A few weeks ago I went down to the Worcester area to interview the World Champion Chili Cook, a guy named Jerry Buma. I’ve written about him for our upcoming January issue so you can read about him then. In the meantime, he invited me to come to the Chili-fest in Wells, Maine, this past […]
Looking for fun fall activities in New England? Here’s a list of 15 of the best ways to celebrate the foliage season. The above fall activities in New England should keep you occupied for that season, but for the rest of the year, check out the following: Best Winter Festivals in New England Best Spring Events […]
Editor Mel Allen talks to radio show, the Frugal Yankee, about how the fall 2008 issue was created from the cover to articles and why New England is a unique region. Listen in!
I felt true sadness this morning when I saw a notice in the local paper about the death of Dwight Miller, Jr., a veritable icon in the northern world of fruits and vegetables. When I lived closer to Miller’s orchard in Dummerston, Vermont, I used to go there to pick apples in the fall or […]
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A look at the facts and figures for the Great Hurricane of 1938, the most powerful and deadliest hurricane in recent New England history. 19.4 feet: Connecticut River’s height above flood stage at Hartford 25 feet: high-tide peak from New London (CT) to Cape Cod (MA)Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) […]
A massive set of iron gates guards the western flank of the College Green at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. The Van Wickle Gates, ornately decorated with the university seal and gilded lions, anchored by stone and brick pillars, remain closed for virtually the entire year. Each fall, though, by tradition, the center gates […]
Last fall, a young man who lives nearby knocked on my door. He wanted to know whether he could keep his hives in my field. He explained that his bees, living on the side lawn of his house, near the woods, had died. He didn’t know why. He thought they might do better in my […]
Imagine most people would say that love is the most potent four-letter word in our language. I agree. But home isn’t far behind. Home carries so many images for each of us. I didn’t realize until I saw this September/October issue spread across the walls of our conference room, where art director Lori Pedrick hangs […]
Readers respond to the articles in the July/August 2008 issue of Yankee magazine.
Do you believe in ghosts? Ghost hunters say two of the most active haunted places in New England are Houghton Mansion in North Adams, Massachusetts, and Carousel Gardens Restaurant in Seymour, Connecticut. Sample these scary stories from Ghost Hunters of New England by Alan Brown. Read on, if you dare… Houghton Mansion 172 Church St. North […]
