Lately I’ve taken to wearing a curious adornment: my husband’s high-school ID bracelet, given to him by an apple-cheeked girlfriend more than 30 years ago. Clunky and ill-fitting, it’s etched with the name MIKE and inscribed on the reverse LOVE, MURIEL. For all its adolescent awkwardness, I love the look and feel of it. “Why […]
A collection of fun facts about the Mt. Washington Auto Road.
Ever wondered what it takes to become a costumed Freedom Trail guide in Boston? To start, you’ve got to be good with dates.
Many years ago, my mother was in love with a soldier who went to war. On his first mission in the South Pacific he was shot down, leaving a huge sadness in our family. In his will, he’d left all his belongings to my mother. Mostly, that amounted to a 1937 Ford, gray with a […]
Back in 2007, Yankee was looking for a new art director. I’d just seen a presentation on the magazine’s recent redesign from digest to full size at a conference in Denver, Colorado. I liked what I was seeing with the redesign, the direction they were going in, and had a feeling it would be a […]
2011 Portland Museum of Art Biennial The seventh edition of the Portland Museum of Art Biennial, which began in 1998, features 65 paintings, photographs, and projects by 47 artists selected from some 3,600 works submitted to a three-person jury by 902 artists. The resultant exhibition, selected by New York art dealer Jim Kempner, painter David […]
The dentist chair probably seems like an odd place to discover a little magazine enlightenment, but that’s exactly where this story begins. You see, a few weeks ago I found myself in the unfortunate position of being at my dentist’s office in Peterborough, New Hampshire, at the crack of dawn for not one, but two […]
The varieties of flowering trees and bushes found in cities, public gardens, and cemeteries are chosen to provide color from early April through October. Landscape designers often pick species that show bright color before our native trees have woken up. While you’re waiting for the maples to flower, enjoy this landscaped diversity. Early species include […]
There are many reasons why Okemo has been a good place to be this winter. We’ve had epic snow and beautiful days bathed in sunlight. But each time I was asked on the chair lift, “So what’s it like working here?” I replied that it was the people, more than anything else, that made it […]
Welcome to the April 2011 edition of “Jud’s New England Journal,” the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, editor-in-chief of Yankee Magazine, published since 1935 in Dublin, New Hampshire. One Way to Catch a Hoot Owl But April 1st is probably the only time to try it . . . There are many types […]
My fiancée Samantha Smith and I recently became one of three finalist couples for Clay Hill Farm’s Green Wedding Giveaway. This yearly event provides a complete wedding package to a couple that demonstrates commitment to sustainability and the environment as well as inspiring others to explore their own shade of green. The winner is chosen […]
Artists and Labor Unions Protest Mural Censorship An anonymous “Secret Admirer” contacted Maine Gov. Paul LePage to complain that the history of Maine labor mural in the waiting room of the Department of Labor in Augusta made him/her feel as though he/she were in North Korea. In keeping with his penchant for kowtowing to business […]
