Food

Sweet and Savory Muffin Recipes

One of the easiest, fastest breads for the home cook to make is also one of the most popular. Here we present a selection of sweet and savory muffin recipes. Some experts attribute it to the 10th-century Welsh; others believe it comes from the German muffen, the plural of muffe, meaning “small cake.” The French […]

Massachusetts

Best Dining in Massachusetts | 2015 Editors’ Choice Awards

Hungry? The Bay State offers plenty of restaurant options for hungry residents and visitors alike. Here are our picks for the best food & dining in Massachusetts for 2015. BEST FARM-TO-TABLE DINING PRAIRIE WHALE, Great Barrington Wunderkind restaurateur Mark Firth was thriving with farm-to-table restaurants in Brooklyn, but he decided to get much closer to […]

Maine

Best Dining in Maine | 2015 Editors’ Choice Awards

Hungry? The Pine Tree State offers plenty of restaurant options for hungry residents and visitors alike. Here are our picks for the best food & dining in Maine for 2015. BEST FARM-TO-TABLE FINE DINING JOSHUA’S, Wells Soft lighting, fine art, and tablecloths in a meticulously restored 1774 house are the background for Chef Joshua Mather’s […]

New Hampshire

Best Classic Attractions in New Hampshire | 2015 Editors’ Choice Awards

There’s a lot to see in do in the Granite State, but some activities really stand the test of time. Read our picks for the best classic attractions in New Hampshire for 2015. HISTORIC HIGHLIGHT – Best Classic Amusement Park Canobie Lake Park, Salem (1902) From its early days as a “pleasure resort” in 1902, with […]

Connecticut

Best Outdoor Attractions in Connecticut | 2015 Editors’ Choice Awards

The Nutmeg State has plenty to offer in the Great Outdoors. Read our picks for the best outdoor attractions in Connecticut for 2015. Best Miniature Golf Mini-Golf at Saybrook Point, Old Saybrook If your putting’s not up to par, you’ll love this picture-perfect course, where distracting views of Long Island Sound and shorebirds soaring overhead […]

Maine

Best Lodging in Maine | 2015 Editors’ Choice Awards

Looking to rest your head in the Pine Tree State? We’ve got you covered! Check out our picks for the best lodging in Maine for 2015. Best Walk-to-Everything Location 2 Village Square, Ogunquit Walk to shops, galleries, restaurants, the beach, and the Marginal Way, if you can tear away from the heated pool, hot tub, […]

Food

Potato Chowder to Pesto | A Brief History of Yankee’s Recipe Archives

This year marks Yankee‘s 80th anniversary. Eighty years! Not bad for an independent , family-owned publishing company (actually, the reason we’ve survived this long probably has everything to do with not having been swallowed up by a New York-based media conglomerate). We’re planning a full anniversary issue in September and for that reason, I’ve been […]

Maine

Culture of the Cold in Caribou, Maine

In Caribou, Maine, where some of the coldest temperatures in North America have been recorded and where subzero temperatures often linger for days, people have learned, “If you can’t embrace it, you’re never gonna like it.”

Magazine

The New Yankee Craftsmen

Against all odds, these Yankee Craftsmen are keeping New England’s traditional arts and trades alive. Learn more about these talented New Englanders.

Vermont

Mad River Valley | Vermont’s Snow Globe

The Vermont Mad River Valley is a winter wonderland famous for its skiing, but those who live here know that their towns are also filled with so much more.

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