The author was there on Moosehorn Lake that winter day when his father’s team of Clydesdales broke through the ice. Even as the company manager, assuming there was no hope for the beautiful team, went for his rifle, the author’s father was planning a daring rescue attempt. My father had a deep affection for horses […]
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White River Junction, Vermont is a bastion of some of the first millennium’s best inventions: Trains (Amtrak’s Vermonter stops here), Cartoons (WRJ is the home to the Center for Cartoon Studies), and… Typewriters! So this week I packed my momma’s Smith Corona into its handy carrier and drove it two hours south to Twin […]
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Town Greens | New England Icons
Town greens established in the 18th century, or village greens as they’re more commonly known today, were thought to have been used for militia training, the grazing of livestock, and, at times, public punishment. Cast your vote for the prettiest town green in New England in the comment section below! And if you have a […]
Across the high country of Vermont and New Hampshire and down the coast from Portland to Boston, our time-travel adventure takes you from ski slopes to cities where classic New England endures.
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Nanny, Rose, and I
A painting showed a young woman what love looked like. And then it came to life.
It’s -16 at 6 a.m. I’m kneeling on the kitchen floor, setting up a portable space heater to blast hot air beneath the sink. Our cold water pipe froze, despite the cabinet doors having been left open overnight. My husband heads off for work and comes back after an hour because none of the equipment […]
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Scrod | Lexicon
Most of New England disagrees with the dictionary definition of scrod, saying that it isn’t a fish at all, though what a scrod is seems vary.
Our weekly Classic Cover Challenge on the Yankee Magazine Facebook page has proven itself to be one of our most popular features. Each Monday we put up two cover images from Yankee’s nearly 80-year history from the current month, and the winner takes on a challenger until the month is over. Here’s a roundup of […]
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Return to Silver Fields
The stories and essays of a forgotten Vermont farmer and writer deserve a new generation of readers.
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Life in the Kingdom | A Hard Winter
A homesteading family creates a world unto itself in northern Vermont. First in a year-long series.
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The Art of the Trades | Mary’s Farm
When pipes freeze and other calamities occur, a hero is someone with a wrench and knowhow. Last New Year’s Eve, I bought a new car, something I do every 10 years or so. Two days later, I had to drive three hours north, to the White Mountains, to teach a workshop. In a blizzard. Baptism […]
This is Sophie, the poster child for chocolate and bacon. Right now she’s staffing the register at the decadent food emporium, Nutty Steph’s in Middlesex, Vermont. It’s the morning of Bacon Night. Let’s say you’re a vegetarian with a chocolate allergy: Sophie will still make your day. I have barely explained my purpose for visiting […]