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Peak into Peterborough: Hayrides and Foliage
By Jack Burnett Copy Editor, The Old Farmer’s Almanac The Peak into Peterborough (as in “peak” foliage) festival on the Saturday after Columbus Day is always fun, with its variety of events in the streets and river parks in one of Frommer’s Budget Travel‘s “10 Coolest Towns in America, 2006.”
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Stars Over Harrisville
By Heidi Stonehill Senior Associate Editor, The Old Farmer’s Almanac I love Harrisville, both for its natural beauty and for its small-town appeal, with quaint brick buildings: the church, the library, the old mill … As I drive home from shopping in Keene, I often take the back way on Chesham Road and then on […]
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Swanzey: Flea Market Found
By Barbara Hall Web Editor, Yankee Magazine Last time, we brought home these treasures: small brass hanging planter yellow charger (platter) painted doorstop carnival glass candlesticks yellow pottery bowl berry-picking box brass bell Our favorite flea market is at the Cheshire Fairgrounds in Swanzey, New Hampshire, and we think of each visit as a treasure […]
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Jaffrey: Willa Cather’s Final Page
By Polly Bannister Home and Garden Editor, Yankee Magazine I’ve lived in the Monadnock region for 30 years — almost long enough to consider myself local. In my migration around the area over the years, I’ve lived in seven of the 40 or so towns that consider themselves located in the shadow of the mountain […]
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Pack Monadnock: A Hike Becomes a Friend
By Debbie Despres Administrative Assistant to the President, Yankee Publishing The beauty of Pack Monadnock in Peterborough’s Miller State Park for me is that I can make the round-trip hike in about an hour, and know that I got in a great workout for the day. The beauty of a fall hike up Pack Monadnock […]
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Ice Cream: Best Pumpkin Treat of All
By Debbie Despres Administrative Assistant to the President, Yankee Publishing The pumpkin ice cream appears on the menu sometime in September. Yes, I can manage to avoid the temptation of Kimball Farms’ ice cream in Jaffrey most of the summer, but the lure of their perfectly creamy, perfectly spiced pumpkin ice cream calls to me […]
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Monadnock: Hike Away From the Crowds
By Justin Shatwell Assistant Editor, Yankee Magazine Not a native New Englander, I never went on a childhood vacation to Mt. Monadnock. I first saw the lonely peak as a grown man when I moved to Keene a year ago. From a distance it’s a rare beauty — solitary and serene — and for a […]
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Skatutakee: Mountain for a Picnic
By Annie B. Copps Food Editor, Yankee Magazine Most people like to hike up Monadnock. I do, too, but I think it’s the summit of Skatutakee that I prefer. It’s a moderate hike, which is great if you like to haul a substantial picnic and cameras — which I do. The best part is that […]
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The Best View of All
By Mel Allen Editor, Yankee Magazine It can be a bit of a local sport, deciding where exactly to find the absolute best view of Monadnock. I’m here to tell you where. Driving from the east, make your first left past Yankee‘s red buildings onto Upper Jaffrey Road. Drive a few miles, until just before […]
Looking for fun fall activities in New England? Here’s a list of 15 of the best ways to celebrate the foliage season. The above fall activities in New England should keep you occupied for that season, but for the rest of the year, check out the following: Best Winter Festivals in New England Best Spring Events […]
Editor Mel Allen talks to radio show, the Frugal Yankee, about how the fall 2008 issue was created from the cover to articles and why New England is a unique region. Listen in!