The relationship between cats and tulips may seem obscure, but gardeners who are cat lovers would instantly understand…
new england
Gardens
Wildflower Gardening
One of the best reasons to grow native plants is that they’re relatively easy to raise, because they’re so well adapted to our region (which isn’t to say they are immune from their natural insect and animal predators, but that’s the trade-off in ecological gardening). Like all plants, native species have differing soil and water […]
New England
The Best Beach in Each New England State
Longnook Beach, Truro, Massachusetts I like to arrive at Longnook in the early morning, while the fog still casts a hazy glaze over the water. Joined by surfers and dog walkers, I stroll down the sandy path to the soft, white beach. Then I glance back at the towering tan and red dunes, realizing instantly […]
Massachusetts
Moby Dick Card Game | Whale’s Tale
By the time you’re back home from Yankee’s “Maritime Trail” adventures, you may be saying to yourself, “Call me curious, but I’m hooked on those 19th-century whaling expeditions!” The folks at King Post Productions may be able to help. Although hundreds of whaling voyages launched from New England ports such as New Bedford and Nantucket, […]
The Pine Tree State has plenty to offer in the Great Outdoors. Read our picks for the best outdoor attractions in Maine for 2014. BEST TOWN PARK: FORT WILLIAMS, Cape Elizabeth A former military base, Fort Williams’ 90 oceanfront acres are home to Portland Head Light, a small historical museum, tennis courts, Goddard Mansion ruins, […]
Massachusetts
Main Street in Spring
A typical spring day in the small New England Town of Great Barrington.
New England
SLIDE SHOW: New England Coast
Celebrate the diversity of New England’s shoreline in this slide show of coastal images. Our readers captured everything from the picturesque seaside towns of Connecticut to the wildlife that inhabits the rocky shores of Maine.
New Hampshire
The Balsams: New Hampshire’s Winter Playground
The snow begins as a thin dusting as you drive north into the tip of New Hampshire. By the time you near The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel, located just 15 miles southeast of the Canadian border in Dixville Notch, the snow is circling the towers and turrets of the grand hotel. Since 1866, visitors have […]
Magazine
Shad | Poor Man’s Salmon
Nobody loves shad more than the citizens of Windsor, Connecticut, who hold the Shad Derby to celebrate its return the third Saturday in May with dances, parades, and an immoderate amount of eating. Yankee Classic: “In Praise of Poor Man’s Salmon,” Yankee Magazine, May 1991 The shad? They’re always here. By the time it ‘s […]
Contributing photographer Carl Tremblay captured our July/August 2013 cover beautifully from the air of The Birches owner John Willard’s float plane. Carl captured many stunning images from cover-worthy Moosehead Lake in Maine and Lake Willoughby in Vermont for our travel feature in this issue that features New England’s great lakes. The images in this slide […]
Maine
Summer on Sebago Lake
The summer scene at Maine’s Sebago Lake remains unchanged: youth, docks, and the inviting ripples beneath.
The National Park ranger clears his throat. Across from the State House at the Shaw Memorial, under the frozen eyes of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, a small semicircle of guests huddle close around him. He shouts to be heard over the trolleys and duck boats speeding by. The story he tells is typical of […]