A Yankee Notebook

—my weekly column which appears in several New England newspapers.

2013

April 29
THE WELCOME GUESTS OF SPRING
April 22
BASEBALLS, BIRDS, AND BUICKS IN CUBA
April 15
CUBA: IT DEPENDS ON HOW YOU LOOK AT IT
April 8
EXOTIC IS WHERE YOU FIND IT
April 1
BOOT CAMP = PROPER ENGLISH
March 25
THE LORD IS RISEN INDEED!
March 18
FREEZING FOR A COMET
March 11
THE RECOVERING WOODS OF MAINE
March 4
DUD AND I ON THE IDITAROD TRAIL
February 25
FOLLOWING ULYSSES INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND
February 18
SECOND AMENDMENT MYTHOLOGY
February 11
YOU’VE GOT TO BE TAUGHT
February 4
FIFTY PER CENT COMPLETE
January 28
THERE OUGHTTA BE A LAW!
January 21
ISLAM: WHAT WE DON’T KNOW CAN HURT US
January 14
FREEDOM AND FANTASY
January 7
FISHING WITH ALFRED

2012

December 31
IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES, IT WAS...
December 24
PARTRIDGES, PEAR TREES, AND CHICKADEES
December 17
TACKLING SCROOGE AT THIS FESTIVE SEASON
December 10
SAILING AGAINST A CHANGING TIDE
December 3
ADVENTURES AND HUMMINGBIRDS IN ECUADOR
November 26
THE ROAD THROUGH HISTORY TO HUNTING CAMP
November 19
WOODY GUTHRIE AND THE OLD DUST BOWL
November 12
HALIFAX – A LOT GOING ON AT THE END OF THE WORLD
November 5
HIKING A BIT OF THE PILGRIM TRAIL
October 29
WHEN THE WHEELS FALL OFF YOUR PLAN...
October 22
WHERE’D ALL THE SAND COME FROM?
October 15
WHEN IN FRANCE
October 8
A HAPPY CORNER OF THE GRANITE STATE
October 1
A BUSY WEEK ENDS WITH A LOOP
September 24
TOM COLLINS, OLD BICYCLES, AND LIMESTONE
September 17
TOM AND ATTICUS
September 10
A DIPLOMA AND ALL TEN FINGERS
September 3
THE LAST OF THE OLD WHITE GUYS
August 27
HARD-EARNED MONEY AND FASCINATING SKELETONS
August 20
A TRAIL TOO FAR, AND FAR TOO STEEP
August 13
THE OLYMPICS… WE’VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY!
August 6
LOOKING DOWN ON HISTORY
July 30
THANKS, BERNIE!
July 23
MORE TWEED, LESS CARHARTT
July 16
A BAT OUT OF...WHERE?
July 9
LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE: A TRIP BACK IN TIME
July 2
THE HEIGHT OF LUXURY
June 25
DEVOLVING INTO THE DARK AGES
June 18
SAILING WITH MY FATHER
June 11
PADDLING THE UPPER CONNECTICUT
June 4
A BULLY LIFE, FULLY SPENT
May 28
CREATURES OF HABIT – FOR BETTER OR WORSE
May 21
GROWING INTO OUR HISTORY
May 14
AMERICANS – WE’RE EXCEPTIONAL, ALL RIGHT!
May 7
A VERNAL ELEGY
April 30
LITTLE BITS OF MEMORY
April 23
LIVING IN A BATTLEGROUND
April 16
ARKANSAS – WHO KNEW?
April 9
LIFE ON THE RIVER – THEN AND NOW
April 2
FEAR AND GUNS
March 26
THE GOOD NEWS OF HARD TIMES
March 19
THE LAST NASTY GASPS OF THE OLD WHITE GUYS
March 12
WE’RE LUCKY OUR PLAYGROUND HAS SUPERVISION
March 5
SHOOTING TROPICAL BIRDS AND SCHOOLCHILDREN
February 27
LEAP YEAR: SLOWING DOWN FOR THE SUN
February 17
CONSERVATIVE INTELLIGENCE?
February 13
CAMPING WITH THE SCOUTS – AGAIN
February 6
THE GAME IS AT LAST OVER, AND WINTER ALMOST
January 30
HIGH TEA AND HIGH DRAMA
January 23
THE CIRCUS EXCITES THE IGNORANT, AND MOVES ON
January 16
TRAVELING THROUGH TIME TO MONTREAL
January 9
HISTORIC SMEAR CAMPAIGNS
January 2
A NEW YEARS DAY (CLIMBING) PARTY

2011

December 26
A YEAR’S HARVEST OF BOOKS
December 19
LIGHT IN DARKNESS AND THE BAD OLD DAYS
December 12
DROWNED MICE AND A CRIMINAL INQUIRY
December 5
ARE WE REALLY A CHRISTIAN NATION?
November 28
WIDE-EYED AND FLYING BLIND IN NEW JERSEY
November 20
CHANNELING OLE JØRGENSEN
November 14
HELLGATE – AWAY FROM IT ALL
November 7
THE SILENT SPIRITS OF THE NORTH
October 31
EARLY WINTER ON MOUNT MANSFIELD
October 24
FOLLOWING PICKETT’S CHARGE
October 17
TWO WAYS TO REACT TO CHANGE
October 10
WOULD YOU LIKE TO FLY...?
October 3
DEEP TRAVEL TO CEMETERY RIDGE
September 26
COMPLAINT OF THE LONELY CANOES
September 19
ALIEN ABDUCTION!
September 12
ARE WE HARDY? WELL, I GUESS!
September 5
THE GOOD OLD DAYS NEVER WERE: COPING WITH CHANGE
August 29
YARD SALES
August 22
INCLUDE ME OUT
August 15
TEDDY AND THE RIVER OF DOUBT
August 8
AL AND I GET BAPTIZED IN THE RAE RIVER
August 1
FOLLOWING THE TRAIL OF THE LONG-STRIDER
July 24
SIX DECADES OF BEATING THE HEAT
July 17
THE RELIGION OF CONTRARINESS
July 10
THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER
July 3
THOUGHTS WHILE CHOPPING WOOD

Photo by Willem Lange