“Your article about the Farm Coast was spot-on. I am originally from Boston and now live in Arizona, and I try to come back every year to rent a place in Tiverton or Little Compton. I rented the schoolhouse that you featured for three years in a row. The place is adorable and centrally located, […]
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Love New England for its farms, landscapes, antique homes, stone walls, winding roads, and mature trees? Plan a visit to charming Easton, Connecticut.
A summer visit to the Connecticut capital of Hartford, with stops at the Elizabeth Park rose garden, historic Old State House, and the Bushnell Park carousel.
From roller coasters and carousels to wave pools and water slides, this roundup of New England amusement parks and water parks offers something to suit every preference.
Craving a killer Maine lobster roll with a view? The Bite Into Maine lobster truck is a don’t-miss Portland lobster roll pick.
The Hardest Deadline
When horrific violence came to a small New Hampshire town, the staff of the weekly newspaper had to somehow get the issue out and let the community know what had happened, even though their editor and close friends were dead.
Searching for Alexander
In remembering his stepson, a young man who found peace and solace in nature, the author learns about the limits of love, the pain of loss, and finding hope again.
In 1973 in Rockport, Maine, an entrepreneur named David H. Lyman founded what would become America’s first large-scale photo workshop. Offering summer seminars in this picturesque harbor village, Maine Photographic Workshops soon drew students from around the world, who came to learn from such luminaries as Ernst Haas and Mary Ellen Mark. Today the program […]
Yankee rounds up summer events well worth the drive.
Wondering what it takes to be a museum docent? Please step this way…
Tips for getting a grip on that summer staple, the Wiffle Ball.
Dear Yankee | July 2018
Below the Surface In “The Many Worlds of Winnipesaukee” [May/June], the photo of the vintage speedboat gets a 10. The text, however, ignores the Great Spirit weeping in despair. Winnipesaukee and its shoreline are victims of avarice, bloated egos, ostentation, and ignorance…. Sounds of songbirds and the slap of a fish jumping are lost in […]