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Best Classic Yankee Covers | 2014 Fan Favorites

Our weekly Classic Cover Challenge on the Yankee Magazine Facebook page has proven itself to be one of our most popular features. Each Monday we put up two cover images from Yankee’s nearly 80-year history from the current month, and the winner takes on a challenger until the month is over. Here’s a roundup of […]

By Aimee Tucker

Jan 13 2015

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Yankee Cover October 1984

October 1984 | “Mystic Porch Series: With Molly”

Photo Credit : Carol Raab
Our weekly Classic Cover Challenge on the Yankee Magazine Facebook page has proven itself to be one of our most popular features. Each Monday we put up two cover images from Yankee’s nearly 80-year history from the current month, and the winner takes on a challenger until the month is over. Here’s a roundup of the winners from each month in 2014 – the best Yankee Magazine classic covers as chosen by you! Which month is your favorite? JANUARY
Yankee Cover: January 1987
January 1987 | “Skaters on the Canal,” a watercolor by Susan Davis.
FEBRUARY
Yankee Cover: February 1982
February 1982 | A watercolor by Arthur Shilstone, untitled. He describes the subject as one of those common and unannounced happenings all over New England, when everyone gets together on the nearest slope for a Sunday afternoon sledding party.
Photo Credit : Yankee Magazine
MARCH
Yankee Cover | March 1996
March 1996 | “Passing Showers, Parmalee Farm” (detail), by Peter Poskas.
Photo Credit : Peter Poskas
APRIL
Yankee Cover: April 1993
April 1993 | “Hopkinton Green, 1988” by Carolyn Anderson.
Photo Credit : Carolyn Anderson
MAY
Yankee Magazine Cover | May 1978
May 1978 | “Ruby’s Hollyhocks,” a painting by Katherine Newell Grimes of Hamden, Connecticut.
Photo Credit : Katherine Newell Grimes
JUNE
June 1995 | "Edgartown: A View Looking over the Outer Harbor Towards Chappaquiddick," by John Stobart.
June 1995 | “Edgartown: A View Looking over the Outer Harbor Towards Chappaquiddick,” by John Stobart.
Photo Credit : John Stobart
JULY
Yankee Magazine Cover July 1983
July 1983 | “Fourth of July in Rockport,” a watercolor by George Shedd.
Photo Credit : George Shedd
AUGUST
Yankee Magazine August 1981
August 1981 | “Two Chairs — Surf Hotel,” by Laura Anderson.
Photo Credit : Laura Anderson
SEPTEMBER
September 1973 Cover
September 1973 | “Antiques Store,” by Albert E. Merrikin.
Photo Credit : Albert E. Merrikin
OCTOBER
Yankee Cover October 1984
October 1984 | “Mystic Porch Series: With Molly”
Photo Credit : Carol Raab
NOVEMBER
Yankee Cover: November 1987
November 1987 | “Downy Woodpecker on a Goldenrod Gall,” a painting by renowned Canadian wildlife artist Robert Bateman.
Photo Credit : Robert Bateman
DECEMBER
Yankee December 1960
December 1960 | This cover — painted especially for Yankee by Maxwell Mays — shows the First Congregational Church in Dighton, Massachusetts

Aimee Tucker

Aimee Tucker is Yankee Magazine’s Home Editor and the Senior Digital Editor of NewEngland.com. A lifelong New Englander and Yankee contributor since 2010, Aimee has written columns devoted to history, foliage, retro food, and architecture, and regularly shares her experiences in New England travel, home, and gardening. Her most memorable Yankee experiences to date include meeting Stephen King, singing along to a James Taylor Fourth of July concert at Tanglewood, and taking to the skies in the Hood blimp for an open-air tour of the Massachusetts coastline.

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