Vermont

Sundial Sunset

Taken as the sun set over the Adirondack Mountains at Burlington’s Oakledge Park, on the shores of Lake Champlain, at the Earth Clock.

New England

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 […]

New England

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 […]

Maine

Moose Safari | Spotting Maine’s Majestic Wildlife

We’re rounding a gentle meander on Socatean Stream, a remote and narrow tributary that empties into the wild northwest corner of Moosehead Lake. My guide is deftly piloting his pontoon boat up a winding and elusive channel edged with the bleached skeletons of ancient stumps and floating mats of rustling grasses. Even hard-core city dwellers […]

Rhode Island

Narragansett, Rhode Island | Adventures of a New England Dog

A summer visit to Narragansett, Rhode Island, featuring Rudy, the adventurous New England dog. Join him as he takes in the sights, sounds, and tastes of this coastal Ocean State town. It was a hot one. But dreamy just the same… Rhode Island had long been on Rudy’s bucket list. “Small state, small dog—it’s a […]

New England

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 […]

New Hampshire

Best Scenic Hikes in the Whites

Yankee Magazine picks the best scenic hikes in the White Mountains with the help of outdoor adventurer, hiker, and cyclist Marty Basch, author of The White Mountain Ride Guide: A Backroad and Trailside Companion (Top of the World Communications, 1998). For more on his travels, read “One Tank Away,” online at: martybasch.com Mount Eisenhower There’s […]

Massachusetts

Charmed by Chatham | A Picturesque Cape Cod Town

As the end of August approaches, many of us are hopping into the car to enjoy one of the final weekends of summer. Seeking rest and relaxation, trips are motivated by the hopes of capturing those satisfying moments of a quintessential New England summer: time by the ocean, breathing in salt air, and feasting on […]

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