Sneak Preview: Editor Mel Allen explains what went into putting this 80th-anniversary issue together.
Yankee
From a Massachusetts bakery to an Alabama goat farm, these days, the chance to chance to change your life as the owner of a new business could require nothing more than a brief essay, minimal entrance fee, and a bit of luck. “Essay-for-a-business” contests have been popping up all over the country in 2015, and […]
Photographer Kindra Clineff has been shooting foliage for Yankee since 1989. She shared her top tips on how to take the best fall foliage photographs ever.
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Jo Diggs | Video
Jo Diggs brings a painter’s eye to her stunning fabric landscapes. Learn more about her process.
History
Frisbee | New England’s Gifts
Did you know the name and inspiration for the Frisbee flying disc came from Connecticut? Learn some more trivia about this modern toy and game.
7/3/1916 The fateful day when “Chubby” Woodman of Essex, Mass., became the first person to batter-fry a clam 5,000 Guests at the biggest clambake Woodman’s ever hosted (1938 in Marietta, Ohio) 0 Tweaks to Chubby’s original fried-clam recipeGet Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe 300+ Family members who have worked at […]
The Town House School in Kennebunkport, Maine — a one room structure where generations of children from fishing and working class families were educated until 1950 — is scheduled for demolition in August of 2015. It is a decision that many residents are not happy with, and one that begs the question of how far they’re willing to […]
Whether it’s Old Home Days, a 250th anniversary, or the annual Strawberry–Pumpkin–Lobster–Potato Festival, we Yankees love a New England town festival — so much so that we make sure they’re all basically the same.
“I think we put our children at an enormous disadvantage by not educating them in war, by not letting them understand about it at an early age.” —Suzanne Collins (born 1962 in Hartford, Connecticut) is the author of the multimillion-selling Hunger Games trilogy, among her other well-known works. Her father was a career army officer […]
For me, the most puzzling of New England legends is the one involving Molly Stark. Puzzling because the historic Molly Stark never said or did anything of note. Nothing. And yet she is really big in New England today. For instance, the road between Brattleboro and Bennington, Vermont is called the Molly Stark Trail. A […]
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New England Directions | HUMOR
Here in New England, losing your way after asking for directions is a recurring rite of passage. You’re invited to an unfamiliar village in New England, and you ask for directions. “Well, it’s about seven miles past the covered bridge, and if you pass the gun shop you know you’ve gone too far. There used […]
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Life in the Kingdom | Spare Parts
In rural Vermont, finding what you need isn’t always about what’s easy and efficient.