The other day I was cleaning out a closet, where I have stacked too many boxes of papers and notebooks filled with interviews from two decades (or more) ago. A photo I had not seen for many years spilled out. The photo shows a young man dressed in sequined pants, a sequined outer robe type […]
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When museum directors and curators move to new institutions it is not uncommon for them to draw on art and artists they have worked with previously for some of their first exhibitions at the new venue. Dan Mills, who came to the Bates College Museum of Art a year ago from Bucknell University’s Samek Art […]
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The Haunting of Yankee’s Parking Lot
A month ago I posted an article about the odd attraction people have to our parking lot and speculated that some type of mystical force might be at work. This week I present definitive proof that our parking lot is possessed. I’ve already discussed how Dublin residents are inextricably drawn to our parking lot like […]
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New England Craft Fair Gifts
New England’s holiday craft fairs are a stellar source of beautifully designed wares–and unforgettable gifts. Exploring a craft fair is like embarking on a treasure hunt in which the reward is a happy pile of perfectly chosen, quirky, unique gifts. At the best fairs, these gems are practically guaranteed. Here we’ve unearthed striking pieces of […]
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 […]
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.