By Kevin Koczwara I spit out the first oyster I ate. I was a teenager. What is that? I thought as it slithered across my tongue. Slimy. Its liquid reminded me of when the ocean splashed into my mouth. Over time, though, I watched people devour them, and wondered what made those bivalve mollusks so […]
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Celebrating a timeless holiday ritual in a perfect North Country setting.
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A Christmas Loon
Hemmed in by December ice, a stranded bird inspires hopes of a holiday miracle.
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Don’t-Miss Performances in Central Massachusetts
An all-star lineup of comedy, music, and family fun promises to keep things lively all the way into the new year.
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Collision Course
To save endangered whales, New England’s iconic lobster industry is facing unpopular and possibly dangerous changes.
In Maine’s Aroostook County, everyone chips in during fall potato harvest.
Sometimes contentment comes from knowing how special the ordinary can be.
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Changing Landscapes | Inside Yankee
In the last days of September 1978, I joined a potato harvest crew on Donald Gallagher’s farm in northern Aroostook County, Maine. I worked for 40 cents a barrel. To fill a barrel you bent over, put a basket between your legs, and picked potatoes with both hands. After only an hour my legs had […]
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The Sanctuary | First Person
By Tim Loftus I stand silently in this hemlock grove a few times each year. Collectively, every tree shares the same name: Tsuga canadensis, or Eastern hemlock, for those who only understand them to be just another commodity of lumber or pulp paper. But to me, each and every one of these trees is my […]
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Dear Yankee | September/October 2022
Readers respond to their favorite Yankee magazine articles.
One family has always kept its eyes on the Mount Washington Auto Road.
How a TV witch came to cast her spell on visitors to Salem, Massachusetts.