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Weekends with Yankee

Richard Wiese explores the sights, sounds and tastes of all six New England states — from foraging for edible invasive plants in Connecticut to whitewater rafting on Maine's wild Kennebec River. Senior food editor Amy Traverso shares the recipes, local flavors and sense of community that make up the fabric of the region’s food and dining scene.

Heading North

26m 46s

Richard heads to Killington, Vermont, for women’s World Cup skiing and to chat with Olympic skiers before hitting the slopes himself. Next, he ventures to New Hampshire to meet artist Eric Aho and see him work on one of his famed “ice cut” paintings at a frozen lake. Finally, we visit the campus of Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, for a tour of the monumental murals at Baker-Berry Library.

Episodes

  • Outdoor Adventures: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Outdoor Adventures

    S8 E801 - 26m 46s

    Host Richard Wiese visits the East Coast’s largest horse ranch, Pond Hill Ranch, in Poultney, VT, to learn about its rodeos and lassoing. In Massachusetts, co-host Amy Traverso heads to Cape Cod in a vintage Land Cruiser to explore the dunes of Sandy Neck Beach and cooks chowder at the Pelham House Resort in Dennis. Last, we head to Burlington, Vermont, to talk with plein-air painter Peter Fried.

Schedule

  • Weekends With Yankee: Trails and Sails: TVSS: Iconic

    Weekends with Yankee

    Trails and Sails

    Wednesday
    Oct 16

    30 Minutes

    An adventure in the White Mountains includes an inn-to-inn cookie tour; a visit with endurance athlete Mirna Valerio in Montpelier, Vt.; Sea Bags in Portland, Maine, gives new life to old sails.
  • Weekends With Yankee: New England Style: TVSS: Iconic

    Weekends with Yankee

    New England Style

    Wednesday
    Oct 23

    30 Minutes

    The old Steamboat Dock at the Connecticut River Museum in Essex, Conn.; Griswold Inn; Cafe Sauvage in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston; two Frank Lloyd Wright homes in Manchester, N.H.
  • Weekends With Yankee: Preserving New England: TVSS: Iconic

    Weekends with Yankee

    Preserving New England

    Wednesday
    Oct 30

    30 Minutes

    Growing heirloom beans in South Berwick, Maine; a vegetarian spin on traditional New England-style baked beans; Ben Kilham of Lyme, N.H., rescues and rehabilitates orphaned bear cubs; what it takes to become a Registered Maine Guide.

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