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Weekends with Yankee
Land and Sea
Season 3
Episode 306
Cohost Richard Wiese sets sail in the sailing capital of the world: Newport, Rhode Island. From there we travel to Westerly, Rhode Island, a coastal town of tranquil beauty. Then it’s north to the rugged Bold Coast of Maine to see the largest whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere. Finally, cohost Amy Traverso travels around New Hampshire to get a taste of the classic New England general store.
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Visit Pickering House Inn, watch winter skiing in Maine and see Nantucket floral designs.
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Visit Glazy Susan doughnuts, Mount Monadnock and Wozz! Kitchen Creations.
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Explore Rockland, Maine, meet a glass artist and discover romantic home products.
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See Nubble Light in Maine, Boston’s famed North End and Vermont’s Farmhouse Pottery.
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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.