Now a week removed from our first New England fall foliage forecast of the year, every early turning tree has been catching my eye. There’s a maple in a parking lot along my commute that is nearly completely orange. A birch tree in my neighborhood is now speckled yellow. An old oak is turning brown […]
After news of his passing, a makeshift Robin Williams Memorial appeared below the Parrish Shoes sign on the building at the corner of West and Main Street in downtown Keene. A keepsake remaining from the filming of “Jumanji,” the Parrish Shoes sign was an appropriate spot for mourners to pay their respects to Williams. The […]
On a recent August morning, I found myself requiring a sweatshirt while hiking along the shores of a quiet New Hampshire pond at sunrise. In the unseasonably cool air, the morning mist that danced above the water was slow to burn off as the sun rose higher in the sky. When the view across the […]
How a stray dog bounded his way into the hearts of one Massachusetts family.
Ready to hop in your car to take in the vibrant colors of fall? Use these driving directions for the best slow drives to see foliage in New England.
Avid gardener and blogger Michael Gordon, who lives in Peterborough, New Hampshire, shares his secrets on how to create the perfect backyard garden.
The “Upper Valley” along the Vermont/New Hampshire border is a collection of little-known small towns featuring the New England we all look for. You’ll find beauty, nature, soft adventure, art, and so much more.
All 12 of these best picnic spots in New England (from hilltops and beaches to orchards and wineries) are well worth the trip.
Not only does the hamlet of Cornish, New Hampshire, have some impressive covered bridges, it’s also the home of Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site.
Children come of age in the cold,deep swimming holes of summer. I grew up in the village of Walpole, New Hampshire, a mile from a little swimming hole called “Hovey’s.” It was nothing more than a deep spot in a brook, really–probably not known to more than a handful of local families. But I can […]
Have you ever decided to do something that for most of your life you’d never have even dreamed of doing?
Early summer in New England arguably belongs to the sweet and ruby red strawberry. In the 1958 volume Rain, Hail, and Baked Beans: A New England Seasonal Cook Book, authors Robb Sagendorph and Duncan MacDonald (Yankee‘s founder and former food editor, respectively) say “There is nothing quite equal to the year’s first dish of plump, […]
