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Weekends with Yankee
New England Traditions
Season 7
Episode 708
Amy Traverso dives into early American history at New Hampshire’s Strawbery Banke Museum. Richard Wiese is also in the Granite State, where he joins the Great Meredith Rotary Ice Fishing Derby, a 44-year-old tradition in which anglers compete for the biggest catch and thousands in prize money. And in Vermont, experience the thrills and learn the story of the Harris Hill Ski Jump in Brattleboro.
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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.
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Take in New Hampshire’s fall foliage and in Maine meet some of the nation’s finest bakers.
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Join us for a camper van trip through Maine & visit the orchards of New Hampshire’s Gould Hill Farm.
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Meet chef Sherry Pocknett, take a bike tour on the NH seacoast, & visit the Ben & Jerry’s factory.
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Visit New Hampshire’s historic Omni Mount Washington Resort and go dory-rowing in Maine.
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Stay aboard a Maine houseboat, visit the Alna Store & meet Connecticut forager/chef Chrissy Tracey.
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Join us on a Massachusetts fried-clam tour & visit Cape Cod’s Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
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Enjoy a clambake at Newport’s Castle Hill Inn & autumn trail riding and fly fishing in Vermont.
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Come along for a visit to Golden Dog Farm in Vermont & experience a New Hampshire lavender harvest.