New England

Homes for the Holidays | Inside Yankee

When we were putting together this issue, I could see that the meaning of home—something that is never more present in our lives than at this time of year—seemed to be expressed on nearly every page. In our home and food features, two sets of New England culinary stars open their homes so that readers […]

New England

Coming in November 2017

highlights /// A Movable Forest For a hard-luck Vermont farm family, bringing  a crop of Christmas trees to the big city takes grit, perseverance, and just a touch of “secret sauce.” /// The Only Game That Matters When you live on an island that sometimes feels as if it belongs more to outsiders, you hold on tight […]

Maine

Once More Down the River | Yankee Classic

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

Ask Historic New England | October 2017

I’ve seen houses with an outside door in the living room and been told it’s a “coffin door.” What does that mean? —James T., Portland, ME Features of old houses often acquire colorful names, and “coffin door” is one of these. Most frequently associated with 18th and early 19th-century houses in Connecticut, the coffin door […]

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Foliage Drive | Photographs

A collection of images from photographer Kindra Clineff following a favorite New Hampshire foliage drive around Lake Winnipesaukee and Squam Lake.

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