Connections Just after receiving my first issue of Yankee, I had to write to express my gratitude for helping me reconnect to my New England roots, and I have my cousin Sue C. to thank also. She’s a longtime and dedicated reader of your magazine, and I can see why! My family moved from New […]
Celebrating summer in the charming lakeside town of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire in photographs.
Owned and maintained by the Appalachian Mountain Club, the High Huts of the White Mountains offer rest and services to hikers with incomparable views.
A Maine gardener discovers how to make rich, nutrient-filled humus the easy way. Fred Davis knows the value of good compost. For 24 years, he and his wife, Linda, have owned and operated a nursery, Hill Gardens of Maine, at their home in Palermo, about 15 miles northeast of Augusta. Early on in the venture, Davis […]
Molly Bish vanished without a trace in 2000. Her parents vow: “We’ll never stop searching. And we’ll fight to make sure children are safe.”
New England is blessed with hundreds of miles of coastline and many towns that touch the sea. Whether you’re looking for waves to ride, long sandy stretches, or lots of family activities, there’s a beach town for you on our list.
Craving clam chowder but short on time? Since 1920, Snow’s Clam Chowder has been a favorite New England quick chowder tradition. Here in New England, we’re passionate about homemade clam chowder, but for times when (for convenience’s sake) we must resort to canned, a popular brand with local Maine roots is Snow’s Clam Chowder. Snow’s has […]
Our favorite recent letters, Facebook posts, Instagram comments, and tweets. Victory for Pipeline Opponents On April 21, residents in southern New Hampshire and parts of Massachusetts awoke to the surprising and welcome news that energy giant Kinder Morgan had suspended its plan to build a nearly 200-mile pipeline, from a point west of Albany, New […]
The May 25, 1965, Ali vs. Liston fight for heavyweight champion of the world was supposed to make Lewiston, Maine, famous. Instead, it became “the fiasco.” Excerpt from “The Night Lewiston, Maine, Can Never Forget,” Yankee Magazine, May, 1979. The rematch for the heavyweight championship of the world between Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) and former […]
Some ball hawks don’t need gloves. Watching baseball and watching birds require similar skills. Both employ patience and imagination, sometimes deep thought; both progress slowly, appear boring from a distance, but are punctuated by bursts of joyous activity; neither is hampered by time. Over the years I’ve discovered that major-league ballparks are good places for birdwatching. […]
Eric Holch, Nantucket’s best-known printmaker, captures a world of eternal summer.
Do goats hold the key to Vermont’s dairy future? Learn more about Vermont Creamery, and then enjoy a collection of sweet and savory goat cheese recipes.
