There’s nothing so pleasing as stepping out your door onto the beach and into the shimmering waves. Here’s our guide to the best beachside lodging in New England.
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View a selection of summer scenes that have graced the covers of Yankee Magazine over the years.
Inspired by the cooking at one of Cape Cod’s best restaurants, we asked for a fresh take on some classic New England clambake recipes. We got that—plus a look into a most unlikely, and fruitful, partnership.
How To
Engraved Wooden Spoons
Pyrography is the art of burning images and designs into wood. A pen with a metallic tip is heated and then used to “draw” onto a wood surface. Pyrography can be used to create wood plaques or wood blocks, engrave signs, or make freestyle designs on any wooden object. Decorating wooden spoons with pyrography is a relatively fun and easy project. […]
To celebrate Yankee‘s 80th anniversary in 2015, The Yankee Seeker will spend the year cooking and baking from the vast and colorful Yankee Magazine recipe archives. Will the retro results of this week’s Strawberry-Rhubarb Muffins hold up to today’s tastes? We can’t wait to find out! It’s another beautiful June in New England, and two […]
Headed to the Cape? Here’s a list of editor-approved Cape Cod National Seashore beaches, kettle ponds, bike paths, hiking trails, and more!
New Hampshire
Littleton, New Hampshire | Photographs
Photographer Matt Kalinowski shares a collection of images from Littleton, New Hampshire as part Yankee Magazine’s ongoing “Could You Live Here” series. Highlighting towns with a small population, but plenty to offer in terms of a simpler way of life, the series celebrates the best of New England’s community spirit. Please enjoy this slideshow of […]
History
The Sacred Cod
Suspended over the public gallery in the Massachusetts House of Representatives is the Sacred Cod —a wooden fish nearly five feet long, its sleek frame held taut by two guy wires strung fore and aft. Carved from a solid piece of white pine, it has graced both the Old State House and the New for […]
Looking for fun in the Ocean State? You won’t have to look far! Read our picks for the best attractions in Rhode Island for 2015. BEST DISTILLERY SONS OF LIBERTY SPIRITS CO., South Kingstown Southern makers have the whiskey market cornered, but don’t underestimate Yankee ingenuity. Whiskey begins as beer, and Sons of Liberty’s founder […]
Where can a history-loving Yankee go to commemorate the Civil War? These 5 coastal forts are a great place to start.
Excerpts from “Sayings of the Oracle,” Yankee Magazine, May 1951, and Yankee Magazine, May 1957. MAY 1951 Vermont: Dear Oracle: … It is a trend of extravagant times, I maintain, that the old-fashioned pincushion is no longer in the home! Old Yankee thrift dictated the slogan: “See a pin and pick it up.” … Today miles […]
Spring comes to the Hewitt homestead, at first gently, then in a torrent, as the land turns green in pastures and forests.