Yankee Magazine picks the best scenic hikes in the White Mountains with the help of outdoor adventurer, hiker, and cyclist Marty Basch, author of The White Mountain Ride Guide: A Backroad and Trailside Companion (Top of the World Communications, 1998). For more on his travels, read “One Tank Away,” online at: martybasch.com Mount Eisenhower There’s […]
Think you’ve missed peak foliage? Think again. Fall color unfolds across New England for weeks, making it easier than you might expect to catch spectacular scenery. Here’s why you shouldn’t stress about perfect timing.
During a recent hike, I passed a stately, gnarled old apple tree on the edge of a farm field. It was heavily laden with fruit this year, and though they were far from ripe, their emerging flavors instantly transported my mind to one of those perfect autumn days, picking apples under endless blue skies, warm […]
Jo Diggs, a Maine quilt and appliqué artist, brings a painter’s eye to her startling fabric landscapes.
Since 1926 hundreds of amateur astronomers and telescope makers have gathered on a Vermont hillside at the Stellafane convention, their own “Shrine to the Stars.” I’m standing on Breezy Hill in the black ink of a Vermont midnight in mid-July, surrounded by savants and telescopes. “Switching to M11,” somebody whispers as the barrel of his […]
Sunset over the White Mountains of New Hampshire from Round Mountain in Albany, Maine.
At Farmhouse Pottery in Woodstock, Vermont, Zoe and James Zilian offer an eye-catching collection of agrarian-inspired goods, including handmade bowls, pitchers, tumblers, and crocks.
Each day before dawn, hundreds of pilgrims make their way to Acadia National Park’s highest point, eager to claim being the first to watch the sunrise on Cadillac Mountain. A sunrise isn’t so much an event as an experience, I’m thinking on this morning, and there’s not a single sunrise but an infinite number of […]
Hungry? The Pine Tree State offers plenty of restaurant options for hungry residents and visitors alike. Here are our picks for the best food & dining in Maine for 2015. BEST FARM-TO-TABLE FINE DINING JOSHUA’S, Wells Soft lighting, fine art, and tablecloths in a meticulously restored 1774 house are the background for Chef Joshua Mather’s […]
The Granite State has plenty to offer in the Great Outdoors. Read our picks for the best outdoor attractions in New Hampshire for 2015. Best Berry Picking Monadnock Berries, Troy The expansive setting, with majestic Mount Monadnock in the foreground, is as delicious as the grape-sized blueberries clustered on row after row of bushes. The […]
Looking to rest your head in the Granite State? We’ve got you covered! Check out our picks for the best lodging in New Hampshire for 2015. BEST HISTORIC AMC HUT CARTER NOTCH HUT, Wildcat Mountain, Jackson The Appalachian Mountain Club calls this rustic beauty in a wildly pretty setting its best-kept secret. This year it […]
Looking to rest your head in the Green Mountain State? We’ve got you covered! Check out our picks for the best lodging in Vermont for 2015. Best Mountain Vistas Taraden, North Bennington Nestled on 20 acres overlooking the Taconic Range and Green Mountains, Taradan offers three spacious suites with private baths, including one in a […]
