It is the hope of every down-at-the-heels New England mill town that its boom-and-bust story will see a second boom, or at the very least a boomlet. City planners dream of mill buildings blinking back to life with tech companies, manufacturers, artist lofts, and cafés, and begetting condo developers, Thai takeout, and a new wave […]
No Baggage, Please I love Yankee, and I have been reading it since I was a teenager. I love it because it gives me a sense of home, of my culture and that of others. It shows me places that I have been and places I dream of going to. It has given me some […]
From classic French vanilla to exotic spice combos, these five distinctive destinations are serving up some of the best ice cream in Boston.
Ranging from the mountains to the sea, these New England summer road trips inspired by “Weekends with Yankee” will help make your summer special.
The bustling little city of Brattleboro, Vermont, attracts visitors year-round with its thriving arts scene and family-friendly events. Plan your next visit with the help of our Brattleboro, VT, hotels & inns guide.
A closer look at the recent Portsmouth, NH, celebration hosted by NHPTV and Yankee Magazine for the exciting new 13-episode documentary series “Weekends with Yankee.”
The only NH spot on our list of the Best Lobster Shacks in New England, Brown’s Lobster Pound in Seabrook delivers a classic lobster roll experience.
A collection of images celebrating the unique beauty of the New England quarry by featured photographer Steven Keirstead.
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 […]
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 […]
When The Poacher’s Son, the first novel by former Down East editor in chief Paul Doiron, hit the bookstores in 2010, it garnered near-instant acclaim and won the Strand Critics Award for best first mystery novel and a Maine Literary Award for best fiction, as well as a coveted Edgar Award nomination. It’s the story […]
The place where it all started: Wolfeboro, New Hampshire (population 6,269). This pretty lakeside town welcomes you to The Oldest Summer Resort in America.
