Whether it’s next to the Yankee pot roast in a diner, between the turkey and cranberry sauce on the Thanksgiving table, or (let’s face it) in a bowl on their own, as a country we sure do love mashed potatoes…and as New Englanders, we know some of the nation’s best potatoes come from Maine. In […]
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Johnson Hall Museum
Take a tour of the Bill Johnson’s lifetime worth of collectibles at the Johnson Hall Museum in Wells, Maine. Editor’s Note: Bill Johnson passed away on February 1, 2014. Article: Bill Johnson: The Collector Slide Show: Johnson Hall Museum
What can an old barn reveal about life in New England? We sent photographer Sara Gray to capture life inside the classic barns of Maine.
With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, it’s time to plan something special! Whether you make a day of it, head out at night, or spend it curled up on the couch, we’ve got plenty of ideas for what to do for Valentine’s Day in New England. FEAST YOUR EYES What could be better than gazing […]
More than 60 lighthouses dot the craggy shoreline of the Pine Tree State, acting as beacons of light to ships at sea as well as area visitors. Here we present a sampling of those Maine lighthouses in this stunning slide show of images captured by our talented readers. [slideshow post_id=”167068, 145944, 152367, 166694, 120213, 539626, […]
Before reaching the driveway, we caught a glimpse of our destination through a break in the trees. It was there in a sunny clearing, just beyond a brook. It was a bigger, more impressive-looking house than we’d expected. And, except for trim, it was all clear-stained wood. Although we already knew it had been built […]
They were stranded on a pile of rocks 200 yards from shore. The wind chill was 53 degrees below zero. There was no help in sight. And the tide was rising.
History
When a Bull Wasn’t a Bull
Welcome to the January 2014 edition of Jud’s New England Journal, the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, the Editor-in-Chief of Yankee Magazine, published since 1935 in Dublin, N.H When a Bull Wasn’t a Bull Years ago, New Englanders were very careful when speaking about sex and romance…… We New Englanders may be noted […]
Yankee Classic from January 1996 If only you had come to Acadia National Park in winter when less than one percent of the year’s three million park visitors pass through. It would have been colder then, but at least you could have had the illusion that all this beauty was yours alone. I drove through […]
Lew French is part stonemason, part artist, part magician. He hand-selects each stone used in his structures to make sure they fit perfectly.
Gardens
Savannah Sparrow
Photographed at Quoddy Head State Park, Lubec, Maine The Savannah Sparrow These birds forage on the ground or in low bushes; particularly in winter they are also found in grazed low-growth grassland. They mainly eat seeds, but also eat insects in the breeding season. They are typically encountered as pairs or family groups in the […]
Sub zero temperatures and warmer ocean currents create cauldron like sea smoke conditions at Quoddy Head State Park, Lubec, Maine