A novice boat captain in Stony Creek, Connecticut, learns to navigate the choppiest waters of her young life.
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Best Rockport, MA, Restaurants
Ocean views and good food come easy at this North Shore Massachusetts town. Learn our picks for the best Rockport, MA, restaurants.
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Big Plan on Campus
Olin College, a little engineering school in Needham, Massachusetts, is retooling higher education.
A look back at some of the most memorable images from the pages of Yankee this year.
As his sons grow into young men, the author ponders a future without them nearby.
Made with a mashed potato and coconut center and dipped in chocolate, Needhams potato candy is an old-fashioned Maine favorite.
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Where to Stay on Nantucket | Hotels on the Beach
If you’re looking for an island retreat where the sand is just steps away, check out our favorite Nantucket hotels on the beach.
The Worcester fire of 1999 was dangerous, but the kind the firefighters fought several times each year. Then something happened, and everything when black. Learn more in this 2000 Yankee classic.
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Scenes from the Nantucket Christmas Stroll
During the first weekend in December, the island of Nantucket celebrates the holiday season with shopping, costumed carolers, and special events during the annual Nantucket Christmas Stroll.
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Shake Hands with the Country Dance
1935 New Hampshire Model by Beth Tolman Credit: Drawing by F.W.P. Tolman WHAT HAS HAPPENED to the jigs, reels, quadrilles, and hornpipes that used to rollick America back in its teens? Who does them now and where are they danced? The answer, of course, depends upon what section of the country you speak from. In […]
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Main Street Boyhood
by George Stewart MAIN STREET BOYHOOD. By George Stewart.—In contrast with the boyhoods of those whose parents remained in the East—of those who are growing up now in a planned economy—this article presents a lively, rugged interest. The author, now minister of the First Presbyterian Church in Stamford, Connecticut, summers in Harrisville, N. H. OUR […]
If you’re looking to mix sightseeing and saltwater cruising, these Newport, RI, boat tours are worth checking out.