Years ago, when I taught fourth grade in Maine, I welcomed the cold, brittle days of winter. When recess ended, the children scrambled back into the classroom, their cheeks red with windburn, and after they’d flung hats and coats into lockers they settled at their desks, and I’d read to them while they quieted, like […]
Elf Awareness Jonathan Meath [“Ask the Expert,” November/December] definitely knows about being Santa Claus. In 2015, I volunteered to be Sinterklaas (an earlier version of Santa). As a park ranger, I interact with children every day. However, after meeting 400 kids that first night, and feeling that love, I was hooked. I learned great tips […]
What if you took the warmest, most inviting features from great New England lodgings and put them under a single roof?
Rib-sticking classics meet global flavors in our cozy-dining picks for the best comfort foods in New England.
Meet the multitasking woman who keeps Christmas on track in our list of 5 best places to see Mrs. Claus in New England.
highlights /// A Guide to Winter Comforts Shake off the chill with the coziest inn in the world (we built it!), the best comfort foods around, and warm and welcoming New England pubs. /// Leaving Mary’s Farm How longtime Yankee columnist Edie Clark found “the best, most rewarding kind of love” in her little home on the […]
As Christmas approaches, Santa Claus will be popping up in some jolly interesting places. Here are 5 favorite spots that aren’t the mall.
We asked, and you answered. Enjoy this collection of ##MyNewEngland photos from our talented Instagram community.
It’s about a three-second walk from my office to the room where we keep the Yankee archives. Whoo, that place can be a time-suck. Many a time I’ve ventured into the room to look up an old article only to emerge, half an hour later, with a new appreciation for bean hole suppers, Stephen King’s […]
A collection of images celebrating the beauty of early New England churches from architectural photographer Steve Rosenthal.
How did this year’s foliage season stack up? Where was the best color? Read on for our 2017 fall foliage recap in our final post of the season.
Eat, sleep, and be merry! These five festive New England B&Bs and inns will stoke your seasonal spirit.
