The Blizzard of 1888 dumped the greatest amount of snow ever to have fallen in the United States in one storm. And author Judd Caplovich discovered more about it than anyone who lived through it.
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Across the high country of Vermont and New Hampshire and down the coast from Portland to Boston, our time-travel adventure takes you from ski slopes to cities where classic New England endures.
The Vermont Mad River Valley is a winter wonderland famous for its skiing, but those who live here know that their towns are also filled with so much more.
Contributing writer Annie Graves captured the tail end of winter in these Bennington, Vermont, photographs for her ongoing series, Could You Live Here, about life in our small New England towns. Please enjoy these images that highlight her travels, including one very famous gravesite.
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Angels Among Us 2014
Our annual celebration of ordinary New Englanders — the angels among us — who are making an extraordinary difference in the lives of others.
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What the Bay Gives
The bountiful waters off Duxbury, Massachusetts, which once fed Pilgrims, today are still home to a thriving ecosystem and abundance of fish. Saquish is a long spit of sand and cobble guarding the entrance to Plymouth Bay. It has a few beach houses, marshes and mudflats, and crazy currents. It’s also Skip Bennett’s favorite place […]
Linda Tenney’s holiday feasts give guests a culinary tour of her ancestral homeland. Linda Wisz Tenney is a tour de force in the town of Antrim, New Hampshire, where she has lived with her husband, Eric, since they married in 1966. Together, and with their extended family, they run Tenney Farm, a farm stand that […]
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Yankee Frugality Contest Winners
After learning untold uses for dryer lint, worn-out panty hose, and used dental floss, we present the winners of the Yankee frugality contest. In our September 1990 issue of Yankee Magazine, our issue devoted to Yankee frugality, we asked for your own frugal tips and anecdotes. You responded with more than 200 letters, many of […]
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A Christmas Miracle
A chance encounter stirs the author’s memory of the man who gave him a new life.
Is this New England’s greatest gift to America? Well, it’s just our opinion…
We asked Henry Traverso, author of The Art Lover’s Pocket Guide, to share his choices for the 5 best small museums in New England.
The village of Hancock, New Hampshire, is certainly resplendent in autumn, and spring and summer show off the lush green of the common, and the full canopy of the many mature trees. A fresh coating of snow gives the place a Currier & Ives vibe in winter. But here in early November, though the leaves […]