Desserts

Favorite Summer Ice Cream Recipes

From classic coffee ice cream to nutty maple walnut, this collection of ice cream recipes from the Yankee archives will help keep you cool this summer.

Magazine

Asparagus | In Season

While asparagus is not indigenous to New England (it comes from Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa), it’s so deeply rooted in the food culture here, so cherished as one of the first crops of late spring, that I think it qualifies as an honorary native. This is especially true in the fertile floodplains of […]

New England

The Best Hidden Beaches in New England | Best 5

Longing for some alone time with the ocean? These picks for the best New England hidden beaches are quieter alternatives to the region’s better-known spots.

Maine

Homestead in Kennebunkport, Maine | Yours for a Week

  Where It’s Located: Kennebunkport, Maine Price: $575 per night Minimum Stay: Three nightsGet Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe Why We Love It: Abutted by conservation land and walking trails, this historic property known as Old Schoolhouse Farm offers plenty of quiet seclusion, but it’s also less than a 10-minute […]

Living

Dear Yankee | June 2017

   The “she-sheds” article [“A Shed of One’s Own,” May/June] hit close to home. Several years ago, my wife and I made a quality-of-life move from the Phoenix metro area to the cooler climes of north-central Arizona. In the process, we downsized from a modest tract home to a log cabin of less than 1,000 […]

New England

This Issue | June 2017

A few summers ago, I spent part of a week near Provincetown, Massachusetts, for a Yankee story on the Cape Cod National Seashore. It was midweek, and the crowds that often define the Provincetown summer experience had thinned out. We strolled downtown, ate well, and enjoyed a little beach time. That was the first extended […]

New England

Coming in July 2017

Features /// Lobsterpalooza Food editor Amy Traverso undertakes an epic road trip to discover the best lobster roll in Maine (i.e., the world). Plus: Tips, tales, and trivia starring our favorite crustacean. /// Hometown For years Barbara Peacock has been photographing life in a small New England town that’s as ordinary as can be. What she captured, […]

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