After decades of whispers, our analyst puts the Nutmeg State on the couch for a little identity therapy. Is Connecticut really New England? We think you’ll approve of the answer.
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Keeler Tavern Museum | Local Treasure
Come for the cannonball, but stay for the stories. In Ridgefield, Connecticut, three centuries of stories are told at the Keeler Tavern, but it’s the cannonball that visitors usually want to see first. A gambrel-roofed building on Main Street, the Keeler Tavern celebrates 50 years as a living-history museum in 2016. “We’re known for the […]
Trivia and tidbits about a fabled New England lake.
New Hampshire
The Mysterious Siren Call of Appledore Island
Celia Thaxter found peace and rare beauty on a barren island eight miles out to sea. Visitors keep arriving to see it for themselves.
Building a homestead taxes both body and mind.
Magazine
Dear Yankee July/August 2016
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 […]
New Hampshire
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire | Photographs
Celebrating summer in the charming lakeside town of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire in photographs.
Knitter, photographer, designer, (and Mainer!), Carrie Bostick Hoge on learning to knit, finding inspiration in her home state, and what the Internet has meant for the creative class. (It’s a good thing.) Hand-knitting has experienced a renaissance over the last ten years thanks in large part to the Internet and social media. Today, knitters around […]
Connecticut
The Griswold Inn | Local Flavor
At America’s oldest tavern, hearty food and a heaping amount of history are on the menu.
Gardens
Delphiniums | Beautiful Blooms
A great-aunt’s legacy lives on through a packet of delphinium seeds.
Magazine
Dear Yankee | June 2016
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 […]
Looking for the best things to do in Connecticut? You won’t have to look far! Read our picks for the best attractions in Connecticut for 2016. Best Beach: Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison Buoyant waves, two miles of sugary sand, nearly 600 campsites, cycling paths: “Good bones,” as they say, but battering tropical storms left Connecticut’s […]