andre the seal

The Maine coast is home to some of the most beautiful spots in America, including our list of the 10 prettiest coastal towns in Maine.

A picture-perfect harbor and Andre the Seal statue are just some of the many reasons to visit the charming coastal village of Rockport, Maine.

Though beautiful year round, some towns become even more charming once the snow flies. Here we present the prettiest winter villages in New England.

From heroic dogs to tragic elephants, each of the famous animals of New England has an unforgettable story.

Andre the seal may have been one of the longest-running, free attractions that Maine has ever had. We look back in this 1986 Yankee classic.

Joseph Zarzynski is convinced that “Champ,” the legendary Vermont Lake Champlain monster, is real. A Yankee Classic from June 1986.

When a police chief and a defense lawyer from a small town in NH took a closer look at the Lindbergh Baby kidnapping and murder case, they found themselves taking on a legend.

“I don’t want no sideshow,” said Larry Carrara of Shrewsbury, Vermont, when a lovesick moose (Josh) fixated on one of his cows (Jessica) for 76 days in 1986, but that’s exactly what he got.

Why were the Sutherland sisters such a hit for the Barnum & Bailey Circus? It wasn’t for their singing, but for their 36½ feet of hair.

What happened to Susette Kelo and her fight against the city of New London, Connecticut, just may save your home. A Yankee Magazine classic from January 2007.

Wherever she appears, Jane Smith of Manchester, Maine, knows with absolute certainty how she will be introduced to her audience: Jane Smith, mother of schoolgirl Samantha Smith.

1991’s Hurricane Bob wasn’t much of a storm. But to four Coast Guardsmen in Provincetown Harbor, it was nine hours of sheer hell.