Travel

SLIDE SHOW: 2011 Winter Photo Contest Finalists

We received a great response to our first-ever winter photo contest, and after serious deliberation, have narrowed it down to five final images. Here are the judges’ comments on why these five photos caught their attention. Pine Needles in Ice by Cheryl Pedemonti Thinking outside the box: “Rather than pull back and shoot a landscape, […]

History

Clam Chowder: New England vs. Manhattan

Welcome to the March 2011 edition of “Jud’s New England Journal,” the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, editor-in-chief of Yankee Magazine, published since 1935 in Dublin, New Hampshire. Clam Chowder: New England vs. Manhattan This is one controversy that’ll never fade … Of all New England dishes, clam chowder probably evokes the strongest […]

Food

Party Recipes

There’s no denying that food’s an important part of most get-togethers. The next time you’re invited to a party —or if you’re hosting one of your own—make one of these fun recipes that are a snap to whip up. They’re sure to take center stage on the buffet.

Magazine

Finding Spring Across New England

MARCH Vermont Flower Show (Essex Junction, VT) March 4-6. 802-425-5117; greenworksvt.org Portland Flower Show (Portland, ME) March 10-13. 207-775-4403; portlandcompany.comGet Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe Boston Flower & Garden Show / Blooms! (Boston, MA) March 16-20. 781-237-5533, thebostonflowershow.com; 617-933-4900, masshort.org Seacoast Home & Garden Show (Durham, NH) March 26-27. 207-935-2845; […]

New England

Travel: New England Traditions

From swan boats in Boston to sugaring in Vermont, generations of New Englanders know the traditions that mark the change of season.

History

New England By the Numbers: The Boston Marathon

2:55:10 John J. McDermott’s winning time in the first Boston Marathon, 1897 2:05:52 Kenyan Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot’s record-setting winning time in 2010 Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe 11,279 official field of women runners in 2010, the most in Boston Marathon history 1972 year that women were first allowed to […]

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