From the best doughnuts and coffee to favorite outdoor adventures and indoor browsing to fine dining and bedtime comforts, our quintessential little village gathers everything we love about New England into one perfect place.
cider
Author and cocktail expert Wayne Curtis searches for New England’s classic cocktails and tries to recreate his own.
Massachusetts
Visit to Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Even if you’ve never visited the tiny western Massachusetts town of Stockbridge, chances are you’ve probably sung its name a time or two (or more) thanks to James Taylor’s popular 1970 lullaby “Sweet Baby James.” The song includes the line “The first of December was covered with snow, and so was the turnpike from Stockbridge […]
Beverages
Favorite Hard Ciders from New England
In honor of Cider Days, I take a look at some of the great new hard ciders being made in New England from the makers Bantam, Carr’s, Eden, Pup’s, and Still River. It’s Cider Days time again! I’ve written about this fantastic festival in Western Massachusetts before, and I’m thrilled to be going back again. […]
Yankee magazine Digital Editor Aimee Seavey shares how a family trip to Ireland for Christmas started a new tradition.
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. […]
Lucy Tuttle sits on a patch of grass facing the empty storefront where she has sold her family’s produce for the last 35 years. She leans back, pressing her palms into soft grass still wet with dew. It is an unusually warm spring morning in Dover, New Hampshire. The air smells fresh, a combination of […]
Cooking Advice
Traditional Thanksgiving Recipes with a Twist
Get recipes for all the familiar Thanksgiving standards with brighter flavors and unexpected ingredients, plus the best turkey you’ve ever had.
New England
Fall Foliage Emerges in Far Northern New England
Though autumn doesn’t officially arrive until this coming Saturday morning, the weather this past weekend was as idyllically autumn-like as you can get in September. A cold front moved through very early on Saturday morning, ushering in pleasantly cool air, a fine autumn breeze, and abundant sunshine that lasted into the early part of this week. […]
Delicious, moist Spiced Apple Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting that are full of apple flavor.
New England
The Encyclopedia of Fall: V Is for Vineyard
Today, you’ll find vineyards all over New England. Take a drive along the southern coasts of Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut in October and, assuming the hard frosts haven’t hit too early, you’ll see glorious golden foliage blanketing the long, straight rows of vines.
New England
Scott Farm
Landmark Trust USA manages these 626 pristine acres in southern Vermont, where a team of orchardists tends some 90 varieties of low-spray heirloom and unusual apples. This beautiful property served as the location for the orchard scenes in The Cider House Rules. There’s a farm stand, plus classes on pruning and grafting, pie baking, and […]