This Issue: August 2018 | Dog Days

August is a bittersweet month for me. It’s a favorite time of year, and yet it’s also a swan song to summer. That by no means is to diminish what comes next — autumn and all those amazing colors — but the New Englander in me can’t help but think about what follows after that. So, August feels like a crunch: I have to pack in all the summer activities that I haven’t gotten around to (and that’s always a lot) before the seasons change.

Where to begin?

Well, our “Perfect Weekends” package is a good start. In it, longtime travel writer Steve Jermanok guides us to some of the best getaways in New England, from a craft-beer-and-cocktail-themed escape to Stowe, Vermont, to history-laden overnights in Bristol, Rhode Island.

So get reading and then get traveling. August is here, and summer, as we all know, doesn’t last forever.  —Ian Aldrich   

Ian Aldrich

Ian Aldrich is the executive editor at Yankee, where he has worked for more for two decades. As the magazine’s staff feature writer, he writes stories that delve deep into issues facing communities throughout New England. In 2019 he received gold in the reporting category at the annual City-Regional Magazine conference for his story on New England’s opioid crisis. Ian’s work has been recognized by both the Best American Sports and Best American Travel Writing anthologies. He lives with his family in Dublin, New Hampshire.

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