Every bit the quintessential New England town, Provincetown is so much more in spring. From whale-watching and kayaking to art festivals and the annual Pride Parade, here’s why you should plan a spring getaway to Provincetown.
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Wondering if you should visit Nantucket this spring? If you do, you’ll find quiet beauty, delicious food, colorful shopping, and a whole lot of daffodils.
What Hannah Duston did in 1697 earned her the praise and thanks from her neighbors. Nowadays, we might recoil in horror.
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 […]
Popular Travel and Lifestyle Series from WGBH and Yankee Magazine Premieres Nationally on Public Television Stations in April 2019 (check local listings) BOSTON, MA (March 12, 2019) –Weekends with Yankee returns for a third season this spring, showcasing new locations and events and bringing viewers on lively adventures in all six New England states. The […]
Rhode Island
Bristol, Rhode Island | Could You Live Here?
The historic coastal town of Bristol, Rhode Island, greets spring with famous gardens, sailing, cycling, and lots of savory food.
Magazine
Bringing Kosti Home
After Kosti Ruohomaa died in 1961, his legacy as one of New England’s greatest photographers was all but forgotten. Now his photos have a new life.
From opening day at Fenway Park to flower festivals, we’ve rounded up a collection of New England spring events that are worth the drive.
Packing the perfect Tanglewood picnic with cookbook author Alana Chernila.
Living
Night Song | First Person
On the outskirts of civilization, the call of the coyote stirs divided sympathies.
In early spring, many frogs and salamanders leave their woodland homes to find rain-fed pools for mating. Often they must cross busy roads—and that’s where humans step in to help.
This Pulitzer Prize winner and two-term U.S. poet laureate celebrates her birthday, fittingly, during National Poetry Month.