Deputy Editor Ian Aldrich talks about the varied and exciting stories in this issue of Yankee.
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On the subject of Boston and Bostonians… Probably “snobby” is too harsh a description. “Proud” might be better.
Renovating an old home is a hero’s quest, a test of stamina and means. Whether you do it yourself or employ a battalion of workers, there’s no getting away cheap. And yet, in the realm of costly hobbies it stands apart as a noble pursuit, a labor of love. Restoration contractors understand the love and […]
Did the pilgrims eat popcorn? We asked Plimoth Plantation for the truth about this common popcorn myth.
The New Hampshire seacoast encompasses only 13 miles. A day’s walk, however, proves that it’s long on character and characters.
Do you ever stop and wonder what it is that you were put on this earth to do? For Florence Griswold, the answer was art.
Sure, It’s Only 47½ Miles Long, But… Don’t get Rhode Islanders started on the subject of their state. That is, unless you have plenty of time.
Baldwin Coolidge found inspiration in the comings and goings of Woods Hole scientists and students. The intersection of art and science came together when Baldwin Coolidge (1845–1928) brought his heavy, large-format cameras and dry-plate glass negatives to the dock on Quissett Harbor in 1897, at a time when Woods Hole, a village in the town […]
Five years after the devastation of 2011’s Tropical Storm Irene, those who lived through it in Wilmington, Vermont, remember both what they lost and what they found.
After decades of whispers, our analyst puts the Nutmeg State on the couch for a little identity therapy. Is Connecticut really New England? We think you’ll approve of the answer.
When the first volume of Robert B. Thomas’s Farmer’s Almanac appeared in October 1792, George Washington was just finishing his first term as president. That same month, the cornerstone of the White House was laid in the newly formed federal district of “the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia.” From the start, the […]
Trivia and tidbits about a fabled New England lake.