I knew to stop my tractor with the front right tire alongside the crack in the curb to best place the wagon behind me for midday sun. I had done it so many times it was second nature. Most every day, from Easter to Thanksgiving, I set up my makeshift farm stand under a tired, […]
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Rhode Island
South County, Rhode Island | A Tale of Two Inns
A visit to Westerly in South County, RI, where the Weekapaug Inn and Ocean House offer elegance and comfort in a beautiful New England beach setting.
Each spring, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Nasturtiums delight Bostonians with bright color.
These traditional New England recipes emphasize foods that “taste best at their appropriate season,” based on Great-Aunt Ida’s recipes and some nine generations of testing conducted on the family homestead right at the mouth of the Merrimack River — Arrowhead Farm. It’s been nine generations — 300 years — since one William Moulton of Hampton, […]
The last person to see Abraham Lincoln didn’t pass away until almost a hundred years after Lincoln was assassinated on April 15, 1865.
Desserts
Vermont Chocolate Potato Cake
Potatoes may seem like an unlikely ingredient for a cake, but stick with me, here. You’re going to love this moist cake, packed with spices and a light chocolate flavor. When I spotted this recipe in the pages of Yankee’s 1981 The Yankee Magazine Cookbook, my curiosity was piqued and I knew I wanted to […]
Gardens
2014 Home & Garden Awards
Whether you’re a gardening enthusiast, a daytripper, a foodie, or a shopper, there’s something green and lovely for you to enjoy from Yankee Magazine’s 2014 Home & Garden Awards.
Looking for some help in planning a successful New England flower or vegetable garden? Here are the winners for the best flower and vegetable varieties in Yankee Magazine’s 2014 Home & Garden Awards. [slideshow post_id=”550165″]
Want to accessorize your garden in one fell swoop? From antique birdbaths to terra-cotta pots, these shops have everything you’ll need. Here are the winners for best garden accessories shops in Yankee Magazine’s 2014 Home & Garden Awards. ANTIQUES The Sugarplum Wilmot, NH. 603-768-3925; thesugarplum@comcast.net (exhibiting at York Antiques Gallery, 746 U.S. Route 1, York, […]
[slideshow post_id=”550181″] What could be better for a restaurant than an on-site garden? With menu ingredients just a few feet away, these restaurant gardens redefine the word “fresh.” Here are the winners for best restaurant gardens in Yankee Magazine’s 2014 Home & Garden Awards. URBAN EXPERIENCE Ledge Kitchen & Drinks 2261 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester, MA. […]
David Stone has been interested in photography since childhood when his father gave him a Sears Tower twin lens reflex camera with the admonishment not to lose it. After attending college and serving in the Army, he graduated from the New England School of Photography and has been working in the photography industry ever since. […]
View this slide show of barns and farms that have graced the covers of Yankee over the years. [slideshow post_id=”568175, 548807 ,168170, 168066, 528685, 165621, 548746, 167836, 168074, 534261, 549414, 548270″]