It is human nature to explore, to want to discover the new, and then to celebrate when we find it. This is why we travel. But there is also pleasure in those places and experiences that have stood the test of time, where what you see and feel has been seen and felt in almost […]
301 – Adventure On this episode of Weekends with Yankee, cohost Richard Wiese experiences the thrill of the Kennebec River, New England’s top whitewater rafting destination. Then we rise with the sun in Bremen, Maine, and head out with the “puffin man,” National Audubon researcher Stephen Kress, who almost single-handedly returned puffin pairs, and their […]
After Kosti Ruohomaa died in 1961, his legacy as one of New England’s greatest photographers was all but forgotten. Now his photos have a new life.
The first thing I do each morning is turn on my computer and see what emails have arrived from Yankee readers. Lately, something new has been cropping up in this correspondence: comments about Weekends with Yankee, the national PBS show in which our knowledge of New England’s special places and its unique people takes center […]
Readers respond to their favorite Yankee magazine articles.
Looking for things to do in Portsmouth, NH? Check out a day trip to the dog-friendly town with ideas on what to do and where to eat.
Readers respond to their favorite Yankee Magazine articles.
Sometimes winter can settle in with a dark thud—we’ve all felt it, at one point or another—and when it does, inspiration is needed like a burst of blue sky and sun. This issue is filled with that burst: in stories of New Englanders following their hearts and their passions, stories that may prod you to […]
In the last week of August, a reader from East Dummerston, Vermont, sent us an email that began, “I don’t know why I haven’t written before to say how much I love Yankee.” She went on to write: “I savor every article and even read the ads … I won’t allow myself to read the […]
As early as mid-September, the first signs of leaves tinged with color nudge into view in New Hampshire’s Great North Woods. Learn more, plus our picks for the region’s best scenic route, photo op, fun for kids, and where to eat and shop.
I am writing this during the third week of July. On this day I will enjoy about 15 hours of daylight. By mid-September, when the first foliage seekers visit the mountains and lakes of northern New England, the light will have lessened by two and a half hours. When the roads fill with tourists in […]
New England is a special place to be during the Christmas season. Here are 5 favorite Christmas classics from the Yankee archives.
