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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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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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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.
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Explore Rockland, Maine. Local glass artist. Playful and romantic home products.