From snowshoeing rolling trails to riding horseback through the woods, let a professional guide show you the best of a New England winter.
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New England
Guided Winter Adventures in New England
From snowshoeing rolling trails to riding horseback through the woods, let a professional guide show you the best of a New England winter.
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.
New Hampshire
Christmas at Canterbury Shaker Village in Canterbury, NH
Christmas at Canterbury Shaker Village in Canterbury, New Hampshire, offers a special, historic look at Christmas traditions in New England.
A visit to the historic Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge, MA during the winter Christmas season offers cozy Rockwell charm and classic New England good cheer.
Massachusetts
Harvesting Fall Pleasures in Sturbridge, Massachusetts
The town of Sturbridge, Massachusetts, is a perfect choice for families, couples, or groups of friends looking for a fall getaway.
Not sure which is the best type of Christmas tree for you? Our list of favorite New England Christmas tree species is here to help.
Magazine
Dreams and Observations
by The Collector THE EDITOR OF THIS department has been as badly bitten by the collecting bug as any other true Yankee, though his special field is not mentioned in the trade magazines. He doesn’t know Stoddard glass from Keene pottery, but he is a specialist in his line. Nose a-twitch and ears cocked like […]
Magazine
America Takes Up Forestry
by Lawrence Rathbun IN THE BEGINNING America was a forest, and the finest for the use of man to be found in the world. Her trees furnished the first raw materials for permanent settlement; fence posts and rails, rough logs, and planks. By 1631 a little mill at the mouth of the Piscataqua River in […]
Magazine
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 […]
New Hampshire
When Keene Was Very Young
by Sewell Ford SCENE *The interior of a log cabin. A door is open at back centre. At Right is seen a crude stone fireplace with log mantle, crane, bake oven, etc. In front of fireplace a spinning wheel and stool. Near that a rough table and half-log bench. At Left a four-post bed. A […]