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True Stories | My Creative Neighbor

For many years I drove by a little hand painted sign stuck in a lawn that said, “Free To See.” Then one day I pulled in the drive and knocked on the door and asked the lady who answered, “Just what am I free to see?” Coincidentally, that’s how Yankee’s contributing photographer, Corey Hendrickson also […]

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The Forenoon | Lexicon

At the end of October, Daylight Savings Time will add an hour of daylight to a portion of the day that most of us now call “morning.” But the current notion of morning, like Daylight Savings Time itself, is a fairly recent development. When most New Englanders either lived on a farm or came from […]

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The Beauty of Willey’s Store

You can have it all, if by all you mean: A nice Malbec, kitty litter, a ground rod, an axe helve, the newspaper, new boots, clothbound cheddar, bubble bath, tennis balls, lemons, c-clamps, handkerchiefs, greeting cards, carrot seeds, copy paper, a hunting knife, chimney brushes, fresh bread, pickling salt, a mop, fan belt, door knob, […]

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2014 Yankee Magazine’s Editors’ Choice Food Awards

Photo/Art by Heath Robbins Our guide to the best artisanal cheeses, chocolates, jams, cookies, bacon, and other worthy edibles in New England. This year marks our second annual food awards, which means that once again, we’ve been scouring New England’s groceries and markets to find the best locally made cheeses, jams, chocolates, sauces–and even salt!–for […]

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Cured Meat & Fish | 2014 Editors’ Choice Food Awards

View the winners of the 2014 Editors’ Choice Food Awards — Cured Meat & Fish. COLD SMOKED ATLANTIC SALMON SULLIVAN HARBOR FARM SMOKEHOUSE Hancock Village, Maine The team at Sullivan Harbor produces 75,000 pounds of luscious cured and smoked seafood each year, and we’re especially fond of their smoked salmon. It’s silky, with a perfect sweet/salt […]

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Ben’s Pumpkins | Friendly Pumpkin Wars

Ben Nottermann has been growing his business since the ripe old age of six. Yes, the year most kids learn to tell time and dig into reading, Ben was learning that if he planted a couple seeds (about 50 cents worth), tended his few seedlings into thriving plants, harvested their produce, and sold his 24 […]

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Dog Rescue | The Adoption Process

I met my dog Sandy through an elite introduction service: the Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue League. The process from my end was rigorous (I can’t speak for the dog). It was also table-turning, since I am a psychiatrist and ask the questions in most situations. The first dog rescue packet I received was daunting: application […]

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The First Frost in a Cold Pocket of Vermont

  “A cold pocket”—it sounds like something a snowman might have. But that’s where I live, in the snowman’s coat, in his cold pocket. In a valley. Where the chilly- heavy air has a tendency to linger, to cling on a breeze-less night. And this year, on the morning September 19th , this pocket’s white […]

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Bobby Orr | Dreams of the NHL

Excerpt from “Dreams of the NHL | I Remember,” Yankee Magazine, April 1988. My parents never pushed me to play; I guess they just wanted me to enjoy myself. But just like every other boy who’s ever strapped on skates, I dreamed of playing in the National Hockey League. Unfortunately, the scouts never came to […]

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