In woods and fields, a trio of sturdy Belgian draft horses are New Hampshire farmer John Hutton’s most trusted partners.
Yankee
Ever wondered what it takes to drive a snowplow in New England? We asked seasoned snowplow operator Rusty Churchill: “How are the roads in Vermont?
Magazine
Joel Babb Beyond Nature and Culture
In the best of all possible world’s, every artist of significance would have their work collected and discussed in a monograph including 1) high quality color reproductions, 2) analysis of the evolution of the work by an insightful writer and 3) comments by the artist on his/her own work. In fact, very few contemporary […]
Whether it’s a seeing The Nutcracker, touring historic New England homes, cruising past a sea of twinkling lights, or whipping up traditional wassail, here are some of our picks for the best New England Christmas traditions!
I know many New Englanders who despise this time of year, but I’m not one of them. Even in January, you’ll rarely hear me pine for the return of summer. I keep better in the cold. For me, summer can feel like an endless stream of sticky, steamy, listless days, when even the air lies […]
When I think of the 1980s, I think of an era of excess, indulgence and phoniness. When I think of the art of the 1980s, I think of three artists – Julian Schnabel, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Jeff Koons. From what I understand, Schnabel, the protean prince of art excess, has been purged from the […]
View a sampling of Yankee Magazine covers through the decades and let us know if any of them tug on your nostalgic heart strings.
How much do you know about Hasbro’s popular toy, Mr. Potato Head? Find out how much he originally sold for, where you can get a Mr. Potato Head license plate, when he gave up smoking and more fun facts about this popular plastic spud.
The Museum of Art Rhode Island School in Providence is currently (through January 13, 2013) featuring a tremendous survey of American landscape photography entitled America in View: Landscape Photography1865 to Now. The exhibition, which sweeps across close to 150 years of history in 150 photographs, was inspired by the gift of 71 photographs from the collection […]
For Men Only: Instructions to Wrap a Gift. (1942) Must I mention that your first requirement is something to wrap, like a gift? Usually this gift must be made to look more tasty on the outside than on the inside and that is why we are here. You will need plenty of paper, a liberal […]
Yankee magazine Digital Editor Aimee Seavey shares how a family trip to Ireland for Christmas started a new tradition.
Maine
Alan Bray’s Maine Magic
As we were driving up the coast and then inland to Bangor last week to see some art shows, Portland gallerist Andy Verzosa, who is co-editing a new book on contemporary art in Maine with me, asked me who I would select if I had to name one living artist to represent contemporary Maine […]