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Weekends With Yankee

Description

This magazine-style program, named for the long-running publication Yankee magazine, offers viewers an insider's view of the cities, countryside locales and unique attractions of New England. Hosted by Richard Wiese and Amy Traverso, the series also features recipes and local flavors that make up the region's food and dining scene. Some segments include a clambake near Acadia National Park; a cruise on the J. & E. Riggin along the Maine coast; gingerbread cottages on Martha's Vineyard; the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass.; and a horse-drawn sleigh ride in Jackson, N.H.

Upcoming Episodes

  • New England's Best

    Biking the Cross New Hampshire Adventure Trail; Lighthouse Keeper's Pantry in Yarmouth Port; making beach plum jam; dinner in Dennis, Mass.; the natural beauty of Lubec, Maine. (30 minutes)

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  • Exploring New England by Land & Sea

    Rhode Island's Castle Hill Inn's clambake; touring Newport's harbor; Sweet Berry Farm; exploring autumn in Stowe, Vermont, from the Lodge at Spruce Peak, taking in peak fall foliage on horseback and fly-fishing on the Lamoille River. (30 minutes)

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  • Food Lover's New England

    E-foiling on Lake Winnipesaukee; making whoopie pies at Moulton Farm; touring a sea scallop farm; cooking lobster pasta; exploring the food scene in Kennebunkport, Maine. (30 minutes)

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  • Underwater Adventures

    Cape Cod's Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's deep-sea research submersible the Alvin; clean-up mission with the Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage; exploring the clam shacks of Massachusetts North Shore with chef Michael Serpa. (30 minutes)

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  • New England Traditions

    Chef Sherry Pocknett, the first Indigenous woman to win a James Beard Award; squash soup; a bike tour along the New Hampshire Seacoast; Ben & Jerry's factory in Vermont. (30 minutes)

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  • New England Icons

    Maine's Nubble Light; Revolutionary-era print shop Edes & Gill in Boston's North End; cannoli from Modern Pastry Shop; Farmhouse Pottery owner James Zillian. (30 minutes)

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  • Heading North

    Women's World Cup skiing in Killington, Vt.; artist Eric Aho; touring monumental murals at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. (30 minutes)

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  • The Music of New England

    Behind the scenes at Tanglewood with Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart; Connecticut's Lime Rock Park's Historic Festival where antique and vintage cars embark on a 17-mile tour of Litchfield Hills. (30 minutes)

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