The Granite State has plenty to offer in the Great Outdoors. Read our picks for the best outdoor attractions in New Hampshire for 2015. Best Berry Picking Monadnock Berries, Troy The expansive setting, with majestic Mount Monadnock in the foreground, is as delicious as the grape-sized blueberries clustered on row after row of bushes. The […]
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Best of Quebec | 2015 Editors’ Choice Awards
Looking for things to do and places to stay in Quebec? You won’t have to look far! Read our picks for the best of Quebec for 2015. BEST THINGS TO DO IN QUEBEC Best Country Drive Chemin du Roy, Montreal–Quebec City Roadside fruit stands and the steeples of historic churches glow in the afternoon light […]
Late winter in New England is the height of flower show season, with shows popping up all over the east coast. As a welcome escape from our current cold weather, we recently spent an afternoon at The Rhode Island Spring Flower & Garden Show in search of tips and inspiration to get our home gardens […]
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True Stories | My Creative Neighbor
For many years I drove by a little hand painted sign stuck in a lawn that said, “Free To See.” Then one day I pulled in the drive and knocked on the door and asked the lady who answered, “Just what am I free to see?” Coincidentally, that’s how Yankee’s contributing photographer, Corey Hendrickson also […]
New England
Final New England Fall Foliage Report of 2014
With November’s arrival, we have reached the final New England Fall Foliage Report of 2014 at Yankee Magazine. With the exception of downtown Boston proper, and the far southwestern corner of Connecticut, the fall colors have either faded or fallen around New England. After the rush of autumn activity, the fairgrounds are shuttered, the orchards […]
New England
New England Fall Foliage Largely Past Peak
As the calendar flips to November, we find that New Engand’s fall foliage has move past peak across about ninety-five percent of the region’s reach. Varying degrees of lingering color certainly still catch the eye, but so too did the beautiful crescent moon setting between the bare trees across my yard last night. It’s a […]
New England
Autumn Color Lingers Along The New England Coast
Over the course of an otherwise bright and beautiful day Sunday this past weekend, a gusty northwest breeze slowly stripped my neighbor’s beautiful flame-orange maple down to its winter skeleton. It was the brightest I had seen this particular tree in years, but its maximum glow lasted only a few short days. It is how […]
Massachusetts
Greenfield, Massachusetts | Could You Live Here?
At the start of the Mohawk Trail sits Greenfield, Massachusetts, a scrappy combination of old-time New England and forward thinking, the first designated “green community” in the state.
Columbus Day Weekend has now passed, and with it, a definitive shift in themes comes to New England. The season of agricultural fairs has ended, apple picking is winding down, and many campgrounds have closed their gates until May. While fall foliage is nearing peak in Southern New England, in the north the colors of […]
This Maine foliage drive zips through back-roads Maine from Whitefield to Wiscasset. You may just want to stay forever.
Three day weekends are a cherished American tradition, as the extra day affords many the time to get away, gather with family, or both. In New England, there are few busier travel times all year than Columbus Day weekend, as peak visitation usually corresponds to the most widespread peak in the acclaimed autumn colors. Visitors […]
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CiderDays Harvest Festival | Cider Celebration & Recipes
For one weekend each fall, Franklin County, Massachusetts, celebrates New England’s apple heritage with the ultimate CiderDays harvest festival.