New England

This Issue | October Surprise

Last October I did something I never thought I’d do: I boarded a tour bus in Boston with some 50 strangers for a weeklong foliage journey around New England. For most of my adult life I’ve had an almost allergic reaction to traveling with more than a few people at a time, and since I’m […]

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Dear Yankee | September 2017

Tuning In Just wanted to send a quick message about Weekends with Yankee on PBS. The “Icons of New England” episode is the first I’ve ever seen, featuring segments on Olneyville New York System wieners and Philip Johnson’s Glass House. I look forward to many more episodes, but this was a great one to catch […]

Main Dishes

Poorhouse Pies | Local Flavor

Baked in a farmhouse and sold on the honor system, Poorhouse Pies are a Vermont slice of life.

New England

Unexpected Encounters | Inside Yankee

Whenever I take to the road, the stories I tell when I return are always about what I stumbled upon when I wasn’t following a plan but just casting about to see what might be waiting for me if I looked around. The turnoffs leading to country lanes, for instance, that might bring me to […]

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