Read more: Wooden and Canvas Canoes This Yankee Classic is from July/August 2001 Gil Gilpatrick lifts the last of the coolers into his varnished cedar canoe and shoves off from the banks of a rutted logging road, down Indian Stream. The stream emerges from a culvert behind him; ahead of him it curves and slips […]
Yankee food editor Annie B. Copps took a culinary cruise aboard the J & E Riggin, a windjammer out of Rockland, Maine, co-captained by Jon Finger and Annie Mahle. From these photos by Heath Robbins, you’ll see that it’s an adventure and a gourmet experience.
Call ahead to confirm dates, times, and admission prices. For hundreds of fairs, festivals, exhibits, shows, and other fun activities, go to: YankeeMagazine.com/events MAY 5: PORTSMOUTH, Writers on a New England Stage. Acclaimed Latin American novelist Isabel Allende joins this celebrated series at The Music Hall to discuss Island Beneath the Sea. 603-436-2400; themusichall.org MAY […]
Call ahead to confirm dates, times, and admission prices. For hundreds of fairs, festivals, exhibits, shows, and other fun activities, go to: YankeeMagazine.com/events MAY 14-16: FRYEBURG, Northern New England Home, Garden, and Flower Show. The Fryeburg Fairgrounds fills with more than 250 exhibitors of indoor home and garden products. Find popular and rare perennials, annuals, […]
Best Oceanfront Spa CLIFF HOUSE, Ogunquit Next stop, Spain! Or so it appears when you gaze out the guestroom windows here. Roll out of bed and head to the indoor lap pool and outdoor infinity pool, or to a blueberry treatment at the spa. Shore Road. 207-361-1000; cliffhousemaine.com Best Family Resort SEBASCO HARBOR RESORT, Sebasco […]
Best Cheese Selection THE CHEESE IRON, Scarborough Gorgeous presentation, rare varieties, a ripening room, and a knowledgeable staff add up to a treat for cheeseheads. Add wine and gourmet goodies, and you’ve got a first-class picnic. 200 Route 1. 207-883-4057; thecheeseiron.com Best Damn Swimming Hole BRISTOL DAM, Bristol Mills Mosey down the Pemaquid Peninsula to […]
Best Views Inside and Out OGUNQUIT MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, Ogunquit A wall of glass framing waves crashing on offshore ledges often distracts visitors from the distinguished 1,600-piece collection of American art displayed in five galleries. 543 Shore Road. 207-646-4909; ogunquitmuseum.org Best African Experience THE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN CULTURE, Portland More than 1,500 treasures, including […]
SLIDE SHOW: Winslow Homer works I stand alone on a boulder-strewn shoreline, a rugged symbol of Maine. The waves thrash against the rocks. They shoot a salty mist onto my face and clothing. The sound is almost deafening. It’s no surprise that they call this part of Prouts Neck “Cannon Rock.” Or maybe it’s named […]
Fairest of Them All For sheer scenic beauty, no New England strand tops Crane Beach’s 4 miles of soft, white sand, against a backdrop of undulating dunes, piping plovers, and the mansion at Castle Hill for company. If you walk a bit, you’ll find a private spot, even in high summer. Locals caution that July’s […]
“Generally speaking, a howling wilderness does not howl,” Thoreau wrote. “It is the imagination of the traveler that does the howling.” Even sealed in a car, you’ll hear that howling as you approach the town of Errol in far northern New Hampshire, the gateway to Lake Umbagog. The region is even a long drive north […]
You could visit a different lake or pond in Maine every day for nearly a decade. The state’s two largest lakes get a lot of attention: Sebago was ringed years ago with second homes, and Moosehead is today a battlefield between environmentalists and a major landowner who has proposed a large-scale resort and vacation-home community. […]
More recipes: Recipes with Fresh Peas While still awaiting New England’s leafy greens and brimming farmers’ markets, you can taste the season’s warmth with the arrival of crisp and crunchy spring peas. You can plant this fast-growing, cool-weather legume (Pisum sativum) as soon as the soil is workable. Delivered Daily: New England Recipes and Tried […]
