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Weekends with Yankee
Preserving New England
Season 9
Episode 911
This week, host and Yankee senior editor Amy Traverso meets Maine farmers who are preserving delicious heirloom bean varieties, then cooks a fresh take on baked beans with author Joe Yonan. Next, we travel to New Hampshire, to meet Ben Kilham, who rescues and rehabilitates orphaned bear cubs. Finally, host Richard Wiese is in Portland to discover how Sea Bags is giving new life to old sails.
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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.
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Explore Rockland, Maine. Local glass artist. Playful and romantic home products.
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Glamping in Maine. Fishing in Mystic, Connecticut. A tour of Duparquet Copper Cookware.