With his stunning portraits of New England’s wild places, Jerry Monkman creates both art and a call to action.
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Where have northern New England’s moose gone? In the late 1990s, they numbered around 7,500 in New Hampshire; now that state’s population is estimated at 3,500. In Vermont, a high of 5,000 just over a decade ago has fallen by nearly two-thirds to the current estimate, 1,750.
1836 Boston native Ralph Waldo Emerson publishes the essay “Nature,” which—in laying out the fundamentals of the philosophical movement he cofounded, Transcendentalism—describes the benefits of nature on the human soul. 1854Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe Inspired by his experience of building and living in a cabin in the woods outside Concord, […]
New England was built upon the coast. Its fate will depend upon how well we adapt to a future that can no longer be ignored. How rising seas are changing the New England coastline.
Yankee’s favorite spring events for 2018, including fairs, festivals, spring garden shows, maple sugaring events, and more.
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Best 5 Indoor Garden Escapes
Sheltered and lush, these New England indoor gardens will banish the last of your winter blahs.
Maine’s Roland LaVallee cuts raw chunks of pine into colorful carvings of birds, bringing springtime inside when we need it most.
Celebrating the magic of December in New England at a festive dinner at the Inn at Hastings Park with some of our favorite artisans and makers.
Rich colors and sweet scents herald spring— and draw a crowd—at this Rhode Island pick-your-own tulip farm.
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Dear Yankee | March 2018
Star Power On opening your January/February issue, I was brought to tears reading “Leaving Mary’s Farm” [about columnist Edie Clark’s good-bye to her New Hampshire homestead]. I then turned to Edie’s essay “Night Sky.” I remembered an event from a few months ago, a severe storm that knocked out power for all of Cape Elizabeth—something […]
There are a number of theories as to the origin of the term “Swamp Yankees.” However, the correct one may be based on an amusing incident which occurred in Thompson, Connecticut, during the summer of 1776…
To enjoy these prime New England resorts in summer or fall, it’s best to book your stay early. Preferably in January or February.