Halfway between Cape Cod and the Berkshires, Worcester and the surrounding Central Massachusetts countryside are an ideal weekend getaway destination for families, foodies, brew hounds, outdoor enthusiasts, and those who love art or history.
“That’s a lousy shot, Lou.” “I know,” responds University of Connecticut All-American Katie Lou Samuelson. “It started with a lousy pass,” adds coach Geno Auriemma, who uses a saltier word for lousy. “C’mon, guys. You can move. You can’t be standing around waiting for passes.”Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe […]
With his stunning portraits of New England’s wild places, Jerry Monkman creates both art and a call to action.
Where have northern New England’s moose gone? In the late 1990s, they numbered around 7,500 in New Hampshire; now that state’s population is estimated at 3,500. In Vermont, a high of 5,000 just over a decade ago has fallen by nearly two-thirds to the current estimate, 1,750.
1836 Boston native Ralph Waldo Emerson publishes the essay “Nature,” which—in laying out the fundamentals of the philosophical movement he cofounded, Transcendentalism—describes the benefits of nature on the human soul. 1854Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe Inspired by his experience of building and living in a cabin in the woods outside Concord, […]
The ProphetGeorge Perkins Marsh by Leath Tonino You know Henry David Thoreau and you know John Muir and you know Teddy Roosevelt. You probably have heard of Aldo Leopold (A Sand County Almanac), Rachel Carson (Silent Spring), and Edward Abbey (Desert Solitaire). These are the famous nature lovers of American history, the writer-thinker-preachers we credit […]
New England was built upon the coast. Its fate will depend upon how well we adapt to a future that can no longer be ignored. How rising seas are changing the New England coastline.
Yankee’s favorite spring events for 2018, including fairs, festivals, spring garden shows, maple sugaring events, and more.
Sheltered and lush, these New England indoor gardens will banish the last of your winter blahs.
With memorable meals, antique homes, an elegant inn, and a great bookstore, the river town of Exeter, New Hampshire, feels like a coastal retreat without tourists or traffic.
Celebrating the magic of December in New England at a festive dinner at the Inn at Hastings Park with some of our favorite artisans and makers.
The array of Acadia National Park camping options allows you to pitch a tent and sleep among the trees, near the ocean, or close to mountain trails.
