This leaf-peeping tour begins on New Hampshire’s route 89 to White River Junction, and then up route 5 north to Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. This is a good destination for an early fall foliage foray because color changes begin in northern New England. We drove north from Massachusetts, crossing New Hampshire on route 89. Here’s a […]
The calendar officially changes from summer this week, and for the past week or so, it’s finally felt like autumn. In one clearing sweep from a sharp cold front last Thursday, true New England fall-like weather has settled in. Out of the closets have come the fleece and flannel, as the morning air has a distinct […]
Believe it or not, I didn’t always know what Sugar Hill, New Hampshire, was. I had heard folks talk about it but I had never been there. I was traveling up New Hampshire’s route 93 on a rainy, overcast day a few short years ago and, upon pulling off in Lincoln, NH, I stopped to […]
Yankee‘s judges have reached a decision on the five finalists for the 2011 summer photo contest. Read on to find out why they chose these photos, and then let us know which one is your favorite in the comment section below. Sunflower Fields: Rather than the expected straight on shot of giant yellow blooms, the […]
The Northeast Kingdom of Vermont is a world apart, crowned by color-filled autumn vistas, historic byways, and secluded mountain lakes.
The Bowdoin College Museum of Art has been setting attendance records this summer with Edward Hopper’s Maine, an exhibition (through October 16) of some 90 paintings, watercolors, drawings and prints of Maine landscapes and cityscapes created during nine trips to Vacationland between the outbreak of World War I in 1914 and the stock market […]
At the end of July, my husband Jim and I packed the car with bikes, kayaks, and Brewski, and headed east for our Maine summer vacation. Thus began a two-week period of indulging in the summertime tradition of being able to do whatever we pleased, which as often as not amounted to doing nothing at […]
Have you ever wondered what your childhood summer camp would look like through the eyes of an adult? Would it still have that old familiar feel? I took a trip back to YMCA Camp of Maine, where I spent several weeks over the span of six summers, and found that very little had changed in […]
Join photographer Kindra Clineff as she documents the Myopia Hunt Club’s horses, riders and hounds throughout the fall hunt season. The landscape of the North Shore towns where Myopia holds its events proves well suited to the hunt. And, although they no longer pursue live foxes, the thrill of the chase remains. See more of […]
Mohawk Trail We started late on our Columbus Day journey and, by virtue of not traveling up route 93 into New Hampshire like most folks, we didn’t see a lot of traffic. We decided on Massachusetts’ Mohawk Trail and got on route 2A, then route 2, and proceeded west. We stopped at one of the […]
Photo Treasures on the Road Less Traveled You might ask how taking the road less traveled will increase your fall foliage enjoyment. Let’s say you’ve planned out your route and you are heading into New Hampshire’s White Mountains via route 16 from the south. Well-known destinations on this route include the beginning of scenic Kancamagus […]
Bill Johnson’s Johnson Hall Museum in Wells, Maine, is filled with objects and novelties from a lifetime spent collecting. From the smallest ceramic collectibles to entire buildings, his collection is eclectic and every item has a story. Our photographer, Jared Charney, was also inspired by what he found on location. This slide show represents only […]
