With your garden planted and blooming, it’s time to add the finishing touches! From colorful pots and picket fences to porch swings and comfy recycled plastic Adirondack chairs, the accessories you choose can turn your green space into a true showstopper. To help get you started, here are the winners for best garden ornaments and […]
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Norman Desmarais, the author of The Guide to the American Revolutionary War series, picks the 5 best revolutionary war sites in New England.
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New England Clambake Photographs
The tradition of the New England clambake existed even before New England itself was born. Clambakes reveal the nature of true New Englanders, demanding hard work, persistence, and appreciation of native seafood. The Day family of Prudence Island, located in Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay, has been clambaking for decades. Nearly 30 years ago, Yankee sought […]
The Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, Maine, houses an extensive collection of archival photographs of Maine from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. From intimate family collections to works from individual professional photographers, all have a connection to the Penobscot Bay region in terms of subject or contributor. The following slideshow represents a small […]
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Maritime Trail Slideshow
Photographer Carl Tremblay spent many summer days traveling the coastline of New England from the southern reaches of Mystic Seaport in Connecticut to as far north as Bath, Maine, for a feature story on our martime heritage. Explore the waters aboard a classic Maine windjammer or take in the breathtaking beauty of the coastline and […]
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In the Spotlight | Justin Chase
As the 12th generation of a family that has owned and worked one of the country’s oldest farms in Newburyport, Massachusetts, Justin Chase understands New England life. Since 1683, each generation of his family has passed down an increasing intimacy of the natural world, their Yankee traditions, and what it takes to maintain independence in […]
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Yankee Magazine Cover | April 1998
April 1998 | “The Swan Boats,” by Oren Sherman.
I knew to stop my tractor with the front right tire alongside the crack in the curb to best place the wagon behind me for midday sun. I had done it so many times it was second nature. Most every day, from Easter to Thanksgiving, I set up my makeshift farm stand under a tired, […]
Starved for colors, I found myself marveling at the platinum-hued potato chip bag by the side of the road as if it were a marsh marigold or goldfinch. Right now I find even the jewel tones of a green plastic bottle and cobalt Bud Lite can beautiful, basking next to mud. Our spiffy tubs of […]
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Yankee Magazine Cover | April 1986
April 1986 | Detail from “Meadow’s Edge — Mallard,” by Robert Bateman.
Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe In Vermont’s north country, spring’s true arrival is marked by “ice out” – when a special raft sinks into the water and sets off a chain of events that doesn’t end until July 4. I keep it in my wallet, tucked behind my driver’s license […]
A selection of popular New England flower shows and festivals for 2014. Make a weekend of it! Portland Flower Show March 6–9, Portland, ME A garden lecture series, Children’s Discovery Garden, and thousands of plants are just a few of the highlights you’ll find at the Portland Co. Marine Complex. 207-775-4403; portlandcompany.comGet Our FREE […]