First made in New England in 1847, Necco Wafers are an American candy classic. Learn more about Necco’s history, including an update on candy’s recent comeback.
Yankee
With our long history and beautiful landscape, New England is an ideal spot for storytelling. Here are 20 favorite books set in New England.
Will we ever know the full story of the Lake Winnipesaukee Mystery Stone? The unusual New Hampshire stone egg has baffled geological experts and historians for decades.
Massachusetts
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.
From Lizzie Borden to the Smuttynose murders, New England is home to a number of unusual cold cases. Here are 5 well-known New England unsolved mysteries.
Magazine
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.