For great food, culture, and community fun, mark your calendar for these can’t-miss annual Newport, RI, events.
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From ice castles and ice harvests to boat shows and film festivals, these New England winter events are well worth the drive.
New England
Dear Yankee | January 2018
Elf Awareness Jonathan Meath [“Ask the Expert,” November/December] definitely knows about being Santa Claus. In 2015, I volunteered to be Sinterklaas (an earlier version of Santa). As a park ranger, I interact with children every day. However, after meeting 400 kids that first night, and feeling that love, I was hooked. I learned great tips […]
From tours of decked-out historic houses to holiday parades and bazaars, these top New England holiday events are worth the drive.
Cooking Advice
Thanksgiving on the Farm | Recipes
Amid rolling fields and roaming goats, two of New England’s hardest-working culinary pros, Justin and Danielle Walker, create a family feast to remember.
Yankee Classic: November 1984 Press play to hear how the story happened. THEY PRESSED CLOSE in the cab of the truck, canoes lashed on top, jostling over logging roads, stirring great clouds of dust beneath a high summer sun. “I was just thinking,” said the old guide. “I first came down this river with my father. I […]
Magazine
Kale | In Season
Kale’s season is not limited to late fall. This cold-hardy and stalwart vegetable grows—in the field or in cold frames—all year round, supplying much-needed local produce to New Englanders in winter. But nothing tastes quite as good as field-grown kale in late fall, when a bit of frost concentrates its sweetness and draws out its […]
New Hampshire
The New Hampshire Highland Games and Festival
If shorter days and cooler mornings are sapping your energy and sense of adventure, The New Hampshire Highland Games and Festival is just what you need to bid summer a proper farewell.
Main Dishes
Poorhouse Pies | Local Flavor
Baked in a farmhouse and sold on the honor system, Poorhouse Pies are a Vermont slice of life.
New England
Unexpected Encounters | Inside Yankee
Whenever I take to the road, the stories I tell when I return are always about what I stumbled upon when I wasn’t following a plan but just casting about to see what might be waiting for me if I looked around. The turnoffs leading to country lanes, for instance, that might bring me to […]
Foliage reporter Jim Salge will be returning for the 2017 foliage season to provide New England foliage updates beginning August 17th.
Not ready to say goodbye to summer? Here are ten terrific things to do in New England before the season winds down.