Writer Edie Clark traveled the New England section of the US/Canadian border for an article in the March/April 2009 Yankee and shared these photos of the trip. What was once the “friendliest border” has become deadly serious, she notes. Read her story: United States/Canadian Border See also YANKEE CLASSIC January 1984: US/Canadian Border Crossings
Hot off my email inbox… If you ask me, $42 for a day of skiing at Killington is sweet. And, fresh snow is very sweet too. So, go get both now (or fresh snow now and a ticket deal starting Feb. 23). KILLINGTON, Vt. (February 20, 2009) — Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest ski and […]
My parents met in a lift line at Stowe Mountain. I know they are not the only people who fell in love at a ski resort. In fact, my brother and his wife first set eyes on one another during a pre-season ski patrol meeting at Sugarbush, VT. And my boyfriend’s sister met her husband […]
February is Black History Month and New England’s history is linked with the African-American experience in many ways. Have you been on the Black Heritage Trail, a walking tour of Boston’s Beacon Hill? Chances are you haven’t, but you’ll find historic brick buildings, cobble-stoned paths, and surprising history. Find a reason to stay in these […]
We asked critic Edgar Allen Beem, author of Yankee’s art blog, “Just Looking,” to name the five best college art museums in New England. After “weeks of soul searching” (and omitting the obvious giants, such as Harvard and Yale), he made his choices. Bowdoin College Museum of Art Brunswick, ME This McKim, Mead & White […]
The Study at Yale could be just the place for the most romantic day of the year, Valentine’s Day. If you’re thinking dorm room, think again. The Study at Yale is a new luxury hotel located on the campus of Yale University. You’ll find it at 1157 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, adjacent to Yale’s […]
A good friend of mine met her husband online. It’s a great twenty-first century sort of love story because not only did they meet online, fall in love and get married, but both of their respective exes, ex-wife and ex-boyfriend, met online, fell in love and got married to each other. Instead of Wife Swap, […]
With a week and a half off to play, I hoped to trek across New England and ski so hard that by the end of each day all I could manage was an apr
Choosing the best chocolate shops in New England was a tough job – but someone had to do it. We know it’s more than a bit hackneyed to say, but choosing the best chocolate shops in New England was a tough job and someone did have to do it: An embarrassment of riches indeed. From the […]
Vermonters know snow. Most can trace their relationship with the substance along the shooting pains in their lower backs. That’s why Wilson A. “Snowflake” Bentley’s obsession was so unexpected. While his neighbors were cheering the coming of spring, he’d mourn each melting flake as “just that much beauty…gone, without leaving any record behind.” Home-schooled and […]
I am suffering from a tad bit of ski blogger writer’s block because I am conflicted by my feelings. I am so excited by the start of winter 2008 – 2009. The ground is covered with snow and the mountains are in great shape (yahoo!!). However, some of my co-workers at Yankee are without power […]
Each February the Green Mountain State’s capital city is papered with red hearts by the Valentine Phantom.
