The corner house on Cove Street was a castle atop a hill. Overlooking the bay, it was a summer home to my family for over 60 years. My great-grandpa had originally purchased the Victorian home with his best friend. Together their families grew with the home and new generations arose. Despite the creaky box-spring beds […]
Rhode Island Paranormal Research Team, Scituate, Rhode Island The group collected some very eerie EVPs (electronic voice phenomena) at Saconawa Prison, which used to be a boys’ reformatory. “We had a recording of Ray and Barbara setting up the equipment, but in the background, you can hear someone saying, ‘Get out!’ in a very ominous […]
Seeing Boston Ballet’s The Nutcracker for the first time is a special memory for writer Annie Graves. If it made such an impact on a child in the audience, what about the children who perform onstage? Yankee‘s Justin Shatwell talks with one of the girls who played Clara in Boston. Backstage photos of last year’s […]
More times than I can count we made the yearly pilgrimage. Driving dark, icy roads from a small town in southern New Hampshire, we slid into the brilliance of Boston, threading through narrow streets to our destination: the warmth and light of the Boston Opera House, glowing like a beacon of Art and Culture. Inside […]
There’s nothing quite like curling up with a good book, or picking one out at one of the best bookstores in New England. Susanne Strempek Shea, one of the Pioneer Valley’s best-loved writers, chose these beloved shops as the best bookstores in New England. She is the author of five novels and three memoirs, including Shelf […]
Fresh Christmas trees are like sponges: Their moisture alone weighs more than the tree itself does when dry. After Christmas, you can recycle your tree as mulch for your gardens and trails, cover habitat for fish, a barrier to reduce soil erosion, or a habitat for birds and other wildlife. Farmed Christmas trees cover about […]
Joe Phelan, owner of Gulf Pond Trees in Perkinsville, Vermont (802-263-5458), offers these hints for keeping a fresh-cut evergreen healthy: 1. Take a thin slice off the trunk, place the tree outside in a bucket of water, and protect it from the wind. Leave the net on. 2. When you’re ready to put the tree […]
Make a Christmas tree farm visit a new family ritual! Just add a saw, snow, and a hillside filled with balsam, Fraser fir, and Scotch pine.
Mel Simmons never cared much for pink. Still, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000, she embraced the color’s symbolism: solidarity and support in the face of a disease that kills 40,000 women a year. During her battle, Mel spoke publicly, raised money, and somehow managed to keep her sense of humor. She […]
Yankee Magazine proudly recognizes the “Angels Among Us 2008.” Congratulations to these dedicated New Englanders who are making a difference!
Remembering what we love about the fragrant, festive holiday fruitcake, plus a delicious recipe for the easiest fruitcake ever. We promise.
For any reader who feels that traditions no longer matter, that anything our parents or grandparents cherished should be cast aside, well, it’s possible that this issue may not be for you. These pages are soaked with tradition, I won’t apologize about that — but here’s the thing: The beauty of traditions is that they […]
