I grew up in cemeteries. One Sunday afternoon a month, after Mass, after the midday meal of lasagna or spaghetti and meatballs, my grandmother visited the dead. Mama Rose never learned to drive, so her cousin–Uncle Rum–took her from graveyard to graveyard in his square green Ford. I didn’t have a choice; when Mama Rose […]
Mel Allen, Yankee Magazine’s editor, reveals tips for viewing the best fall foliage.
The Moosehead Lake Region of Maine features fall colors, moose, and mountains. Here are some tips to help you enjoy your fall foliage trip to inland Maine — Greenville and Moosehead Lake Region. 1. Don’t rely totally on a GPS for the best route, or quickest. GPS’s are great for the city, but […]
According to a non-expert (me), this one of the most remarkable foliage displays in recent memory. The reds have been popping in my neck of the woods. According to the experts, the abundance of rain earlier in the summer provided wonderful growing conditions for trees and leaves which has a positive impact on fall foliage […]
To compose the perfect fall foliage picture, says Jeff Folger, start with what’s known in photography as the “rule of thirds.” Mentally divide the viewfinder into three sections both horizontally and vertically, and align your subject along those lines or at one of the four points where the lines intersect. Another good way to draw […]
It’s the church steeple that causes Jeff Folger, a.k.a. Jeff “Foliage,” Yankee‘s compulsive foliage blogger, to spin his red Silverado pickup truck around the town green of Brooklyn, Connecticut. The steeple is an unusual one, with a rectangular base giving way to a mansard-roof cupola covered in copper sheathing. And more to our purpose, it […]
I’m distressed that some of the plants in my perennial garden are really overgrown and crowded. What should I do? — J. K., Wellesley, MA Fall is an excellent time to transplant perennials such as hosta, daylily, peony, iris, and a multitude of others that you can readily divide. By autumn most plants have attained […]
There’s a reason this stretch of highway–some 200 miles from Massachusetts to Lake Memphremagog–has been called the best foliage drive in VT, and even the most scenic in all of New England.
We asked Carol Cambo, co-author of New England Camping (Avalon; $21.95), to choose the five best fall camping spots to pitch your tent or park your RV during the height of New England autumn color. Little Moose Management Unit Greenville Junction, ME Backcountry hikers in the mood to rough it may choose from a handful […]
Scoping out fall foliage from a vantage point on a pristine pond or gently flowing river means enjoying a double dose of riotous color: bedecking the trees overhead and reflecting off the water’s glistening surface. We found the perfect leaf-peeping vessel in the new Vapor 12xt Recycled kayak from Old Town Canoe Co. ($709 suggested […]
20,000 estimated leaves on a large, mature, healthy maple tree 30 apple pies served at the annual baking contest at Shelburne Orchards in Shelburne, VT 132,000 acres of potatoes planted in Maine in 1950Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) 56,000 acres of Maine potatoes in 2008 168 million total weight in […]
Where is peak color? Yankee editor Mel Allen has the answer! It’s time to take your fall foray through New England. Watch the colors change on the Peak Color Map for best times to visit in September and October. DRIVES: This drive goes through all six New England states. Start Yankee‘s suggested drive in the […]
