Connecticut

Connecticut Travel Bargains

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Rhode Island

Rhode Island Travel Bargains

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New England

Travel Bargains in New England

Do you know a restaurant that offers the best meal for a low price? Or lodging for a special rate? Or attraction that offers free admission on certain days? Tell us your best bargain ideas Here’s Yankee‘s advice for great travel bargains in each state — restaurants, attractions, shopping. Go now! PHOTOS: View some of […]

New England

Top Summer Events for 2009

To find hundreds of fairs, festivals, and other fun activities, go to our travel database: YankeeMagazine.com/events To submit your event in the database, go to: YankeeMagazine.com/submitevent Start here for a state-by-state list of Yankee‘s Top Events for summer 2009.Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe

History

It’s Not Easy Being a Genealogist in New England

Welcome to the May 2009 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. It’s Not Easy Being a Genealogist in New England For instance, how could you tell if a child happened to be illegitimate? Well, there are […]

Food

June Menu: Pork Kabobs and Rhubarb Pie

Photo/Art by Brenda Darroch This June menu features cold strawberry soup and pork kabobs. Save room for rhubarb pie! Want a dozen sensational seasonal recipes each month from Yankee Magazine? Sign up for our Recipe Box Newsletter. RECIPES

New England

SLIDE SHOW: Personal New England

Yankee editor Mel Allen asked writers for their personal glimpses of New England for the May/June 2009 travel issue. Then, photographers went to capture the places visually. We share their New England scenes here — from Burlington, Vermont, to Norwalk, Connecticut, from beaches to a glorious mansion. It’s our New England. See more work by […]

Cooking Advice

VIDEO: Annie Cooks: Asparagus Hummus

Annie Copps, Food Editor at Yankee Magazine, prepares a spring treat using fresh asparagus. Yankee food editor Annie B. Copps greets spring with this recipe: Asparagus Hummus Served With Dukkah Spiced Pita Chips. Watch the video for tips on cooking asparagus and how to prepare the hummus and chips. Hi, I’m Annie Copps, the Food […]

Condiments

Blackberry Jelly | Jelly Recipe from the Best Cook

Maine’s ripe berries find a sweet home in our best cook’s kitchen, when Ruth’s Feeney whips up her recipe for blackberry jelly. On a warm August day, Ruth Feeney’s kitchen is fragrant with fresh blackberries. She’s making jelly from the berries she picked this morning over at the old family farm in Bryant Pond, Maine, […]

Gardens

Beginner’s Garden Tips

See vegetable growing chart If you’re ready to think about a vegetable garden, remember this — it’s better to be proud of a small garden than to be frustrated by a big one! One of the common errors for beginners is planting too much too soon and way more than anybody could eat or want. […]

Homes

How Old is Your House?

If you’re trying to date your house, you may be able to find a clue in its plastering job. Although it’s difficult to determine the age of plaster itself, you can come up with an approximate date by examining the lath behind the plaster. The earliest lath was hand-split with a hatchet, resulting in an […]

New England

Ten Great Weekends

You love to travel. Yankee knows New England. Put that together and get 10 outstanding weekends. Cities, islands, lakes, all outstanding — with Yankee‘s top picks for dining, lodging, and things to do in each New England destination. Start your New England weekend here:

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