Welcome to the January 2011 edition of “Jud’s New England Journal,” the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, editor-in-chief of Yankee Magazine, published since 1935 in Dublin, New Hampshire. So Long, Dark Months Yes, the amount of daylight is finally increasing. Hooray! I love the arrival of January. The holidays are over; a bright […]
Experience the frozen fun of the annual Dartmouth Winter Carnival in Hanover, NH from photographers Christian and Jonathan Kozowyk.
Braising, a cooking technique that uses a combination of moist and dry heat, is simply the process of browning a tough cut of meat; placing it in a pot with liquids and spices; covering it; and letting it cook slowly on the stove or in the oven for a few hours. Try these bonus braising […]
This blog is a first for me in a couple of ways: I haven’t written for a blog before, and I’ve never entered a photo contest before. That’s mainly because there are so many great photographers out there, and I didn’t think I had any chance of being a finalist, let alone a winner! The […]
After much deliberating, the judges have chosen Tahir Malik as the winner of Yankee Magazine‘s 2010 Fall Photo Contest for his photograph of Glen Ellis Falls, NH! Congratulations, Tahir! What’s it like to win a magazine photo contest? Find out in Tahir’s blog. View the photographs that made it into the finals for our 2010 […]
Our 2011 winter photo contest is now closed! Check back for our finalists and stay tuned for details on our next photo contest! The winning photo will be published in the January/February 2012 issue Yankee Magazine. Read photographer Susan Cole Kelly’s tips on entering a photography contest. Rules for Photo Contest 1. Submit […]
Welcome to the December 2010 edition of “Jud’s New England Journal,” the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, editor-in-chief of Yankee Magazine, published since 1935 in Dublin, New Hampshire. Memories of a Certain Christmas Eve How could I ever forget what I saw out the window that night? When I was growing up on […]
Welcome to the November 2010 edition of “Jud’s New England Journal,” the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, editor-in-chief of Yankee Magazine, published since 1935 in Dublin, New Hampshire. About Historical Trivia But some “trivia” is important history! I learned years ago that New Englanders have always been slightly annoyed with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s […]
In a recent four-part series, Kristen Laine, who writes the blog “Great Kids, Great Outdoors” for the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC), featured ten of the 25 towns that made Yankee Magazine’s “Top 25 Foliage Towns” list in the September/October 2010 issue. The series, called “Great Kids, Great Outdoors Top 10 Towns for Fall Hikes,” focused […]
Excerpt from “The Best Darned Ice Cream in the Whole State of Maine,” Yankee Magazine August 1981. Three years ago, the Cote family, who own one of the largest dairies in southern Maine, had a unique problem with leftovers, something every family has to deal with. “Everybody’s on a diet,” Bill Cote explained. “It’s gotten […]
Whether you give or receive these holiday gifts from the kitchen, bursting with flavor, the joy will last all winter.
I love brilliantly colored fall foliage, but what matters most to me is the color of the sky. If it’s blue and the sun is shining, then foliage could be peak, post-peak, almost peak and I’d still be perfectly happy. Luckily for us weekend warriors, the last few fall weekends have been perfect examples of […]
