Photographer Dominic Casserly channels fond childhood memories in this collection of photographs that celebrate the fun and beauty of summer on Cape Cod.
Massachusetts
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Late in the afternoon on June 29, 2000, I joined a club that’s not as exclusive as you might think. Here’s why you should always brake for moose.
New England
Travel Like An Expert | Best Guided Day Trips
Authenticity is the buzzword in travel, the chance to live and feel like a local. There are many day trips in New England where you can do just that.
I’m not sure if it’s because bunnies eat carrots that I associate carrot cake with spring and the Easter holiday, but it seems like the moment I spot a blooming daffodil or box of colored egg-dye at the supermarket, I get a craving for carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. Am I alone here? Food […]
In a small New Hampshire town, the ice cream at Kimball Farm is worth traveling for, by air or by car.
Wondering when to split wood for next winter? We turn to the Yankee archives for the answer when it comes to the best time to cut firewood. There is evidence that the moisture content of some species of trees increases considerably at leaf openings in April and May, so wood cut in March is drier […]
Gardens
Build an Outdoor Shower
A Block Island couple gives the post-beach rinse an elegant twist with this outdoor shower. PROJECT: BUILD AN OUTDOOR SHOWER Guests who get a chance to use the outdoor shower at the Block Island home of Larry Breakstone and his wife, Karen Levey, come away impressed. And for good reason: For starters, it’s got hot […]
The best nurseries and garden centers in New England, as chosen by gardening expert Tovah Martin. Tovah Martin, author of more than a dozen gardening books, including The New Terrarium (Clarkson Potter, 2009) and Tasha Tudor’s Garden (Houghton Mifflin, 1994), cruises the countryside on periodic reconnaissance missions, finding ingredients to stuff into her already jam-packed […]
We asked our fellow pet owners to share shots of their furry and feathered friends and boy did they deliver. Big dogs. Little dogs. Fluttering Finches. Quacking ducks. Even a bunny. Below are ten of our favorites. JUNE INSTAGRAM CHALLENGE Spring has sprung and we want to see your best shots of the season. Use […]
Was New England-born Samuel Wilson the real Uncle Sam? Find out more about the man (and meat inspector) behind an American legend.
Magazine
Dear Yankee | April 2016
Our favorite recent letters, Facebook posts, Instagram comments, and tweets. Sense of Place icon-envelope I was surprised and delighted to find your feature on Prudence Island (Jan./Feb., p.98). Although I no longer reside on Prudence, it has lived and breathed inside me all my life, and it’s woven into the fabric of the person I […]
One of the perks of working at Yankee is the chance so many of us, who’ve called New England home for most of our lives, have to get out and explore the region. Maybe even see it in a different light. A restaurant, an inn, a beach—places that remind us of why we call this […]