A colorful and vibrant collection of images celebrating the beauty of coastal Rhode Island from photographer Butch Lombardi.
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I’ve seen houses with an outside door in the living room and been told it’s a “coffin door.” What does that mean? —James T., Portland, ME Features of old houses often acquire colorful names, and “coffin door” is one of these. Most frequently associated with 18th and early 19th-century houses in Connecticut, the coffin door […]
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Rhode Island Foliage Drive | Photographs
A collection of images from photographer Kate Kelley following a favorite Rhode Island foliage drive from Tiverton Four Corners to Little Compton (with a little dip into Massachusetts).
FEATURED MAPLE EVENTS Maine Maple Sunday | March 26 Spring makes its long-awaited return in March—so be there to greet it at one or more of the many participating member sugarhouses of the Maine Maple Producers Association. The offerings are different at every one, but look for tours, demonstrations, games, activities, and of course free samples. […]
The top holiday events in New England and other don’t-miss seasonal celebrations.
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View a sampling of sites along New England’s “Maritime Trail,” covering 400 years of seafaring history.
A sampling of New England maritime museums, historic sites, art, and cruises celebrating the region’s rich seafaring heritage. For pricing and seasonal schedules, call ahead or visit venue Web sites. History Museums & Historic Sites Cape Ann Museum Gloucester, MA 978-283-0455 capeannmuseum.org Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer House Stonington, CT 860-535-8445 stoningtonhistory.orgGet Our FREE Yankee Best […]
A collection of images celebrating the beauty of New England in winter by our talented community of Yankee Magazine readers and photographers.
As much as I love art, it is rarely possible for an artist to improve upon the beauty of the natural world. The myriad forms of teeming, swarming, walking, winged and rooted life are just so impossibly intricate and overwhelming that just paying attention to what’s drifting and floating by in the air, in the […]
1. Ken Kenia creates chandeliers from the antlers of moose, elk, and deer, which shed their racks naturally and aren’t harmed in the process. This three-candle holder (from $125) is made from whitetail-deer sheds. Mad River Antler, Waitsfield, VT. 802-496-9290; madriverantler.com 2. Jon White has been making Arts & Crafts-inspired ceramic tiles, vases, and sculptures […]
1. Rich Granite State maple syrup is an especially pretty present when it’s encased in a glass maple leaf or folia bottle ($13.95 each/8.45 oz). Fuller’s Sugarhouse, Lancaster, NH. 603-788-2719; fullerssugarhouse.com 2. These delicate oils ($10 each/ 10 oz.) are infused with mushrooms for six to eight weeks, and the result is earthy and savory. […]