The Worcester fire of 1999 was dangerous, but the kind the firefighters fought several times each year. Then something happened, and everything when black. Learn more in this 2000 Yankee classic.
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The L.C. Bates Museum, a “museum of a museum” in Hinckley, Maine, holds a world of wonder within its unassuming walls.
Not sure which is the best type of Christmas tree for you? Our list of favorite New England Christmas tree species is here to help.
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Election Day
by Oliver Jenkins IT IS ELECTION day. Samson awakes with a start and sits up in bed as though snapped by a spring. All at once he remembers that it is election day and he laughs thinking how strange it is that he can get out of bed in the morning as governor and maybe […]
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The Story of New Hampshire’s Capital
TIME ENOUGH FOR many changes to take place has elapsed since the ordination of young Timothy Walker in a blockhouse in the wilderness. There, in 1730, the Reverend John Barnard of Andover, Massachusetts, who had come on horseback over the rough trail to the Plantation of Penny-Cook which he firmly believed to be the former […]
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Introducing . . . YANKEE
THE TAG ON THE little fellow’s basket there on our front cover has a note inside it. It reads like this, and it is a particular message just for you, your family, and your friends. Though man has the faculty of tradition, according to Walter Lippman, it is an uncertain one. “Oftener than not he has been unable […]
Using fresh summer zucchini and wild Maine blueberries, this Lemon Blueberry Zucchini Bread is deliciously sweet and perfect for sharing.
Lots of places claim the honor of being the birthplace of the American Navy and, surprisingly, each one makes a pretty convincing argument in its favor…
How did this year’s foliage season stack up? Where can you still find peak color? Read on for our 2018 fall foliage recap, in our final post of the season.
From fine food and wedding dresses to hardware and the latest neighborhood news, the general store was the original one-stop shop. Learn where to find our favorite general store in every New England state.
New England is a special place to be during the Christmas season. Here are 5 favorite Christmas classics from the Yankee archives.
DUBLIN, NH (November 2018)— In the six years since Yankee launched the Editors’ Choice Food Awards, they’ve witnessed a flowering of the New England food landscape that goes beyond the restaurant scene right to our own tables and pantries. More artisan foods are coming to market, finding a local audience, going national and even earning […]