In my adult life, I’ve had three memorable dogs—Gorm, Dune, and Mayday. They all lived long lives, for dogs. When Dune came into that twilight time, her warm brown eyes clouded into a strange blue and her hearing all but lost, I despaired of losing her. When my husband, Paul, died, she refused to come […]
One of the great perks of working at Yankee Publishing is the occasional opportunity to help the food editors with recipe testing—followed by taste testing, and rating the recipes. There’s a sense of fun and adventure in trying out recipes you might never attempt when cooking for your own family, and if they turn out […]
Like any resourceful Vermonter, Frank Sprague is a man of diverse talents. As a master stonemason, he turns native granite culled from the surrounding woods into the beautiful birdbaths, benches, and tables that he sells to customers around the country. And when the stonework isn’t occupying his time, he’s at the forge, turning out wrought-iron […]
Two men have a vision for the future on a rural dirt road in northern Vermont. First step, plant trees.
“My 4-year-old grand-nephew, Everett Paone, is playing with a dolphin-shaped, bubble-making toy that I had just gifted him. Shot With A Nikon D7000 And 18-55 mm Lens
* * * “Bromfield, please paddle.” The amplified voice of the regatta official floated across the Charles River basin.Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe Emily Erdos felt her heart jump in her chest but kept her words calm and even. “Paddle on two. One, two,” she said into the headset. […]
“Please take out your passports and have them ready for inspection,” Captain Andy Scott announces over the boat’s loudspeaker as we glide right into Canada’s waters on Lake Memphremagog, a 28 -mile lake extending between the state of Vermont and the province of Quebec, Canada. Captain Andy is of course joking, (no passports needed), […]
The story of a haying arrangement evolved out of mutual needs, in the manner of many rural working arrangements made across generations long ago.
Allison V. Smith is a fine art, freelance editorial photographer based in Dallas, Texas with strong family ties to Rockport, Maine. She has been both a past student and instructor at the Maine Media Workshops and in celebration of their 40th anniversary, currently has work in their show at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art. […]
Oh the donuts. I can smell them from fifteen miles away. Those crisp tender golden brown loops jumbled together in their glass jar turn my ecologically minded, calorie counting self into a reckless carboholic, burning my low- mpg- jalopy down a warren of pitted back roads: (along Seaver Brook to South Albany to Andersonville to […]
Twain enthusiasts need no introduction to the Mark Twain bed, thanks to a 1906 interview and photo shoot, orchestrated by the author himself, that featured shots of him reading, smoking, and writing while tucked under the covers of his beloved bed.
Craftsbury’s underworld was unknown to me until two of its secret servicemen guided me into the town’s treasure filled depths. In early June I discovered a narrow footpath leading to a cool, windowless room underneath the Craftsbury Public Library. Inside I found Tom Twetten, a trustee of the Library, presiding over cartons and cartons books, […]
