Honoring the faithfulness of a beloved boat.
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Yankee
As a world-class designer, builder, and sailor, Rhode Island native N.G. Herreshoff pushed the limits of what boats could be.
Living
Reading Emily
Every fall, people come from hundreds— even thousands—of miles away to read aloud all of Emily Dickinson’s 1,789 poems in one day. From dawn until dark, the author joins this singular band of poetry fans to find out why.
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The Essence of Appledore
Eating what you gather on an island can change how you look at food—and even life itself.
On the Cape and Islands, shark fever is no longer the stuff of movie legend.
Without modern machinery, how did early settlers build stone foundations for their houses? —Jenn F., Newton, MA As with carpentry, building a stone foundation is an art with its own special set of tools and techniques. Most of the stones were gathered as fields were cleared. Farmers loaded rocks onto a sleigh or carried them to […]
When a chef came up with a creative plan for a farm’s head boar, there was only one veterinarian willing to step up to the job.
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The Hardest Deadline
When horrific violence came to a small New Hampshire town, the staff of the weekly newspaper had to somehow get the issue out and let the community know what had happened, even though their editor and close friends were dead.
For nearly 50 years, summers at Tanglewood meant the homecoming of favorite son Leonard Bernstein.
Magazine
Searching for Alexander
In remembering his stepson, a young man who found peace and solace in nature, the author learns about the limits of love, the pain of loss, and finding hope again.
Today
Corn Season
Growing up on America’s oldest family farm had, like the crop that defined it, a sweetness that passed all too soon into memory.