With a bucolic setting on the Connecticut River and steeped in history and tradition, Essex, Connecticut, was once named the best small town in America.
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Yankee is fortunate to have the work of so many talented photographers in its pages. Here’s a look back at 20 of our favorite photos from 2017.
Growing up Finnish-American taught painter Eric Aho to meet the extremes of winter in with extremes of imagination.
Lucas St. Clair’s mission was nearly impossible: to win support for Maine’s biggest swath of national park land despite controversy around its benefactor— who also happens to be his mother.
New England
The Best Comfort Foods in New England
Rib-sticking classics meet global flavors in our cozy-dining picks for the best comfort foods in New England.
Libby’s Bistro & Saalt Pub, a North Country standby, brings a taste of the world to rural New Hampshire.
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Dear Yankee | January 2018
Elf Awareness Jonathan Meath [“Ask the Expert,” November/December] definitely knows about being Santa Claus. In 2015, I volunteered to be Sinterklaas (an earlier version of Santa). As a park ranger, I interact with children every day. However, after meeting 400 kids that first night, and feeling that love, I was hooked. I learned great tips […]
New England
The Best Comfort Foods in New England
Rib-sticking classics meet global flavors in our cozy-dining picks for the best comfort foods in New England.
Massachusetts
Where Is Fenway Park? | Directions & History
No trip to Boston is complete without a visit to its historic ballpark. Where is Fenway Park? If “near the Citgo sign” isn’t precise enough for you, an official address of 4 Yawkey Way in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood should do it. Read on for a brief history of the beloved landmark, plus tips for […]
Magazine
A Blue-and-White Christmas
What if your faith doesn’t include Christmas as a celebration? Naomi Shulman ponders a blue-and-white Christmas in this touching essay.
Credit: Tim Tomkinson I was 7, and I was a Sugarplum Fairy. Standing backstage in my sequined blue tutu, I was awestruck — not by the spotlights, but by the hundreds of tiny colored bulbs on the enormous Christmas tree at the center of the stage. A teacher whispered frantically behind me: I was missing […]
DUBLIN, NH (November 2017)— New England’s best locally made food products are celebrated in the fifth annual Yankee Editors’ Choice Food Awards 2017, as featured in a multipage layout in the magazine’s November/December issue. Beautifully photographed on location at presenting sponsor Simon Pearce’s flagship location in Quechee, VT, the 10 honorees were chosen by Yankee […]