Here are 13 Yiddish words we all say. How many of them do you use in your daily conversation?
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With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, it’s time to plan something special! Whether you make a day of it, head out at night, or spend it curled up on the couch, we’ve got plenty of ideas for what to do for Valentine’s Day in New England. FEAST YOUR EYES What could be better than gazing […]
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Yankee Magazine Cover | January 1987
“Skaters on the Canal,” a watercolor by Susan Davis.
As an antiques appraiser, I consider myself something of an expert on grandmothers, and I’ve arrived at some thoughtful observations: 1. No matter how humble your grandmother’s lifestyle while she lived, she was a shrewd shopper, and all of her possessions are now “very valuable.” 2. The reason more people didn’t come to America on […]
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The Best 5 Free Boston Attractions
Boston is a pricey place. But walking around and exploring doesn’t cost a penny, and neither do these 5 best free Boston attractions.
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Connecticut Tornado of 1989
Yankee Classic: July 1990 The dogs knew first. Ivan and Merle, Charles and Mable Besozzi’s two big, black English retrievers, had been restless all the day of July 10, 1989. “The dogs never settled down,” Mrs. Besozzi said, “and they’re very gentle and very smart. They sensed something.” By late afternoon Ivan and Merle were […]
Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe The Abenakis called him “cousin,” the Penobscots “grandfather.” The Kets of Siberia preferred “fur father.” In the Carpathian Mountains, he was “little uncle”; Laplanders addressed him as “the old man with the fur garment.” We call him Smokey, Yogi, or Winnie-the-Pooh. Get Our FREE […]
In a crowded workshop in Little Compton, Rhode Island, a father and son give new life to old stoves that once breathed warmth and fire.
Dairy farming and rural mail delivery actually have a lot in common: they both involve physical labor, a circuit of routine and a love of– or at least an ability to function in– the wee hours. “Except with dairy farming, you don’t have to leave home to go to work,” Alan Young tells me as […]
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In Praise of Bob-Houses
Bob-houses aren’t beautiful, but on the ice they all seem to belong…and where else can you find lakefront home for free?
Dashing through the snow? Check. In a one horse open sleigh? You betcha. O’re the fields we go? Yep.Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe Laughing all the way? Ah, not really. It was more like speechless awe. Our Vermont sleigh ride had us riding on rails instead of radials, with […]
We asked snowcat operator Slim Bryant what it takes to get up and down the Mount Washington Auto Road in winter. HIs answers may surprise you.