Remembering a 2014 visit to Ruggles Mine in Grafton, New Hampshire. The mine closed in 2016 and is currently for sale.
landscape
A collection of images by Bob Avakian celebrating the otherworldly beauty of New England in the dark.
Magazine
The Education of Raj Bhakta
“Here, take some firewood,” says Raj Bhakta as he offers me a chunk of maple. I tell him, thanks, no, I’ve got plenty at home. He stares at me for an incredulous moment, then says, “No, take it” (the stupid is silent). “We’re going to the top of the hill.” So I grab the log […]
Magazine
Twilight in Dinosaur Land
“It’s funny. When your parents die, you have all these one-time things you have to do.” Kornell Nash reclines in a weathered chair in his cramped office. A space heater in the corner keeps the late spring chill at bay. Beside the 15-year-old computer on his desk, a handful of fossils lie in an awkward […]
Deep inside, many of us harbor a secret vision of coastal Maine. A place where waterways drift off toward the horizon, edged with pointed firs, and bulging rocks drape down toward the sea. Where wind, water, and weather collude to create a setting that lives between drama and dream. That vision stares out from the […]
New England
Summer Quests| Inside Yankee
The name of one of the bravest, most curious humans ever to live—or perhaps one of the most desperately hungry—is forever lost in time. Imagine being the first person to hold a lobster in your hand. Contemplate those crushing claws, that imposing hard ribbed shell. Those beady eyes, the twitching antennae. When, exactly, do you […]
A collection of images celebrating the unique beauty of the New England quarry by featured photographer Steven Keirstead.
Maine
Inside the Nubble Light
As keeper of Maine’s Nubble Light, Matt Rosenberg shares his unique view of the famous light and the beauty of its natural surroundings.
Magazine
The Audacity of Liz Putnam
You may not know her name or her groundbreaking conservation group, but if you’ve ever been in a national park, you’ve stood in Liz Putnam’s shadow.
Gardens
A She-Shed of One’s Own
“She-sheds” are the latest in the tiny-house phenomenon. On Cape Cod, they do it their own way.
Featured photographer Jesse Burke shares with Yankee some of his favorite shots from his nature-infused Wild & Precious series.
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