Maine
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New England
Applying Sunscreen
I am one of the fairest of them all — fairest skinned that it is. Well, maybe not the fairest, but if I miss one little itsy bitsy spot of exposed skin on a sunny day (or overcast day for that matter) when I am outside playing, I get a sunburn that fades to a […]
Travel
SLIDE SHOW: Walden Pond
Icelandic photographer Smari is preparing a book of photography of Walden Pond, capturing a place and mood that Thoreau would recognize. Click here for a slide show of Smari’s Walden Pond photos. Click here for Jim Collins’ article on Thoreau’s Sacred Place.
New Hampshire
Monadnock: It’s Never Lonely at the Top
Yankee classic from August 1991 Those who first climbed Mount Monadnock for fun in the early 1800s probably went in search of those blueberries of which Thoreau wrote. Hikers today can still scale Monadnock’s slopes and return with buckets brimming with berries. There may be easier places to find that azure fruit, but perhaps none […]
New Hampshire
Larry Davis Climbed Monadnock Every Day for Years
Yankee classic from March 1999 On May 1, 1992, Larry Davis climbed Mount Monadnock. He liked it so much that he did it the next day, too. And the next. And the next. And every day after that. In fact, barring any mischance between the day of this writing and March 1, 1999, Larry Davis […]
New Hampshire
The Monadnock Roar
Yankee classic from November 1990 You’ve never heard of Eliot Elanman. It’s not even his real name. I came to know him during the two years my wife and I were resident-managers in a halfway house in Boston, Massachusetts. The people who came to live with us were mostly manic-depressives or alcoholics or drug addicts. […]
Portland’s culinary reputation continues to grow nationwide. Several of the following restaurants have received prestigious awards for their excellent and delicious meals. It’s worth the trip to the Port City to try one — or all — of the venues we rated the best Portland, Maine, restaurants. We promise you won’t be disappointed with the meals […]
Maine
Geese And Lupine
once in a lifetime shot
New England
Running in the Hot Summer Weather
The New England region experienced some hot and humid weather over the past couple days, until a storm came through last night and cooled temperatures. So what did I do to survive the warm temps? I went running. It was wonderful. My route is short, just over 3 miles, and completely flat, no hills, just […]
Massachusetts
Folk Art of Maine and Massachusetts
As city after city and state after state begin promoting cultural tourism in hopes of cashing in on the much-ballyhooed creative economy, art trails or museum trails have become an increasingly popular marketing tool. Maine, for example, already has a Maine Art Museums Trail and a Maine Fiberarts Tour. Now it has a Maine Folk […]
Travel and cookbook authors Jane and Michael Stern travel thousands of miles for their popular Web site, roadfood.com, so we asked them for their five favorite places to get scooped. Yankee Recipes Or perhaps you’d like to make your own. Try Yankee‘s favorite ice cream recipes! Ridgefield Ice Cream Shop The vintage soft-serve machines quite […]