Yankee Classic: November 1984 Press play to hear how the story happened. THEY PRESSED CLOSE in the cab of the truck, canoes lashed on top, jostling over logging roads, stirring great clouds of dust beneath a high summer sun. “I was just thinking,” said the old guide. “I first came down this river with my father. I […]
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I’ve seen houses with an outside door in the living room and been told it’s a “coffin door.” What does that mean? —James T., Portland, ME Features of old houses often acquire colorful names, and “coffin door” is one of these. Most frequently associated with 18th and early 19th-century houses in Connecticut, the coffin door […]
Massachusetts
Where to Eat in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Among the forward-looking options in the old-school town of Northampton, Massachusetts, is farm-to-table with a French accent.
Magazine
Kale | In Season
Kale’s season is not limited to late fall. This cold-hardy and stalwart vegetable grows—in the field or in cold frames—all year round, supplying much-needed local produce to New Englanders in winter. But nothing tastes quite as good as field-grown kale in late fall, when a bit of frost concentrates its sweetness and draws out its […]
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Homecoming | A Thousand Words
Credit: Mark Fleming When is a high school football game more than just a high school football game? When it involves the Massachusetts islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. In the November/December issue of Yankee, we tell the tale of this storied contest, officially known as the Island Cup and largely considered the most important […]
New England
Instagram | My New England—October 2017
We asked, and you answered. Enjoy this collection of ##MyNewEngland photos from our talented Instagram community.
New England
This Issue | October Surprise
Last October I did something I never thought I’d do: I boarded a tour bus in Boston with some 50 strangers for a weeklong foliage journey around New England. For most of my adult life I’ve had an almost allergic reaction to traveling with more than a few people at a time, and since I’m […]
A collection of images celebrating the Connecticut River Valley in autumn from photographer Carl Tremblay.
Enjoy the beauty of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom in fall with this collection of images from photographer Corey Hendrickson.
Living
El Faro Update
From the final Coast Guard hearings to the 60 Minutes report, here’s the latest El Faro update information.
Learn more about season two of “Weekends with Yankee,” the New England-based travel and lifestyle series from Yankee Magazine and Boston public television producer WGBH.
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WGBH BOSTON AND YANKEE MAGAZINE TEAM UP FOR SEASON TWO OF CAPTIVATING SERIES WEEKENDS WITH YANKEE
Previewing Season Two of Weekends with Yankee with Executive Producer Laurie Donnelly BOSTON, MA (September 27, 2017) – Weekends with Yankee, the public television travel and lifestyle series featuring New England, has been tapped for a second season. Public-media powerhouse WGBH and Yankee magazine, the iconic publication that inspired the series, announced today that 13 half-hour episodes […]