I love the look of dark sashes on old houses. Can I paint the sashes on my Greek Revival house black or dark green? —Catey M., Keene, NH The use of color on window sashes is something that changes depending on the style and age of the house. On Georgian-style homes from the 1700s, window […]
This story, written by E.B. White’s Brooklin, Maine, neighbor Roy Barrette, first appeared in the February 1986 issue of Yankee.
DUBLIN, NH (May 2017) – New England is one of the most popular summer travel destinations in America for a reason: its wealth of incredible things to do, see, and eat. In the May/June issue of Yankee, readers will discover hundreds of ideas for a perfect New England vacation, from a weeklong trip on a […]
In the Nantucket practice of Tim Lepore, medicine and caring are dispensed in equal doses.
You may not know her name or her groundbreaking conservation group, but if you’ve ever been in a national park, you’ve stood in Liz Putnam’s shadow.
In honor of college commencement season, we ask communication guru Jay Heinrichs for help channeling our inner Cicero.
Adding up our favorite trivia about the legendary New England poet.
“As one goes through life, one learns that if you don’t paddle your own canoe, you don’t move.” —Katharine Hepburn (May 12, 1907–June 29, 2003). This fiercely independent four-time Oscar winner wasn’t the sort to tie her fate to anyone else’s. But the Connecticut native did maintain a decades-long bond with her family’s beloved seaside […]
When my husband and I decided we wanted a summer home on the family farm on Great East Lake in Maine, my mother-in-law’s only comment was: “I have heard of folks doing things on a shoestring, but you two haven’t even got the money to buy lacings for your shoes!” Not to be deterred, we […]
Trophies, old love letters, a wedding gown—these are the mementoes you’d expect a family to collect and save for future generations. But for Toni Goodridge, whose family happens to have included the world’s most famous harbor seal, the collection takes a quirkier turn. Tucked away in her Lincolnville, Maine, home is the hollowed-out, neoprene-covered log […]
If you’ve ever wondered about the power of glaciers, pay a visit to the Madison Boulder.
When a sulfur-spewing spring makes life unbearable, a dowser is a good person to know.
