Weekends with Yankee - Season 3
Season 3
Episodes
Adventure
Richard Wiese experiences the thrill of whitewater rafting on the Kennebec River, and meets "puffin man" National Audubon researcher Stephen Kress. Amy Traverso joins chef Bun Lai to learn how to find delicious food in unexpected places.
The Next Generation
Richard Wiese and Amy Traverso visit Mayfair Farm. Next, visit the Isles of Shoals, and then bee colonies in Weston, Connecticut. Amy makes delicious desserts with Gesine Bullock Prado at her baking school in Vermont.
New England Celebrities
Amy Traverso visits Jacques Pépin to cook French–New England dishes. Learn what makes Mount Monadnock so special, and discover Ducati motorcycles. And meet the talented Simon and Andrew Pearce, whose have built an international brand.
The Arts
Amy Traverso makes the perfect picnic for Tanglewood, and experiences the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Tour the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, and the MacDowell Colony, an artists' colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire.
Old Things/New Hands
Visit Bangs Island Mussels, a sustainable fishery in Portland, Maine, and the beauty of the Bold Coast of Maine. Amy Traverso visits Arethusa Farm in Litchfield Hills, Connecticut, and the Trapp Family Lodge in the mountains of Vermont.
Land and Sea
Richard Wiese sets sail in the sailing capital of the world - Newport, Rhode Island - and travels to Westerly, Rhode Island, a coastal town of tranquil beauty. In the Bold Coast of Maine, see the largest whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere, and get a taste of the classic New England general store.
Fun
Travel to Nantucket with author Lisa Birnbach to learn about iconic preppy style. Then it's on to Tamworth Distilling in New Hampshire, Vermont's Little Fenway, and the Connecticut Wiffle Ball factory.
Farms and Foraging
Amy Traverso visits the Woodstock Inn & Resort's spectacular Kelly Way Gardens, and the Quechee Gorge, Vermont's deepest gorge. Richard Wiese searches for glass on Block Island, and Amy goes foraging for mushrooms with chef Evan Mallett.
At the Shore
Richard Wiese takes an insider's look at Nantucket with author Elin Hilderbrand. He rides along with shark expert Greg Skomal as he tags great whites. Amy Traverso wraps things up with a visit to Chatham Bars Inn.
Adventures in New England
Richard Wiese sails on a tall ship to taste life in the early 1800s. He soars aboard a hot air balloon in Vermont. Amy Traverso heads to Maine to find The Lost Kitchen. Richard takes a dune tour in Provincetown that he will never forget.
The Seacoast
Amy Traverso makes a classic blueberry pie with Maine wild blueberries. Take a tour of New England's iconic lighthouses, and visit the Rose Island Lighthouse in Newport, and Narragansett Bay, home to some of New England's best surfing.
Fall in New England
Celebrate fall at Poverty Lane Orchards, Farnum Hill Ciders, and Vermont's Jenne Farm , before Mel Allen leads Richard Wiese on a tour along the Kancamagus Highway. Richard joins the annual cranberry harvest in South Carver, Massachusetts.
Winter Wonderland
Richard Wiese glides down the longest skating trail in the country. Amy Traverso and Stacy Cogswell cook up a winter meal at the Inn at Hastings Park. Richard explores the X-C trails at the Jackson, New Hampshire, Ski Touring Center.
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