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CLASSIC: Fireworks in Jaffrey, NH

Yankee Classic from July/August 2001 In a three-acre sandpit in front of Steve Pelkey, 11,000 live fireworks shells poke out of the grit like land mines. Most are stuffed into mortars, racks of them bolted onto flatbed trailers or strung together on the ground with wooden strapping in sets of three, four, six, and ten. […]

Design

Dad’s Day Gifts

Here are some favorite New England products, and one from Canada, that make a hit as Dad’s Day gifts on June 20. Insect relief from Ontario: Bug repellent clothing Fly rods, paddles, and more: Outdoor gearGet Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe Backyard oasis: Hammocks, birdfeeders Home office: Desk accessories Fitness […]

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Drive-to-the-Top Mountains

There are times when being there beats getting there by a long shot. We want our foliage vistas, and we want them now — so, onward and upward, in our cars. Herewith, a rundown of nine New England mountain summits attainable by auto road. Some are among the region’s loftiest and most majestic mountains; others […]

Living

Call of the Coast

As fitting summer fare, the Portland, Maine, Museum of Art and the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, Connecticut, have teamed up to produce Call of the Coast: Art Colonies of New England, an exhibition of 74 paintings and prints by 48 of the artists who flocked to the coastal art colonies of Old Lyme, […]

New England

Best of New England 2009 Travel Tips

View New England photos: Scenic New England Find more than 60 places to eat: Yankee‘s Best of New England Dining 2009 Get a good night’s sleep: Best of New England Lodging 2009Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe Explore, discover, play: Best of New England Attractions 2009 Bound for bargains?: Travel […]

Living

The Gary & Gerry Show

For its second Spotlight New England exhibition focused on contemporary artists working in the region, the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire, is featuring sculpture, paintings, and drawings by Gary Haven Smith of Northwood, New Hampshire, and Gerald Auten of Norwich, Vermont and the Dartmouth College faculty. The exhibition (through September 13) pairs […]

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Role Reversal

When you read this, I’ll be, by the grace of God and the pilot’s skill, in Japan. I’ve traveled some in the world, but never beyond a six-hour flight, and as I type this, I have no idea at all how I’ll spend some 15 hours on an airplane. I suppose I could write my […]

History

Rhode Islanders Will Tolerate Most Anything

Welcome to the June 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. Rhode Islanders Will Tolerate Most Anything Well, most anything except inaccuracy. Concern for accuracy — particularly historical accuracy — is a trait shared by all […]

Living

Abandoned Buildings, Manicured Grounds

There is an old farmhouse on the edge of the town where I live that has stood forlorn and empty for as long as I can remember. It’s shabby, but it has, as architects are wont to say, “good bones.” Sometimes I think I’d like to buy it and fix it up. Other times I […]

New England

Attractions in New England: Yankee’s Best

Spend your day exploring museums, shops, theme parks, and more of the best attractions New England has to offer, selected by Yankee Magazine for 2009. Get ready to have the time of your life. PHOTOS: View some of Yankee‘s Best of New England 2009

New England

Lodging in New England: Yankee’s Best

Get a good night’s rest at any number of relaxing New England inns, cottages, and bed & breakfasts, selected by Yankee Magazine for 2009. After a long day, treat yourself to comfort and luxury. PHOTOS: View some of Yankee‘s Best of New England 2009

New England

Dining in New England: Yankee’s Best

Find more than 60 places for the Best of New England dining in New England, selected by Yankee Magazine for 2009. Pick your destination state and savor the flavors. PHOTOS: View some of Yankee‘s Best of New England 2009

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