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Weekends with Yankee

Richard Wiese explores the sights, sounds and tastes of all six New England states — from foraging for edible invasive plants in Connecticut to whitewater rafting on Maine's wild Kennebec River. Senior food editor Amy Traverso shares the recipes, local flavors and sense of community that make up the fabric of the region’s food and dining scene.
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Schedule

  • Richard Wiese and Amy Traverso

    Weekends with Yankee

    Style and Spirit

    Saturday
    Jul 11

    30 Minutes

    Touring Wiscasset, Maine; behind the scenes with Maine's first professional soccer club, Hearts of Pine; touring Flume Gorge in Lincoln, N.H.
  • Richard Wiese and Amy Traverso

    Weekends with Yankee

    Meet Me at the Fair

    Saturday
    Jul 18

    30 Minutes

    Activities at the Fryeburg Fair include sheep shearing, milking a goat and making kettle corn; surf casting on Cape Cod with U.S. Surf Casting champion Ron Arra.

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