The secret of the North Woods stroke for canoe-paddling is that the lower hand on the paddle shaft functions as a nearly stationary fulcrum.
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‘Wyeth World’ | First Light
On the centennial of the birth of Andrew Wyeth, a fellow artist and lifelong friend offers this one-of-a-kind remembrance.
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Life in the Kingdom | First Harvest
Moving a homestead also means planting in new soil.
Instinct draws the sweet-singing birds to make their homes in the same fields that farmers must harvest for hay.
A collection of images celebrating the beauty of small-town life in Westford, MA, by photographer Barbara Peacock.
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Manure Confidential | The Farmer’s Life: Dispatches from Chickadee Farm in Craftsbury, Vermont
Julia Shipley from Chickadee Farm in Craftsbury, Vermont, describes a day in the life of a farmer picking up manure for her farm.
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Asparagus | In Season
While asparagus is not indigenous to New England (it comes from Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa), it’s so deeply rooted in the food culture here, so cherished as one of the first crops of late spring, that I think it qualifies as an honorary native. This is especially true in the fertile floodplains of […]
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Manure Confidential | The Farmer’s Life: Dispatches from Chickadee Farm in Craftsbury, Vermont
Julia Shipley from Chickadee Farm in Craftsbury, Vermont, describes a day in the life of a farmer picking up manure for her farm.
In the July issue of Yankee, we profile Kornell Nash, longtime owner of Nash Dinosaur Track Site and Rock Shop in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Here, Yankee senior photographer Mark Fleming tells the tale behind a selected outtake from the piece. Shot Specs: Camera: Nikon D800 Lens: Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 Focal length: 55mm ISO: 1000 Shot […]
To be at Jacob’s Pillow during its world-famous dance festival is a bit like attending a dreamy New England summer camp. Look around the rural 225-acre grounds of this Becket, Massachusetts, institution and you’ll see lithe, graceful dancers walking from one performance venue to the next, or chatting with friends on the rolling green lawn; […]
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Maine Noir | The Yankee Interview
When The Poacher’s Son, the first novel by former Down East editor in chief Paul Doiron, hit the bookstores in 2010, it garnered near-instant acclaim and won the Strand Critics Award for best first mystery novel and a Maine Literary Award for best fiction, as well as a coveted Edgar Award nomination. It’s the story […]
Swimming with the big ones off the Rhode Island coast: You’re safe—it’s the sharks that are in trouble.