Credit: yinyang/istock When my husband and I decided we wanted a summer home on the family farm on Great East Lake in Maine, my mother-in-law’s only comment was: “I have heard of folks doing things on a shoestring, but you two haven’t even got the money to buy lacings for your shoes!” Not to be […]
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Magazine
Seal of Honor | Up Close
Credit: Mark FlemingTrophies, old love letters, a wedding gown—these are the mementoes you’d expect a family to collect and save for future generations. But for Toni Goodridge, whose family happens to have included the world’s most famous harbor seal, the collection takes a quirkier turn. Tucked away in her Lincolnville, Maine, home is the hollowed-out, […]
New England
A Traveler’s Best Friend | Inside Yankee
There may be better ways to vacation than living on a houseboat plying the waters of Lake Champlain beneath summer’s blue sky (“Slow Boat on a Big Lake”) but I can’t think of any. Well, maybe one: kicking back at a cabin in the Maine woods, a timeless retreat you return to year after year […]
New England
Dear Yankee | Our Readers Respond
The Story Continues When planning began last year for the feature “City of Hope,” our aim was to tell the story of how a wave of newcomers—specifically African immigrants—was helping to revitalize the former mill town of Lewiston, Maine. By the time the piece appeared in our March/April issue, though, the national debate over immigration […]
What is it like to be a Vermont country vet? We asked photographer Mark Fleming to document three days with large-animal veterinarian Tom Stuwe.
Featured photographer Jesse Burke shares with Yankee some of his favorite shots from his nature-infused Wild & Precious series.
Looking for dining, lodging, and top-notch attractions in the Pine Tree State? Here are more than 40 of our editors’ picks for the best of Maine.
New Hampshire
Best of New Hampshire | 2017 Editors’ Choice Awards
Looking for dining, lodging, and top-notch attractions in the Granite State? Here are more than 30 of our editors’ picks for the best of New Hampshire.
A closer look at the many types of mushrooms grown (and sold!) at the family owned and operated Mousam Valley Mushrooms in Springvale, Maine.
Living
Dear Yankee | April 2017
City of Hope Let me congratulate Yankee on the wonderful article on immigrants in Lewiston, Maine [“City of Hope,” March/April]. I have shared the content with everyone I know as an example of excellent journalism and as a model of how things should work in this country. Sending the best from an avid reader in Arizona—Get Our […]
New England
Instagram | My New England
We asked, and you answered. Enjoy this collection of #mynewenglandsummer photos from our talented Instagram community.
Travel
Coming in May 2017
// Low Boat on a Big Lake All along its 120-mile reach, Lake Champlain has charms that are easy enough to see: jewel-like islands, laid-back towns, that stunning shoreline. To get at the lake’s essence, though, nothing beats the 24/7 adventure of a houseboat vacation. /// Place to Get Away A seasonal home but not quite […]