New England

The Beauty of New England Lighthouses

As houses go, New England lighthouses are pretty plain — yet these sturdy sentinels have become must-sees for every visitor.

Magazine

Weekends with Yankee Season 3 Episode Descriptions

301 – Adventure On this episode of Weekends with Yankee, cohost Richard Wiese experiences the thrill of the Kennebec River, New England’s top whitewater rafting destination. Then we rise with the sun in Bremen, Maine, and head out with the “puffin man,” National Audubon researcher Stephen Kress, who almost single-handedly returned puffin pairs, and their […]

New Hampshire

Winter Daytrip to Portsmouth, NH

Looking for things to do in Portsmouth, NH? Check out a day trip to the dog-friendly town with ideas on what to do and where to eat.

Food

A World of Pancakes

Chefs around New England are cooking up inspired international takes on a favorite comfort food, from an addictive Japanese street-food classic to a fresh take on the Rhode Island johnnycake.

New Hampshire

The Story of New Hampshire’s 
Capital

TIME ENOUGH FOR many changes to take place has elapsed since the ordination of young Timothy Walker in a blockhouse in the wilderness. There, in 1730, the Reverend John Barnard of Andover, Massachusetts, who had come on horseback over the rough trail to the Plantation of Penny-Cook which he firmly believed to be the former […]