Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe Musician Eilen Jewell is a ghost behind the microphone–a thin, blond wisp of a woman with a pair of probing doe eyes and a heart full of wanderlust. “Homesickness is kind of my muse,” she explains coolly. “I like that tension of not being […]
The first wave of ski excitement started appearing a few weeks ago. It’s usually inspired by the change of season (summer to fall), or the first big drop in temperature (how can 40 feel so cold), or the first, however-slight-it-may-be, dusting of snow (last week in the mountains), or the first ski area opening (Loveland […]
Paul Wainwright’s photographs of New England meetinghouses are caretakers of memory and history.
Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe I love hosting family and friends in my home. When I have overnight visitors, I like to make them feel welcomed. Leaving a scented pillow on a guest’s bed is one of my favorite greetings–and what’s best is that it’s also his or her […]
Scallops are a true New England treat–their very shape is an iconic reminder of beachside fun and shell-hunting summer afternoons. Their real gift, however, is delivered when our waters begin to chill down, for what lies snugly between those grooved, hinged shells is a faintly sweet, buttery nugget with a mild tree-nut flavor. Perhaps the […]
When I was 8 years old, my grandmother gave me a cloth doll for Christmas. Neither pretty nor fancy, she was plainly dressed in gingham, with yarn hair, button eyes, and a painted-on smile. She wasn’t exactly fun or exciting, and I didn’t play with her much. But long after my other childhood toys had […]
Though I have only been there twice, the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut, is one of my favorite New England art institutions, focused as it is on bring new art and recent trends to a wider audience. You can be pretty sure of finding art that will expand your awareness and appreciation of […]
Welcome to the October 2009 edition of “Jud’s New England Journal,” the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, editor-in-chief of Yankee Magazine, published since 1935 in Dublin, New Hampshire. A Moan, a Post, and a Little Bell Each of these represents a spooky true story to tell on Halloween … With Halloween falling on […]
According to a non-expert (me), this one of the most remarkable foliage displays in recent memory. The reds have been popping in my neck of the woods. According to the experts, the abundance of rain earlier in the summer provided wonderful growing conditions for trees and leaves which has a positive impact on fall foliage […]
Come to New Hampshire Saturday, October 10, and you’ll find many Granite State libraries participating in “Browsing Through the Leaves: The New Hampshire Statewide Library Book Sale Tour.” Enjoy the brilliant fall colors as you drive from library to library in quaint New England towns, checking out some excellent book bargains. Book it on up […]
For truly natural, eco-friendly, green cleaning, try using mayonnaise, vinegar, and baking soda. Green Cleaning with Mayonnaise 1. Mayonnaise is one of the best green cleaning substances. Try it on pine pitch, grease, or to wash tar off your hands. Rub it on, let it sit for a few minutes, and clean off the spot. […]
On Wednesday I went up to Berlin, New Hampshire, to give a talk. I’ve been giving these talks for the New Hampshire Humanities Council for some time now, gigs that take me all over the state to libraries large and small as well as historical societies, some housed in big old town halls and some […]
