New England’s earliest villages and towns rose up along its ancient waterways. On today’s episode of Weekends with Yankee, we visit the region’s rivers, lakes, and coastal vineyards. We start in Providence, Rhode Island, where the amazing Waterfire festival illuminates the city with a light show like you’ve never seen before. Then it’s off to New Hampshire and the serenity of Squam Lake, where we’re in search of the magnificent loon. Rounding things out is a visit to the Farm Coast for a taste of award-winning wines from Westport River Winery in Massachusetts.
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New England is a region steeped in tradition. In this episode of Weekends with Yankee, we board the massive schooner J&E Riggin for a windjammer cruise along the beautiful Maine coast. Then we travel down to Boston for the Head of the Charles, the largest two-day rowing event in the world. Lastly, up north in Vermont, we find the Shelburne Museum, one of the country’s most unique museums, home to a land-bound lighthouse, a steamboat docked in a grassy meadow, period gardens, and four centuries of art and Americana.
England is full of treasures large and small. In this episode, we meet lobsterman and photographer Joel Woods, who captures intimate portraits of a hidden world—dramatic, gritty, and often-poignant snapshots of life aboard a lobster boat. Next, we set out along the coast of New Hampshire to celebrate local oysters with star chef Jeremy Sewall. And finally, we uncover the world’s only authenticated pirate ship—and reveal treasures that have never-before been seen in public.
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.
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, co-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, Co-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.