The haunting cry of the common loon is vanishing from many New England waters. Whether we hear it much longer depends on us.
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Rhode Island
New England’s Best Ice Cream | Homegrown
The secret to New England’s best ice cream is a rich custard base made with the freshest ingredients. My first taste of Susanna’s Ice Cream happened on a chilly March day at a farmers’ market in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Stuffed with pastries and fixated on the piles of oysters and root vegetables, I almost […]
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Inside South County’s History
Within earshot of the surf along Narragansett Town Beach sits a burnished little gem of a museum that dunks you into the lives of the farmers and fishermen of a coastal Rhode Island community. South County Museum, under the lively direction of Jim Crothers (a theater professor at the University of Rhode Island), trots out […]
For more than 25 years, Tim Matson of Strafford, Vermont, has designed ponds for clients around northern New England. Tim Matson got his start designing ponds by building one for himself. That was 33 years ago. Since then, it has served him well. “It’s done just about everything,” says Matson, who’s authored four books (the […]
Christine Chitnis traveled to more than 50 venues while writing Markets of New England (The Little Bookroom, 2011), and she knows a good one when she sees it. Chitnis writes for local and national publications, often on farming and sustainability, and blogs at christinechitnis.com. See her five “honorable mentions.” Get Our FREE Yankee Best New […]
A visit to the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, Maine, just may change the way you view the world.
I’m writing this on a sun-splashed (finally!) afternoon, after so many days of cold rain it seemed as if all of New England had collectively willed the heat away after the temperature peaked near 100 only a week ago. It seems that we do have that power sometimes: thousands of people all praying silently (or […]
New England
2011 Summer Photo Contest
Our Summer Photo Contest is now closed. Stay tuned to find out who won. The winning photo will be published in the July/August 2012 issue of Yankee Magazine.Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe Read photographer Susan Cole Kelly’s tips on entering a photography contest. Rules for Photo Contest Submit your […]
Christine Chitnis spent most of last year roaming the region seeking out the best artisans’ and farmers’ markets our six states have to offer. Fifty of them have been beautifully captured on the pages of her new book, Markets of New England, but she gave us her personal top-ten list. Top 10 Farmers’ Markets Location […]
The rest of the best – Christine Chitnis gives honorable mentions to the following New England Farmers’ Markets. For accurate and up-to-date information, always check market Web sites before planning a visit. SUMMER MARKETS Burlington Farmers’ Market City Hall Park, Burlington, VT Saturday 8:30am-2pm, May-October www.burlingtonfarmersmarket.orgGet Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) […]
Desserts
Berry Festivals in New England
There is nothing like a good old-fashioned New England Strawberry or Blueberry festival. Though there are hundreds of fruit festivals, which celebrate just about any fruit imaginable throughout the New England area, blueberries and strawberries are two of the very few fruits that are native to our part of the United States. Because of this, […]