by Frederika James The moonlight falls on hill and plain— The moonlight falls on me: The moon brings madness to the brain, But the mad are only those who see No yesterdays . . . nor days to be. Plant your beans when moons are bright, And you have beans to sell; But painted posts […]
by Henry Davis Nadig New England elders never worry About December’s snowy flurry. Prophets of all varieties, They never cater to or please With sage prognostications of The whims of things that hang above. Rather the Yankee sits alone Beneath the winter monotone, Content to save his comments till The New Year shines upon the […]
by Oliver Jenkins IT IS ELECTION day. Samson awakes with a start and sits up in bed as though snapped by a spring. All at once he remembers that it is election day and he laughs thinking how strange it is that he can get out of bed in the morning as governor and maybe […]
by Eugenia Frothingham IT WAS “a great while since, a long, long time ago” that the sea flung a Christian saint upon the shore of an Italian island and the holy man turned himself to silver where he lay. In this precious and amazing condition he was found by natives, who built him a cathedral […]
by Gordon F .Tolman MASON GADD WAS a little man with stooped shoulders and a fringe of gray hair showing beneath his battered felt hat, and eyes of faded blue like the sky near the horizon on a cloudless winter day. He seemed even more diminutive than usual as he stood behind the huge red […]
THE TAG ON THE little fellow’s basket there on our front cover has a note inside it. It reads like this, and it is a particular message just for you, your family, and your friends. Though man has the faculty of tradition, according to Walter Lippman, it is an uncertain one. “Oftener than not he has been unable […]
BOTH THE NAME and the purpose of Mr. Sagendorph’s new magazine, Yankee, have a strong appeal to me, personally and officially, and I am glad to say a word of welcome, in behalf of the state of New Hampshire, to this new arrival among us. May it live long and prosper and “grow up with […]
Lots of places claim the honor of being the birthplace of the American Navy and, surprisingly, each one makes a pretty convincing argument in its favor…
DUBLIN, NH (November 2018)— In the six years since Yankee launched the Editors’ Choice Food Awards, they’ve witnessed a flowering of the New England food landscape that goes beyond the restaurant scene right to our own tables and pantries. More artisan foods are coming to market, finding a local audience, going national and even earning […]
Celebrating New England’s best cheeses, chocolates, jams, coffees, and other gift-worthy edibles in Yankee Magazine‘s annual food awards.
Already a college football phenom, Doug Flutie became a star in 1984 with a Hail Mary pass that many New Englanders still talk about.
Reaching out to girls who have lost their mothers, Cara Belvin is on a deeply personal mission to help them open up to others and reconnect with joy. Learn more about Cara and her nonprofit EmpowerHer.
