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Weekends with Yankee
Adventure
Season 3
Episode 301
Richard Wiese experiences the thrill of the Kennebec River, New England’s top whitewater rafting destination. Then, he rises with the sun in Bremen, Maine, and head outs with National Audubon researcher Stephen Kress, who rehomes puffin pairs, and their pufflings, back to Maine. Finally, cohost Amy Traverso joins Connecticut chef Bun Lai to learn how to forage delicious food in unexpected places.
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New England’s first whitewater park, lobster harvesting and handmade waxed canvas bags.
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The East Coast's largest horse ranch, dunes of Sandy Neck Beach and a local painter.
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Newport, Rhode Island and a classic New England general store.
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Bangs Island Mussels, Arethusa Farm and a visit to the Trapp Family Lodge.
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Tanglewood music festival and an artists’ colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire.
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French-New England dishes from Jacques Pépin. Ducati motorcycles made in New England.
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Mayfair Farm in New Hampshire. Baking desserts in Vermont with Gesine Bullock Prado.
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Strawbery Banke Museum. Ice fishing derby on Lake Winnipesaukee and a historic ski jump.
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Breakfast at Pickering House Inn. Winter skiing and surfing in Maine. Floral designs.
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Biddeford, a rising food town. Farming collective in Vermont. Nantucket weaving tradition.
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Glazy Susan doughnuts. Climbing Mt. Monadnock. Sauces from Wozz! Kitchen Creations.
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Restaurant tour in Boston. The Preserve Sporting Club. Maine’s Ragged Coast Chocolates.