maine, received a new pair of ice skates on Christmas morning (quite an expensive gift in 1873), all he could think of was his ears. “They’ll start aching. They always ache when I’m out in the cold too long,” he complained. His mother suggested wrapping a scarf around his head, […]