By Jamie Trowbridge President, Yankee Publishing There are many lakes and ponds in the region, and they all have public access. The town of Harrisville has at least 10 ponds. Even if you don’t want to go into or onto the water, the ponds in Harrisville are beautiful to look at. The center of the […]
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Henniker: Let the Book Browsing Begin
By Eileen Terrill Managing Editor, Yankee Magazine One of my favorite fall jaunts in the Monadnock region is a weekend excursion to Old Number Six Book Depot in Henniker (603-428-3334). With 160,000 volumes, it maintains the biggest stock of any used bookstore in New Hampshire. But half the fun is getting there — up over […]
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Greenville, New Hampshire: Apple Orchard
By Rachel Kipka Senior Production Artist, Yankee Publishing It’s way in the corner of the Monadnock region, but it’s definitely well worth the drive: Washburn’s Windy Hill Orchard in Greenville, New Hampshire. Take your whole family on a tractor-drawn hayride into a huge apple orchard. You can choose from lots of varieties of apples, stop […]
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Greenville: A Wonderful Family Orchard
By Lucille Rines Senior Production Artist, Yankee Publishing A nice destination we always go to in the fall is Windy Hill Orchard in Greenville, New Hampshire. The farm offers tractor hayrides to take you out to the trees, where you can pick your own apples (you can also buy bags of apples already picked), plus […]
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Swanzey: Flea Market Found
By Barbara Hall Web Editor, Yankee Magazine Last time, we brought home these treasures: small brass hanging planter yellow charger (platter) painted doorstop carnival glass candlesticks yellow pottery bowl berry-picking box brass bell Our favorite flea market is at the Cheshire Fairgrounds in Swanzey, New Hampshire, and we think of each visit as a treasure […]
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Jaffrey: Willa Cather’s Final Page
By Polly Bannister Home and Garden Editor, Yankee Magazine I’ve lived in the Monadnock region for 30 years — almost long enough to consider myself local. In my migration around the area over the years, I’ve lived in seven of the 40 or so towns that consider themselves located in the shadow of the mountain […]
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Pack Monadnock: A Hike Becomes a Friend
By Debbie Despres Administrative Assistant to the President, Yankee Publishing The beauty of Pack Monadnock in Peterborough’s Miller State Park for me is that I can make the round-trip hike in about an hour, and know that I got in a great workout for the day. The beauty of a fall hike up Pack Monadnock […]
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Ice Cream: Best Pumpkin Treat of All
By Debbie Despres Administrative Assistant to the President, Yankee Publishing The pumpkin ice cream appears on the menu sometime in September. Yes, I can manage to avoid the temptation of Kimball Farms’ ice cream in Jaffrey most of the summer, but the lure of their perfectly creamy, perfectly spiced pumpkin ice cream calls to me […]
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Monadnock: Hike Away From the Crowds
By Justin Shatwell Assistant Editor, Yankee Magazine Not a native New Englander, I never went on a childhood vacation to Mt. Monadnock. I first saw the lonely peak as a grown man when I moved to Keene a year ago. From a distance it’s a rare beauty — solitary and serene — and for a […]
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Skatutakee: Mountain for a Picnic
By Annie B. Copps Food Editor, Yankee Magazine Most people like to hike up Monadnock. I do, too, but I think it’s the summit of Skatutakee that I prefer. It’s a moderate hike, which is great if you like to haul a substantial picnic and cameras — which I do. The best part is that […]
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The Best View of All
By Mel Allen Editor, Yankee Magazine It can be a bit of a local sport, deciding where exactly to find the absolute best view of Monadnock. I’m here to tell you where. Driving from the east, make your first left past Yankee‘s red buildings onto Upper Jaffrey Road. Drive a few miles, until just before […]
Looking for fun fall activities in New England? Here’s a list of 15 of the best ways to celebrate the foliage season. Cook with apples. Try these recipes for apple pie, pandowdy, etc. Take a foliage drive. Choose your view from these scenic routes. Report the foliage color in your town. Maybe even win a prize! […]