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Weekends with Yankee
Great New England Adventures
Season 9
Episode 901
In the season premiere, host and Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso travels to Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, for the annual Patriots’ Day festivities, including a reenactment of the Battle of Lexington, where the American Revolution began. Host Richard Wiese is in Rockland, Maine, for the Great Schooner Race, where he joins captain Becky Sigwright aboard the windjammer Lewis R. French.
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Take in the sights at Maine’s Fryeburg Fair, and explore Sandwich, Massachusetts.
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Learn the origins of New England food, and meet the folks serving modern-day delicacies.
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Enjoy perfect pizza and crullers, and go for a row with the Dartmouth College team.
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Celebrate 10 years of Weekends with Yankee and meet some inspiring rescue turtles.
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Meet New Hampshire’s iconic loon and visit a stunning lifestyle mecca in Rhode Island.
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Go behind the scenes at Tanglewood and celebrate vintage cars at Lime Rock Park.
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Embark on a dog-sled adventure, cook Portuguese food with David Leite & experience fat-tire biking.
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Explore heirloom beans in Maine and meet rehabilitated orphan bear cubs in New Hampshire.
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Learn how to spin wool into yarn, meet Syrian baker Ahmad Aissa, and meet New Hampshire artisans.