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 […]
How did this year’s foliage season stack up? Where can you still find peak color? Read on for our 2018 fall foliage recap, in our final post of the season.
Have you ever noticed Ping-Pong-sized balls dropping from oak trees? Find out how these “oak apple galls” form and if they’re a threat to the tree.
A fall day trip to Bristol, Rhode Island, including historic downtown, Colt State Park, the Blithewold Mansion and Gardens, and more!
Where can you find peak foliage right now? Learn more in our latest New England fall foliage report.
A collection of images celebrating the wild beauty of Maine’s Acadia National Park from authors and photographers Jerry and Marcy Monkman.
Being the town Santa is not all ho-ho-ho and Merry Christmas! A report from the other side of the beard in this 1992 Yankee Classic from Donald Hall.
From tours of decked-out historic houses to holiday parades and bazaars, these New England holiday events are worth the drive.
Top bakers share their favorite holiday cookie recipes as we give a classic Christmas cookie exchange a modern twist.
With family away, life during a cold snap is distilled to the pleasure of chores, the warmth of cats, and a ski trek across the land.
Credit: Clare Owen/i2iart Those of us born in December often arrive late, or so say the old wives, who claim that these fiery infants aren’t anxious to come forth into the cold world. I was apparently not interested in that cold entry, as I was born on December 10 rather than November 14, the day […]
In the last week of August, a reader from East Dummerston, Vermont, sent us an email that began, “I don’t know why I haven’t written before to say how much I love Yankee.” She went on to write: “I savor every article and even read the ads … I won’t allow myself to read the […]
