Here’s the dilemma: New England needs energy, but every proposed solution comes with risk, potential environmental damage, and public anger. First in a two-part series about New England energy.
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Fish & Seafood
Scallops | In Season
A fresh look at one of New England’s treasured seafoods. First, there’s the matter of pronunciation. It’s “scawl-up,” not “skal-up.” You may already know this, but a proper accent will get you far with the old salts who harvest these sweet crustaceans. Then there’s the matter of type. The common Atlantic sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) […]
Have you ever thought about doing something completely different? The Bath Sweet Shoppe in Bath, Maine, is looking for a new owner. In all the many years we’ve been moseying around New England in search of interesting, sometimes unusual, properties available, our most memorable are those whose new owners completely changed their lives. We recall, […]
New England
10 Best Winter Towns in New England
Looking for the best winter towns in New England? These 10 destination towns prove warmth is where you find it, both outside and indoors.
New Englanders take a variety of approaches to snow removal. Here we present Yankee’s guide to snow shoveling, mainly so that we don’t have to go out and do it ourselves.
New Hampshire
Portsmouth, NH: A Timeless Christmas
Christmases past and present blend seamlessly in downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Walking along the brick sidewalks recently dusted with snow, it’s easy to picture the streets filled with horse-drawn buggies and carolers carrying lanterns.I love to walk along the Piscataqua River, past tugboats strung with Christmas lights. Prescott Park features views of the rushing river […]
New England
10 Best Winter Towns in New England
Looking for the best winter towns in New England? These 10 destination towns prove warmth is where you find it, both outside and indoors.
Massachusetts
A Perfect Weekend In (Greater) Boston
Can you get the full Boston experience in one weekend? Probably not. But that’s okay. It just means you’ll have to make a return visit.
‘Tis the season for sweet tooth cravings! From iced sugar cookies to spicy gingerbread, we’ve got the perfect recipe for your holiday table.
Travel
Christmas Reflections
Verner Reed’s photographs preserve moments large and small of how New Englanders lived 60 years ago. When Verner Reed (1923–2006) came upon this group of children gazing into the window of a toy store along Boston’s Washington Street at Christmas in 1955, he captured, unmistakably, a little girl’s wonder and ever-hopeful yearning. He titled it […]
An old-fashioned Christmas classic — tender and light soft gingerbread cake made with molasses, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves.
Tucked away in the Nutmeg State’s Litchfield Hills, Salisbury, Connecticut, is a lovely town where it’s possible to take flight.