A Timeline of New England Environmental Battles New England has seen major environmental conflicts for decades. Yankee polled a dozen regional groups to come up with the following timeline of some of the most contentious debates of the past 50 years. Whether environmentalists find themselves pitted against private industry, state and federal governments, or even […]
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Who, ultimately, determines the fate of a region? Read more about the battle raging over the Northern Pass energy project.
In a region where seasonal work off the land is a staple of life, evergreens yield hundreds of thousands of holiday decorations.
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True Believer
“The way Santa was presented to me as a kid was that every Christmas morning, we’d sit at the top of the stairs, and my father would say goodbye to Santa. We wouldn’t see him; we’d just hear my dad: ‘Oh, Santa, why are you still here? Oh, my! So good to see you.’ We […]
Why should we believe in Santa? We ask Kris Kringle, a.k.a Jonathan Meath.
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Angels Among Us 2011
Meet ordinary people with extraordinary hearts who work to make the lives of others better.
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Low Tide in the Hills
Down on the coast, they understand the tides. They live by the tides–and not only as a practical matter for seagoing folk, but more subtly, as well. Twice a day, the harbors, bays, and coves fill and empty, fill and empty. The edge of the continent comes close, then pulls back. Down on the coast, […]
One-Pie canned pumpkin purée — an iconic New England brand keeps Maine’s canning industry alive, if only in memory.
How did we choose our “bests” from all of the notable 18th-century lodgings in New England for our feature story, Best New England Historic Inns? To start with, we used the following criteria: 1. Age. Had to be standing before 1799. 2. Comfort. We appreciate a bit of luxury with our history. 3. Historic ambience. […]
Quilts warm Connecticut writer Barbara Wysocki’s toes and delight her eyes. Founding editor of Layers, the New England Quilt Museum’s newsletter, she’s also written for Art & Antiques magazine and was a contributor to Quilts and Quiltmakers: Covering Connecticut (Schiffer Publishing). New England Quilt MuseumIn the heart of a community rich in textile history, these […]
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In Search of Whales | Mary’s Farm
Nowhere is the whaling history deeper than on Nantucket, where whalers set sail and didn’t return for years, their ships filled with whale oil.
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Inside Yankee: The Gift of Community
This space is where I usually tell you about the stories bound together within these covers. But there’s the matter of Irene to talk about now. What you hold here left the Yankee offices on its way to the printer less than two weeks after Tropical Storm Irene spilled its fury into the waterways of […]