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.
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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.
Credit: mgm/superstock “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 […]
Credit: yinyang/istock 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 […]
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Seal of Honor | Up Close
Credit: Mark FlemingTrophies, 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, […]
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.
What is it like to be a Vermont country vet? We asked photographer Mark Fleming to document three days with large-animal veterinarian Tom Stuwe.
Featured photographer Jesse Burke shares with Yankee some of his favorite shots from his nature-infused Wild & Precious series.
Looking for dining, lodging, and top-notch attractions in Beantown? Here are nearly 20 of our editors’ picks for the best of Boston & Cambridge.
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The Stranger in the Woods
In 1986, a 20-year-old Maine man named Christopher Knight left behind his life and family and disappeared into the woods. He made his home in a secluded area of forest in the state’s central region and did not have a conversation with another human being for nearly three decades. Knight burglarized nearby cottages for supplies […]