Offering wild weather, stormy seas, and remote locations, New England is a land of adventure. This week on Weekends with Yankee, we travel to the Northeast’s highest peak for some of the most extreme weather found anywhere in the world. Then we head out to sea, braving stiff winds and bracing cold, to capture the coveted Atlantic bay scallop. Finally, we take to the skies high above Maine’s iconic Moosehead Lake in search of the majestic creatures that inspired its name.
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From Connecticut’s soft sandy beaches to Maine’s rugged granite shores, our Atlantic coastline is a place of beauty and wonder, lapping along five of the six New England states and drawing visitors from around the world. This week, we start in Ogunquit, Maine, named by Yankee magazine as the best beach town in New England. […]
In this episode of Weekends with Yankee, host Richard Wiese embarks on a brisk winter adventure. He meets Registered Maine Guide Polly Mahoney at her home in Newry, Maine, as she gets her Yukon huskies ready for a day of mushing. Then they cross over to the Errol, New Hampshire, side of beautiful Umbagog Lake […]
In this episode of Weekends with Yankee, host Amy Traverso is in New Hampshire to meet with the host of the longest-running cooking series in television history, Mary Ann Esposito. Amy swings by Tuscan Market in Portsmouth to pick up some cannoli and ricotta pie to bring to Mary Ann at her home in Durham. […]
In this episode of Weekends with Yankee, co-host Richard Wiese is in Harrisville, New Hampshire, to see firsthand why border collies are known as the world’s smartest dogs. He meets master shepherd David Kennard of Wellscroft Farm, who has been training his 5-month-old border collie pup, Emma, for a big day. Along with two of […]
In this episode of Weekends with Yankee, co-host Amy Traverso is in South Berwick, Maine, where growing heirloom beans is a treasured skill. First, she meets bean farmer Charley Baer, who specializes in New England varietals in a gorgeous array of colors and patterns. Then, she heads across town to North Berwick to the property […]
Amy is in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood at Café Sauvage, where Antoine and Anaïs Lambert offer a taste of modern Paris infused with Anaïs’s West African roots. Next, Richard is in Essex, Connecticut, to explore the Connecticut River Museum and historic Griswold Inn. Finally, we visit Manchester, New Hampshire, for an up-close tour of the only two Frank Lloyd Wright homes in New England that are open to the public.
Amy is in the White Mountains, embarking on the coziest and most delicious kind of adventure: an inn-to-inn cookie tour. Next, we’re in Montpelier, Vermont, where guest host and Yankee senior editor Ian Aldrich meets up with endurance athlete Mirna Valerio, who shares how a Black, plus-sized Brooklynite found her way to — and a community in —Vermont. Finally, Richard is in Portland, Maine, to discover how Sea Bags is giving new life to old sails.
Richard is in Shaftsbury, Vermont, to meet Tammy White at Wing & A Prayer Farm and learn how she turns wool into stunningly beautiful yarn. Next, it’s a closer look at the art of maple syrup production at Republic of Vermont in Goshen, and then Amy pays a visit to baker Ahmad Aissa of Aissa Sweets in Concord, New Hampshire, who is bringing the sweet flavors of his native Syria to stores all over the country. Ahmad shows Amy how to make filo dough and his signature mamoul cookies.
Amy and Richard reunite for a road trip through the White Mountains, just in time for the spectacular fall foliage. Next, it’s off to Boston to ride the Swan Boats, and then down to Charlestown, Rhode Island, to visit Dave’s Coffee, an artisan coffee roaster. Afterward, Amy brings Dave’s coffee syrup to the renowned Ocean House, where she joins the executive pastry chef to bake a classic opera cake.
Co-hosts Amy Traverso and Richard Wiese trek to Vermont to visit Allison Hooper, whose Vermont Creamery helped put New England cheeses in the spotlight. Then it’s off to the White Mountains for a taste of winter adventure at the Omni Mount Washington Hotel. Finally, Yankee editor Mel Allen hits the road to share some favorite autumn vistas on New Hampshire’s Kancamagus Highway. Back in the kitchen, Amy makes a Beet Salad with Crispy Goat Cheese.
Co-host Richard Wiese kicks things off with a cruise around Lake Winnipesaukee aboard the oldest floating post office in the U.S. In Maine, lobsterman and photographer Joel Woods shares us a view of deep-sea fishing that few people ever get to see, while co-host Amy Traverso experiences a genuine Maine clambake with three of Portland’s hottest chefs. Back in the kitchen, Amy brings the clambake home with a stovetop version of this classic New England meal.