Yankee Magazine‘s fall photo contest is always a winner with our readers, who submit hundreds of fall photos each year. After careful consideration, we’ve narrowed the entries down to five images that stand out from the rest. Congratulations to the finalists of our 2015 fall photo contest! The red, yellow, and green hues of this […]
Every autumn we at Yankee pore over what seems like billions of foliage photos. Okay, maybe that number is a little high, but it’s a lot of photos. And so many of them are fantastic, including a number of reader submissions. That’s why when we pushed our recent hashtag #mynewenglandfall on Instagram, we weren’t surprised […]
White-steepled churches, country stores, black-shuttered white clapboard houses, and bobbing boats provide the backdrop to the prettiest towns in New England.
A mere two months ago, we watched a beautiful sunset on an unseasonably warm Labor Day evening, marking the unofficial end of summer in New England. As the crickets and katydids loudly greeted the nightfall, we anticipated the shorter days and cooler nights that would kickstart the colors in one of the greatest displays of […]
Yankee Magazine‘s editors and contributors roam all over the region to snap photos for our Instagram feed. From historic architecture to stunning vistas, here we present a sampling of their most iconic photos depicting fall in New England.
For all the tragedy of the stories in their stones, New England’s historic graveyards are restful places.
On Tuesday evening, shortly after sunset, I watched the full Hunter’s Moon rise above a gently rolling field in northern New England. The trees along the forest edge had already been stripped of their leaves, and their silhouettes were strong and spooky against the moonlight. Considering that Halloween is somehow already upon us, the timing […]
The change was abrupt. A cold front rushed through New England and temperatures dropped, as rain, and then snow, began to fall. After a generally warmer-than-normal autumn, it was rather shocking to be reminded that sometimes in New England, autumn means pulling out the winter hat and gloves! By Sunday morning, skies had cleared, but temperatures all across […]
Visit these homes of great writers in New England, and you’ll grasp how passion and place shaped phrases that still stir hearts and minds.
The biggest tourism weekend of the fall in New England has come and gone, and we couldn’t have asked for better weather. Cool mornings, bright warm sunny days, clear skies and endless views were the dominant conditions, and when it did cloud up in Northern New England, the mountains were dusted with the first snow of […]
Picking the right autumn destination is no easy feat. For the perfect fall experience, here are ten favorite New England foliage towns.
Finally, we have reached the big foliage weekend! In the northern New England states, Columbus Day weekend is typically the third biggest tourism weekend of the year, and the region celebrates in style with many fantastic festivals, fairs and events! Local residents have planned hikes and drives and traditional fun for the long weekend as […]
