Five years after the devastation of 2011’s Tropical Storm Irene, those who lived through it in Wilmington, Vermont, remember both what they lost and what they found.
landscape
Vermont
Mirror Lake
When you live beside a New England lake, each season brings its own special intimacy. These are the mornings I’ll remember. The sky is already lit at 5:00 a.m., the lake like glass. Mist hangs in the hollows on the far shore, ghosted in the water below. No one else will be up for hours. […]
After decades of whispers, our analyst puts the Nutmeg State on the couch for a little identity therapy. Is Connecticut really New England? We think you’ll approve of the answer.
In August, the wild blueberry barrens of Down East Maine become a center of production, community, and celebration.
It was built some 200 years ago on an island (accessible by a bridge) in one of the oldest and most desirable summer communities on the Maine coast … One rather chilly spring day a couple of months ago, we decided to mosey “down east.” After a short visit to L.L. Bean in Freeport (how […]
New Hampshire
The Mysterious Siren Call of Appledore Island
Celia Thaxter found peace and rare beauty on a barren island eight miles out to sea. Visitors keep arriving to see it for themselves.
New England
The New England Alpine Zone Features Early Color
New England has a fantastic variety of habitats and landscapes, from high mountain peaks to lush forest to rocky seacoasts. The ecology of each setting is largely dependent on local variations in climate and soils, and in each environment, plant species compete to fill a niche. Some environments have a rich diversity of species, while […]
Knitter, photographer, designer, (and Mainer!), Carrie Bostick Hoge on learning to knit, finding inspiration in her home state, and what the Internet has meant for the creative class. (It’s a good thing.) Hand-knitting has experienced a renaissance over the last ten years thanks in large part to the Internet and social media. Today, knitters around […]
Including the Litchfield Hills, the Connecticut Northwest Hills are home to many cultural activities, lovely rural scenery, active farmland, and the state’s highest peaks. No wonder it’s become a favorite city escape and vacation destination for those in search of beauty, culture, and relaxation.
The Allen sisters, Frances and Mary, found uncommon beauty in the people and landscape of Deerfield, Massachusetts. For three decades, from the end of the 19th century into the early 1920s, the photographs made by two sisters, Frances Stebbins Allen and Mary Electa Allen, bathed the people and landscape in and around their home in Deerfield, […]
Food
Top Dogs
We sent Yankee contributor Mike Urban on a mission to discover (and devour) the region’s best hot dogs.
Do goats hold the key to Vermont’s dairy future? Learn more about Vermont Creamery, and then enjoy a collection of sweet and savory goat cheese recipes.