Massachusetts

Cape Codder Resort & Spa, Hyannis, MA

It is 17 degrees outside, with a north wind snapping at anything that moves. The windchill makes it feel like zero. No worry. Here, the kids belly up to 2-foot waves, whip down an 80-foot waterslide, and dash under cascading falls. No, we are not at Disney World or in Maui — we are tucked […]

Maine

Acadia National Park in Winter | Yankee Classic

Yankee Classic from January 1996 If only you had come to Acadia National Park in winter when less than one percent of the year’s three million park visitors pass through. It would have been colder then, but at least you could have had the illusion that all this beauty was yours alone. I drove through […]

Food

Cookie Heaven: Mocha Shortbread

Last weekend, we spent a wonderful day at the third annual Eat Boutique holiday market, a sort of craft fair for artisan food makers, organized by local foodie guru Maggie Battista. Yankee was a media sponsor of the event and we had a great time meeting our readers, as well as the talented bakers and […]

Gardens

Savannah Sparrow

Photographed at Quoddy Head State Park, Lubec, Maine The Savannah Sparrow These birds forage on the ground or in low bushes; particularly in winter they are also found in grazed low-growth grassland. They mainly eat seeds, but also eat insects in the breeding season. They are typically encountered as pairs or family groups in the […]

Maine

Light from Within

Warm incandescent light from within West Quoddy Head Lighthouse contrasts starkly with the cool October 18th full moonlight shining on this rustic brick structure located at Quoddy Head State Park in Lubec, Maine.

Maine

PreDawn Light at West Quoddy Head Lighthouse

Long before the sun even lifts above the horizon the saturated intensity of the light is not only stunning but often exceeds the beauty of the sunrise itself. Every sunrise is different and unique at West Quoddy Head Lighthouse located at Quoddy Head State Park, Lubec, Maine the eastern most peninsula on the United States […]

Maine

Wild Irises at Schoodic Point, Maine

Wild Irises are common sight during the month of June in downeast Maine. These were located at secluded Schoodic Point in Acadia National Park.

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