Jane Kenyon reflects on the work and waiting for a week, a day, an hour of glorious excess when peonies bloom in this timeless essay from the Yankee archives.
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Before New Hampshire’s symbol fell on May 3, 2003, Niels Nielsen acted as caretaker for the Old Man of the Mountain for decades.
Symbolic and sweet, Greek Easter Bread (Lambropsomo) is easy to spot thanks to its signature red eggs. Here’s a favorite recipe.
Writers have compared the song of the spring peeper frog to distant sleigh bells or silver pipes, but to the tiny frogs themselves, they are mating calls. To us, they are a sign of spring.
DUBLIN, NH (March 25, 2021) – The City and Regional Magazine Association and The Missouri School of Journalism announced the finalists in the 36-year-old CRMA Awards this week, with New England-based Yankee magazine earning eleven nominations in ten different categories. Yankee is among the top finalists, with others including 5280, Boston Magazine, D Magazine, Philadelphia […]
From maple walnut ice cream to maple cornbread, here’s a list of some of our favorite maple recipes to welcome the season.
Skunk cabbage earned its homely name by its aroma, but the odor (which has been described as “a mixture of rubber tires and garlic”) and the purple-blotched color of its “cabbage,” are a ploy for survival.
Made from pure maple sap and molded into fun shapes, maple candy is a popular and sweet New England treat.
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Best Public Gardens in New England
From the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens to the roses at Elizabeth Park in Connecticut, here are eight of the best public gardens in New England.
Groundhog vs. Woodchuck: What’s the difference between the two animals? Is there any difference? We decided to find out.
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Historic Concord, Massachusetts | Winter Day Trip
A winter visit to Concord, MA – from the Old North Bridge to Thoreau’s desk, plus antiques, shopping, lunch, and plenty of colonial-era charm.
On January 15, 1919, a giant molasses tank in Boston’s North End exploded, resulting in the “Great Molasses Flood.”