This past decade was a triumphant era for New England sports fans. Their professional baseball, football, and basketball teams brought six championship trophies home for a celebratory Boston duck boat ride, a now-traditional tour of the city in World War II-vintage amphibious vehicles. Two of those parades took place in a mere eight months between […]
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Provincetown Comes to Boston
Provincetown is terra incognita to me. I have visited this outpost of art and beach culture but twice in my life. Like Key West, it struck me as an almost foreign place, a gritty and sensual end of the road illuminated by the bright sun, the sparkle of the sea, and the glow of free […]
Massachusetts
Boston Area Best Lodging 2010
Best On-the-Water B&B GREEN TURTLE, Charlestown Set in the historic Charlestown Navy Yard, the Green Turtle makes its home on a pier that extends right out into Boston Harbor–which means tugboats chugging by and, of course, that magnificent Boston city skyline. Want a little piece of the urban life? Hop on the water taxi that […]
A recent trip to my friend Kristen’s parents’ home in Falmouth, Massachusetts, was a food and cooking getaway, filled with lots of laughs and games, too. We travel in a pack of eight: Kristen, Cary, Steve, Cindy, Dominic, Deanne, Swing, and me. Most of our adventures are on the island of Nantucket and home in […]
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Bits of Sea in Concord
Unbeknownst to both of us, I played a small part in the development of painter John Bonner’s career. Back in March 1991, Bonner saw an article I wrote about noted Boston cityscape painter George Nick in Yankee and, struck by the aesthetic similarity to his own paintings, he wrote Nick a letter. Nick, an influential […]
Welcome to the May 2010 edition of “Jud’s New England Journal,” the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, editor-in-chief of Yankee Magazine, published since 1935 in Dublin, New Hampshire. Learning the New England Language Trouble is, as soon as you’ve identified a rule, you discover more exceptions than examples.Get Our FREE Yankee Best New […]
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Top 20 Rhode Island Events
Call ahead to confirm dates, times, and admission prices. For hundreds of fairs, festivals, exhibits, shows, and other fun activities, go to: YankeeMagazine.com/events MAY 1: CRANSTON, May Breakfast. Ring in the spring with a traditional New England May breakfast at Phillips Memorial Baptist Church. Feast on eggs, ham, johnnycakes, and baked beans, served on china, […]
Massachusetts
Top 20 Massachusetts Events
Call ahead to confirm dates, times, and admission prices. For hundreds of fairs, festivals, exhibits, shows, and other fun activities, go to: YankeeMagazine.com/events JULY 31-AUG. 7: WOODS HOLE, Woods Hole Film Festival. With daily screenings, workshops, panel discussions, staged readings, parties, and an awards ceremony, this nonprofit, eight-day showcase of more than 100 independent films […]
1. Toting goodies in a handcrafted wooden bike basket (from $33) leaves your hands free to signal and steer. Peterboro Basket Company, Peterborough, NH. 603-924-3861; peterborobasket.com 2. The 070 ($79.99), New Balance’s first eco-friendly shoe, features recycled materials and reduced-waste design. New Balance, Boston, MA. 617-783-4000; newbalance.com 3. Cruise in style on a vintage–or vintage-looking–bicycle […]
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Best Lodging 2010
Best Rooms With a View ROSE FARM INN, Block Island If you can’t see the sea from your room, you can definitely see meadows and wildflowers, possibly the deer or pheasant that roam the 20 acres of this former farm. Bike rentals onsite. Rates: from $139 May 8-June 18, from $179 June 19-Sept. 7, including […]
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Best Bargains
Waterfront Surprise SEAMEN’S CHURCH INSTITUTE, Newport This 90-year-old institution for travelers offers public restrooms; the very welcoming Aloha Cafe, with homemade sandwiches and soups (large bowl under $5); and the captivating Chapel by the Sea, with frescoes of maritime-related saints and nautical motifs from floor to ceiling, font to altar. 18 Market Square. 401-847-4260; seamensinstitutenewport.org […]
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Boston Local Secrets 2010
Best Free Therapy BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY COURTYARD, Boston One of the most peaceful, secluded, and historic places in the city. Walk into the library’s McKim Building and you’ll come upon a breathtaking Italianate central courtyard surrounded by an arcaded gallery. Sit on the bench with a book, or head to the adjoining restaurant for a […]