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32 /// The Not-So-Little Garden That Could

In Hancock, New Hampshire, Bill and Eileen Elliott found their way to self-sufficiency with more than a little help from their land. by Tovah Martin

38 /// Open Studio

Brattleboro, Vermont, artist Shari Zabriskie spins birch trees and sea urchins on her potter’s wheel. by Annie Graves

42 /// House for Sale

Yankee visits a historic farmhouse on Maine’s Pemaquid Peninsula. by the Yankee Moseyer

46 /// Harvest Time in Blueberry Country

In August, the barrens of Down East Maine become a center of production, community, and celebration. by Molly Shuster

54 /// Local Flavor

A little red shack in York, Maine, called Flo’s Hot Dogs serves up some of New England’s best franks. by Amy Traverso

56 /// Could You Live Here?

America’s oldest summer resort—Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, on Lake Winnipesaukee— offers ideal year-round living. by Annie Graves

64 /// Out & About

Summer music festivals, plus fairs, art shows, and other fun seasonal events. compiled by Joe Bills

74 /// The Best 5

Farm stays: Go back to the land and let the rhythms of rural life restore you. by Kim Knox Beckius

76 /// Local Treasure

Keeler Tavern Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut, tells three centuries of stories. by Joe Bills

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CONNECT WITH NEW ENGLAND

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DEAR YANKEE, CONTRIBUTORS & POETRY BY D.A.W.

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INSIDE YANKEE

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MARY’S FARM

A Horse Named Danny by Edie Clark

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LIFE IN THE KINGDOM

Sleepless Thoughts by Ben Hewitt

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FIRST LIGHT

A garden first created more than 100 years ago draws today’s visitors to the peace and rare beauty of Appledore Island. by Justin Shatwell

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KNOWLEDGE & WISDOM

Country-fair spirit, Lake Champlain wonders, and expert advice on sun safety.

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UP CLOSE

The Old Farmer’s Almanac Turns 225 by Joe Bills

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TIMELESS NEW ENGLAND Baldwin Coolidge

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Just after receiving my first issue of Yankee , I had to write to express my gratitude for helping me reconnect to my New England roots, and I have my cousin Sue C. to thank also. She’s a longtime and dedicated reader of your magazine, and I can see why! My family moved from New Hampshire when I was 8, but my ancestral connections are strongly tied to New England. My dad was born in Leominster, Mass.; Granddad was born in Fitchburg, Mass.; and cousin Sue in Hopkinton, Mass. Sue still lives in Massachusetts and enjoys teasing me when she’s enjoying lobster rolls and all the other wonderful New England delights. Although life has taken me all the way across the country, I still consider myself a “meat and potatoes” New England girl. Reconnecting with Sue nearly 45 years after our families lost contact with each other was a godsend, and the Yankee subscription that she gave me is surely a little slice of heaven!

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From the editors ...

Victory for Pipeline Opponents

On April 21, residents in southern New Hampshire and western Massachusetts woke up to the surprising and welcome news that energy giant Kinder Morgan had suspended its plan to build a nearly 200-mile natural-gas pipeline across New England, from a point west of Albany, New York, to Dracut, Massachusetts. In our January/February issue we wrote about the project and the complexities surrounding it (“Power Struggles,” p. 108).

Write us! Send your comments to: editor@YankeeMagazine.com. Please include where you reside. Letters may be edited for length and clarity.

KIM KNOX BECKIUS

Yankee contributing editor Kim Knox Beckius (“The Best 5,” p. 74) is a Connecticut-based writer and photographer whose passion for New England inspires everything she does. She’s the author of six books on Northeast travel, including New England’s Historic Homes & Gardens , and has been the voice of New England travel for About.com since 1998. GoNewEngland.about.com

RICHARD CONNIFF

Award-winning journalist Richard Conniff (“Is Connecticut Really New England?” p. 112) has written about human and animal behavior for a number of national publications, including the New York Times, Smithsonian, and National Geographic. His newest book is House of Lost Worlds (Yale, 2016), on how Connecticut’s own Peabody Museum of Natural History has changed our world. strangebehaviors.wordpress.com

SARA GRAY

Based in Falmouth, Maine, photographer Sara Gray (“A World of Their Own,” p. 82) has specialized in shooting natural landscapes for more than 25 years, capturing New England’s timeless beauty for Yankee and many other regional and national publications. Sara is also an oil painter, working either from photographs or en plein air, directly from nature. saragray.com, saragrayart.com

TOVAH MARTIN

When she isn’t gallivanting around New England admiring other growers’ efforts, horticulturist and writer Tovah Martin (“The Not-So-Little Garden That Could,” p. 32) tends a large organic vegetable garden at her home in Connecticut. She posts daily on Facebook at Plantswise by Tovah Martin. Her newest book is The Indestructible Houseplant (Timber Press, 2015). tovahmartin.com, plantswise.com

KINDRA CLINEFF

Motivated by the magic of light and expression, Kindra Clineff (“The Not-So-Little Garden That Could,” p. 32, and “Harvest Time in Blueberry Country,” p. 46), based in Topsfield, Massachusetts, has been a professional photographer for more than 20 years. Her most recent book is a collaboration with writer Tovah Martin for The Indestructible Houseplant (Timber Press, 2015). kindraclineff.com

JOHN S. DYKES

Illustrations by award-winning artist John S. Dykes (“Is Connect icut Really New England?” p. 112) are in the permanent collection of the New Britain Museum of American Art, as well as in many private collections. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, National Geographic, and Smithsonian. John is also a part-time instructor at the New Hampshire Institute of Art in Manchester. jsdykes.com

WE HEAR YOU …

“My grandmother and I used to go to Jordan Marsh, as a special treat when I was younger, and would always stop in for one of their muffins. I now have 16 blueberry bushes and plan on making these muffins for my family and friends. Thank you for the recipe; it brings back wonderful memories.” yankeemagazine.com/ new-england-traditions/ jordan-marsh-blueberrymuffins-history-recipe

Things To Come

Some August night, while we’re asleep, Across our beds the cold will creep, And summer’s sudden change of channel Will restore our faith in flannel.

— D.A.W.

But I reckon I got to light out for the Territory ahead of the rest …

—Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn