It’s -16 at 6 a.m. I’m kneeling on the kitchen floor, setting up a portable space heater to blast hot air beneath the sink. Our cold water pipe froze, despite the cabinet doors having been left open overnight. My husband heads off for work and comes back after an hour because none of the equipment […]
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Scrod | Lexicon
Most of New England disagrees with the dictionary definition of scrod, saying that it isn’t a fish at all, though what a scrod is seems vary.
Our weekly Classic Cover Challenge on the Yankee Magazine Facebook page has proven itself to be one of our most popular features. Each Monday we put up two cover images from Yankee’s nearly 80-year history from the current month, and the winner takes on a challenger until the month is over. Here’s a roundup of […]
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Return to Silver Fields
The stories and essays of a forgotten Vermont farmer and writer deserve a new generation of readers.
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Life in the Kingdom | A Hard Winter
A homesteading family creates a world unto itself in northern Vermont. First in a year-long series.
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The Art of the Trades | Mary’s Farm
When pipes freeze and other calamities occur, a hero is someone with a wrench and knowhow. Last New Year’s Eve, I bought a new car, something I do every 10 years or so. Two days later, I had to drive three hours north, to the White Mountains, to teach a workshop. In a blizzard. Baptism […]
This is Sophie, the poster child for chocolate and bacon. Right now she’s staffing the register at the decadent food emporium, Nutty Steph’s in Middlesex, Vermont. It’s the morning of Bacon Night. Let’s say you’re a vegetarian with a chocolate allergy: Sophie will still make your day. I have barely explained my purpose for visiting […]
Finally the new year has arrived and a new calendar has begun. Yes, we all know January has 31 days. However, I’m not sure about some of the other months…like June, for instance. Does it have 31 days? Hard to remember. Which brings us to calendar reform. There are those who favor simplifying our calendar […]
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Ordeal on Bay Ledge Buoy
Just before a sudden winter squall swamped his 15-foot open boat, the young clammer managed to leap to the comparative safety of the Bay Ledge Buoy. It was the beginning of the longest — and nearly the last — 27 hours of his life. Sunday morning. January 15, began as any working day for […]
December 1981 | “Down the Chimney,” by Richard Lon Cohen.
1892 year The Nutcracker ballet débuted in St. Petersburg, Russia 2012 year Boston reimagined its Nutcracker performance 3,600 jewels worn by the Sugar Plum FairyGet Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe 363 Boston Ballet students auditioning for The Nutcracker (only Boston Ballet students are considered) 8 dancers hidden under Mother Ginger’s […]
What’s your woodpile style? The experts at Yankee’s research center for advanced wood studies developed this test to help you find out.