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Fall Foliage Emerging Rapidly in Northern New England

It’s finally happening! Beautiful fall foliage is emerging in northern New England, after a bit of a delay due to the recent heat. We knew that conditions were primed for the colors to come on, and with the slight drought and abundant sunshine, had even anticipated an early year. The lack of cool mornings, however, was […]

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New England Fall Foliage Stalls in Hot Weather

There is a point in my morning commute where it’s easy to get off the highway and take a scenic route along the shoreline of Lake Massabesic. I seem to find time to follow this route a lot more often in autumn, compelled to feel a connection to the land and landscape around me as […]

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Fall Photo Contest Winners

Yankee Magazine launched its first digital fall photo contest in 2004 and continues the tradition today. View the winning photos that were judged best of the best between 2004 and 2014 and published in the magazine.   RETURN TO YANKEEFOLIAGE.COM  

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Out & About | October 2015

Come fall, most people think of New England as the place to go for spectacular leaf peeping. And they do come in droves. But as the season winds down and the tourists go home, New Englanders are left more or less to ourselves for another favorite autumn tradition: scaring the heck out of each other. […]

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New England Peak Fall Foliage Outlook Updated

Labor Day weekend marks the symbolic ending of the summer season in New England. Officially, autumn won’t arrive until September 23rd this year, but the line of boats and RV’s traveling south out of the lakes and mountains of northern New England on Monday indicates the true transition in mindset has already begun. With summer’s […]

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Instagram New England | #yankeebarns

Did you know Yankee is on Instagram? In July we asked you to share your favorite New England barn photos using the hashtag #yankeebarns. We received an awesome response. Below are ten of our favorites. December Instagram Challenge Share your favorite New England fall pictures (hiking, leaf peeping, pumpkin carving, cider donut munching — you […]

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Fall In New England Is About More Than Just Foliage

Signs of autumn have been tough to come by this past week, but on the way out the door this morning, I was snapped into an autumn sensory overload.  The air was warm, humid, stagnant, and generally un-September-like, but it also was thick with the smell of ripe Concord grapes growing wild on the vines […]

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