By the winter of 1773, Josiah Quincy, Jr. knew he was dying. He was an intelligent man—a Harvard educated lawyer—so he harbored no illusions about what a diagnosis of consumption meant. Though just 29-years old, his body was beginning to fail him. His vitality was being burned away, little by little, by the illness germinating […]
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We asked architectural writer and longtime New England resident William Morgan to share his choices for the 5 best historic house museums in New England.
It’s spring — time to clean house, jettison junk, and dispense with debris. But that isn’t easy for New Englanders, most of whom seem to be afflicted with a disease known as clutteropathy. Researchers have identified six different strains of this disorder. ACCUMULITIS Also known as “usefulness delusion disorder” (UDDER), this sickness is identified […]
There’s a part in all of us that hopes we’ll bloom when darkness falls. A few years ago, I advised a woman on writing her memoir. I’d known Mary Liz for a few years before that, and once, she showed me an essay she’d written about a plant that she’d been coddling for the past […]
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Center Lovell Inn Essay Contest
The Center Lovell Inn, featured as our “House for sale” in 1992, is located next to Maine’s beautiful lake Kezar – but it isn’t the picturesque setting, or even the delicious bistro food that it’s famous for (though it’s certainly famous for those too). Rather, the Center Lovell Inn is known for how it has […]
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Bald Eagles | Back Among US
After near-annihilation and a decades-long absence, bald eagles are back among us. Spotting one of these majestic birds can stay with you for a lifetime.
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Yankee Magazine Cover | March 1990
“Excuse Me,” by Norman Rockwell.
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Yankee Magazine Cover | March 1971
“Berkshire Hills,” by George Cherepov.
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Yankee Magazine Cover | March 1983
“Spring Winds,” by David Armstrong.
Moosehead Lake | Thoreau’s Maine: A Photo Story of an Epic Adventure The journey began on Indian Island, the heart of the Penobscot Nation. Everyone toured the island, saw historic sites and even stood outside the house where Thoreau’s guide Joe Polis once lived. The East Branch of the Penobscot River flows past Indian Island, […]
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New England Snow Farm
Here in northern Rhode Island, where snow is creeping above the three-foot mark, there is a snow farm. It is the same farm that grows vegetables and supersized sunflowers in the warmer months. The snow on this farm—Franklin Farm to the locals—stretches for many acres, and while an old country road may cut the two parcels that […]
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A Tour of the March/April 2015 Issue
Yankee’s March/April issue is on newsstands now.