Your Yankee editor-approved guide to the best of the White Mountains, from restaurants and hotels to favorite activities and things to do. Add to your list for when you’re ready to travel again.
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The Maine Italian sandwich is a sandwich unlike any other. Learn more about its origins and the Portland shop (Amato’s) that made it famous.
Each day before dawn, hundreds of pilgrims make their way to Acadia National Park’s highest point, eager to claim being the first to watch the sunrise on Cadillac Mountain.
New England
Guide to New England Animal Sanctuaries
Interested in helping New England’s rescued animals and the people who care for them? These New England animal sanctuaries are a great place to start.
One of New England’s most popular spots for the best fried clams and lobster rolls, The Clam Shack in Kennebunk, Maine, just might be the ultimate summer seafood shack.
Where does the sun rise first in the US? Turns out the answer is more complicated than you might think…
Main Dishes
12 Classic New England Recipes
From baked beans to blueberry pie, these classic New England recipes haven’t only sustained the region for centuries, they’ve defined it.
An empty factory in Rhode Island. An angry widow. A radioactive wedding ring. These are pieces of a decades-old puzzle — the tragic story of New England’s only known nuclear fatality at Wood River Junction in July of 1964.
Wondering where to find the best seafood in Portland, Maine? From lobster rolls and steamed clams to fresh oysters and even sushi, here are 5 favorites.
Know someone who’s missing home? From classic foods to “made in New England” essentials, this collection of New England gifts will ease the pain.
Yankee’s long-time Editor, Mel Allen, shares his picks for some of the most beautiful places in Maine — from Ogunquit Beach to Acadia National Park.
Magazine
June Bugs | The Blunderers of June
Each summer is ushered in by June bugs — those rowdy blunderers that bang on screens and whirl around porch lights as though intoxicated by their message.