Weekends with Yankee

On this episode of Weekends with Yankee, Richard Wiese sets sail in the sailing capital of the world: Newport, Rhode Island. Then it’s north to the rugged Bold Coast of Maine to see the largest whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere. Finally, Amy Traverso travels around New Hampshire to get a taste of the classic New England general store.

Richard Wiese jumps into the world of Bangs Island Mussels, a pioneering fishery in Portland, Maine. Amy Traverso heads to Connecticut’s famous Litchfield Hills to visit Arethusa Farm, where the cows get shampooed every day and their milk is turned into award-winning cheese and ice cream. Finally, a visit to the Trapp Family Lodge, founded by the family made famous by the movie The Sound of Music.

On this episode of Weekends with Yankee, Amy Traverso heads out to the Berkshires for the famous Tanglewood music festival. Richard Wiese visits the MacDowell Colony, an artists’ colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire, that has hosted such legends as composers Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein and Our Town playwright Thornton Wilder.

Amy Traverso visits with legendary chef Jacques Pépin at his Connecticut home and helps cook up a couple of his favorite French-New England fusion dishes. Then Richard Wiese gets a thrill from custom-built Ducati motorcycles, made in New England and shipped to some of Hollywood’s biggest stars.

Richard Wiese and Amy Traverso visit Mayfair Farm, a sustainable New Hampshire farm that’s cooking up incredible dinners and raising healthy, and happy, livestock. Amy makes some delicious desserts with actress Sandra Bullock’s sister, Gesine Bullock Prado, at her baking school in Vermont.

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.

At Pickering House Inn in New Hampshire, Amy Traverso enjoys a delicious inn breakfast before heading out to cross-country ski. In southern Maine, Richard Wiese hits the slopes of Pleasant Mountain and tries winter surfing. And on Nantucket, see the artistry of Hafsa Lewis, a floral designer whose work includes the huge wreath adorning Brant Point Light at Christmas.

In foodie destination Biddeford, Maine, Amy Traverso visits coffee roaster Time & Tide, restaurant Fish & Whistle and culinary antiquarian bookstore, Rabelais. In Charlotte, Vermont, Richard Wiese explores Earthkeep, an innovative farming collective and Vermont Malthouse, where he enjoys a craft beer tasting. Then it’s off to Nantucket and a visit to the famed weaving studio, Nantucket Looms.

Amy Traverso visits Worcester, Massachusetts, where she meets the owners of the doughnut shop Glazy Susan. Then, from Mount Monadnock, Richard Wiese highlights everything you should pack in your backpack for a climb, particularly in winter. And in Bethlehem, New Hampshire, meet the owners of Wozz! Kitchen Creations and explore what makes their spreads and sauces so special.

Amy Traverso meets up with chef Tiffani Faison in Boston to tour three of her six restaurants and cook one of her signature dishes. In Richmond, Rhode Island, Richard Wiese explores the Preserve Sporting Club on horseback, followed by flyfishing, sporting clays and a visit to their “Hobbit Houses.” And in Westbrook, Maine, visit Ragged Coast Chocolates and see how their confections are made.

Amy Traverso explores Rockland, Maine, with chef Jordan Benissan of Mé Lon Togo. In Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, Richard Wiese meets up with former NASA astronaut Cady Coleman as well as local glass artist Josh Simpson. Then in New Milford, Connecticut, husband-and-wife team Stacy Kunstel and Michael Partenio make playful and romantic home products under the brand Dunes and Duchess.

In Waldoboro, Maine, Amy Traverso stops at a glamping resort and has a festive raclette dinner, then visits local landmark Morse’s Sauerkraut and Moody’s Diner. In Mystic, Connecticut, Richard Wiese finds out what gave the famous seaport its name and does a little fishing. And take a tour of Duparquet Copper Cookware, one of the few remaining makers of high-end copper cookware in North America.