Editor Mel Allen talks to radio show, the Frugal Yankee, about how the fall 2008 issue was created from the cover to articles and why New England is a unique region. Listen in!
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Welcome to the September 2008 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. On the Road Again With The Old Farmer’s Almanac “What’s the winter going to be like?” is the usual first question. But my most vivid […]
Click here to see the New England Shores colors from the 2008-09 color forecast. Some colors may no longer be available. Click here to read Yankee home editor Polly Bannister’s story on paint colors from New England.
We asked Yankee‘s former food editor, Amy Traverso (whose book on cooking with apples will be published in 2009 by W.W. Norton), for her five favorites among the more than 40 varieties commonly available in New England. MCINTOSH Although native to Ontario, the Mac is the most popular apple variety in New England. Tender, tart […]
Celebrate the last warm days of the year with an al fresco meal — packed in a basket that takes care of the environment you’re hoping to enjoy. Irish-born glassblower Simon Pearce and his company of designers and artisans have been Vermont fixtures since 1981. Their Willow Picnic Basket ($295, including everything) is made from […]
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Pairings for September/October
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A look at the facts and figures for the Great Hurricane of 1938, the most powerful and deadliest hurricane in recent New England history. 19.4 feet: Connecticut River’s height above flood stage at Hartford 25 feet: high-tide peak from New London (CT) to Cape Cod (MA)Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) […]
Eight years ago, dentist Steve Seigars saw a NOVA episode on 12th-century trebuchets — and it changed his life. These giant catapult-like machines, once used to lay siege to medieval castles, are essentially first-class levers, like seesaws, with a counterweight on one end and a sling holding a projectile on the other. Today they’re used […]
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Yankee Siege: Pumpkin Tossing in NH
It looks a little medieval, but for unusual fall sports, take a look at Yankee Siege, the Greenfield, NH, pumpkin-tossing catapult. The fun begins Oct. 3-4, 2009, and continues Saturdays and Sundays through Oct.31 and Nov. 1. Read more: Pumpkin Tossing Trebuchet
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Weekend: Old Wethersfield, CT
Just seconds from the roar of I-91 lies the tranquil center of Old Wethersfield, Connecticut’s first permanent settlement and one of New England’s prettiest villages. The sudden deceleration is disconcerting, then pleasing, like stepping through a portal into the past. The village’s improbable setting — poised between an interstate and the strip-mall blight of Silas […]
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Monadnock Region: New Hampshire
The secret to savoring New Hampshire’s Monadnock region is to drive slowly and stop often.
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Inside Yankee: September/October
Imagine most people would say that love is the most potent four-letter word in our language. I agree. But home isn’t far behind. Home carries so many images for each of us. I didn’t realize until I saw this September/October issue spread across the walls of our conference room, where art director Lori Pedrick hangs […]