2017

S8.E1 ∙ Outdoor Adventures

Fri, Apr 26, 2024

Host Richard Wiese visits the East Coast's largest horse ranch, Pond Hill Ranch in Poultney, Vermont, to learn about its rodeos and get a lesson in lassoing. In Massachusetts, co-host and Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso heads to Cape Cod, where she explores the dunes of Sandy Neck Beach in a vintage Land Cruiser and cooks chowder at the Pelham House Resort in Dennis. In Vermont, we meet contemporary artist Peter Fried to learn about his life and work.

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S8.E2 ∙ Weekend Escapes

Fri, May 03, 2024

Host Richard Wiese visits Mill City Park in Franklin, New Hampshire, New England's first whitewater park, for a day of whitewater rafting and boogie boarding. In Maine, co-host Amy Traverso harvests lobsters on Penobscot Bay and cooks them up at the five-star Camden Harbour Inn. In Vermont, Weekends with Yankee visits Red House founders Britt and Matt Witt to learn the story behind their iconic handmade waxed canvas bags.

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S8.E3 ∙ New England's Best

Fri, May 10, 2024

Host Richard Wiese bikes the Cross New Hampshire Adventure Trail, visiting a "glampground" and a wildlife park along the way. On Cape Cod, co-host Amy Traverso harvests wild beach plums and visits Lighthouse Keeper's Pantry in Yarmouth Port to make beach plum jam. In nearby Dennis, she sits down to dinner with young entrepreneurs bringing new life to the Cape dining scene. Finally, we head to Lubec, Maine, to showcase its natural beauty and fascinating mix of folks who call it home.

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S8.E4 ∙ Handmade in New England

Fri, May 17, 2024

Host Richard Wiese is in Connecticut's Litchfield County, stopping first at White Flower Farm to learn about the hundreds of types of plants it grows, and then at Dumais Made, a ceramics studio specializing in home décor. Co-host Amy Traverso visits Cider Hill Farm in Amesbury, Massachusetts, to take a hayride tour, sample antique apple varieties, and bake delicious cider donuts. And in Hanover, New Hampshire, we visit Red Kite Candy to learn about (and sample!) its acclaimed handcrafted caramels.

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S8.E5 ∙ Little-Known New England

Fri, May 24, 2024

Host Richard Wiese heads to Newport, Rhode Island, to picnic at The Chanler at Cliff Walk, a Gilded Age gem, and to check out at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. In Maine, co-host Amy Traverso meets the two sisters behind the oyster farm and raw bar OystHERS, then visits the tree house resort Seguin to prepare an oyster Rockefeller charcuterie board before ending her day in a hot tub amid the trees. In Bethel, Maine we explore the town's many activities for outdoor lovers of all types.

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S8.E6 ∙ New England's Great Outdoors

Fri, May 31, 2024

Host Richard Wiese visits Sólheimar Farm in Tunbridge, Vermont, for a trail ride on Icelandic horses through the surrounding hills. Co-host Amy Traverso heads to Rockland, Maine, to explore the gardens at chef Melissa Kelly's game-changing farm-to-table restaurant, Primo, before cooking a meal with her. Finally, New Hampshire's agricultural scene comes into bloom at Sunfox Farm in Concord, where 20 acres of fields offer a stunning display of sunflowers each summer.

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S8.E7 ∙ Food Lover's New England

Fri, Jun 07, 2024

Host Richard Wiese is in the heart of New Hampshire's Lakes Region, where he tries e-foiling on Lake Winnipesaukee and visits Moulton Farm to make that classic New England treat, whoopie pies. In Maine, co-host Amy Traverso visits the fishing village of Stonington, where she tours an innovative sea scallop farm, then heads to Aragosta, a culinary gem where she cooks lobster pasta with chef-owner Devin Finigan. Finally, we explore the up-and-coming food scene of Kennebunkport, Maine.

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S8.E8 ∙ Indulging in New England

Fri, Jun 14, 2024

Host Richard Wiese heads for New Bedford, Massachusetts, where he explores its maritime history and tries his hand at scalloping. Co-host Amy Traverso, meanwhile, visits the rising food town of Littleton, New Hampshire, to prepare a red curry with Chang Thai Café chef-owner Emshika Alberini; for dessert, she stops at farm-to-cone ice creamery Super Secret Ice Cream in Bethlehem. We wrap up with a visit to Sudbury, Massachusetts, for a behind-the-scenes tour of award-winning Goodnow Farms Chocolate.

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