There are a number of theories as to the origin of the term “Swamp Yankees.” However, the correct one may be based on an amusing incident which occurred in Thompson, Connecticut, during the summer of 1776…
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Wherever she appears, Jane Smith of Manchester, Maine, knows with absolute certainty how she will be introduced to her audience: Jane Smith, mother of schoolgirl Samantha Smith.
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Jenny Allen tells stories. Really funny stories. For years as a journalist, she told other people’s stories—people like Sam Shepard, Arthur Miller, Katie Couric, Sally Field, and Martha Stewart. Now she’s telling her own, whether it’s onstage, writing for The New Yorker, or in her new collection of personal essays, Would Everybody Please Stop? Allen […]
In her book, World Class Vermont author Peggy Shinn tells the story of the making of the U.S. women’s cross-country ski team. Not surprisingly, New England’s connection to the sport runs deep.
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Yankee Classic | The Celebrity
For hockey star Mike Eruzione, the enduring heroes of his own life live all together in a weathered green three-decker in Winthrop, Massachusetts.
My 1910 house has canvas ceilings where the original calcimine was removed and the ceiling repainted with latex paint. I like the soft look of calcimine and want to put it back. Can I get the latex paint off? —Catey K., Durham, NH It’s not surprising that you have canvas ceilings, and that they were […]
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Love, Death, and Heifers | The Farmer’s Life: Dispatches from Chickadee Farm in Craftsbury, Vermont
Breeding what you eat is never easy. Nor should it be.
Travel And Lifestyle Public Television Series From WGBH And Yankee Magazine Airs Nationwide BOSTON, MA (January 29, 2018) – This April, the popular travel and lifestyle national public television series Weekends with Yankee returns for a second season to explore more of the hidden gems, spectacular landscapes, fun adventures and delectable tastes of New England. […]
Ordinary day-to-day weather conversations consist of nothing but a series of bland clichés. But there are exceptions.
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Bean to Bar | Chocolate Recipes
On the trail of New England’s newest batch of premium-chocolate makers, plus four gourmet chocolate recipes.
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Suited to a T | Timeless New England
Though the novelty of “horseless carriages” had largely worn off by 1914, the sight of Virgil White motoring through Newport, New Hampshire, that February caught the attention of the media. Under a published photo of White’s unusual conveyance, parked on a snowy roadway and filled with bundled-up passengers, was this wry description: “It appears to […]