> TRAVERSO: It's an apple country tradition. > WIESE: There's a question to where they were actually developed. and we went apple picking.Īnd when you go apple picking, you get apple cider, and apple cider donuts! ♪ ♪ > TRAVERSO: So when I was a kid, we always went for a fall foliage drive. > WIESE: Yeah, so not to take the magic out of it, when production of chlorophyll, the green stuff that they use as food, ends and the colors that are there already are now. ♪ ♪ (train bell chiming, horn blaring) > TRAVERSO: And you were saying earlier, the red color from the maple indicates how much sugar there is? We have the mountains as we're going down on our right, so we have part of the village on the left. It's about a five-mile trip, and then we come back the same way. > So we'll start here in North Conway and we'll be going down to Conway. > WIESE: Oh, boy, you don't just bring treats, you bring treats. We're in North Conway, and here's the Conway Scenic Railroad, which is a beautiful set of trains, like, antique, kind of hearkening back to the late Victorian era when the trains first came here and started bringing all the tourists. This is something I've been wanting to do for a long time. ♪ ♪ Well, Richard, I am so excited to be here with you. > WIESE: You know, you can't spell fun without A-M-Y. > TRAVERSO: Yeah, we've got another fun stop for you, but I'm glad we got to take in the wide view of the foliage. > WIESE: So I think we should continue our journey. It's a window of a couple weeks where it's going to be gorgeous. It's a wave, and the wave actually starts early in the season in the northwestern part of Vermont, and then it kind of moves south and east, and so the coastal areas are the last to turn. The fact is there's not one peak moment where everything is bright and then it all drops. No, we do get that question a lot, and, "When is the peak, when is the peak? You know, at Yankee Magazine, they must always be asking you, "Amy, Amy, when should I come and see the leaves?" > WIESE: I feel like I'm touching a movie screen. surrounded by beautiful mountains, and overlooks, and waterfalls and just all kinds of beauty.Īnd, boy, we're going to be all in the middle of it today. It's what draws people from all over the world to come here at exactly this time of year.Īnd this area where we are is so special because it's basically, you know, a string of little classic New England villages. > TRAVERSO: The range of colors you get in New England is really special. some of the conifers, it just gives it that beautiful contrast. > WIESE: All the maple trees scattered among. We have hit, basically, what looks like peak foliage. > TRAVERSO: Yeah, well, I'm really excited to be here with you because we are in the middle of the White Mountains, just one of the most beautiful places to see foliage. ♪ ♪ > WIESE: I have to admit, I am very excited about today and I almost feel like a bit of a kid because autumn in New England is something that I've enjoyed my entire life. > ANNOUNCER: Massachusetts is home to a lot of firsts- the first public park in America the first fried clams the first university in America the first basketball game. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ > ANNOUNCER: Family Tree Magazine- articles, podcasts, online courses, and webinar resources for discovering, preserving, and celebrating family history. Merchandise and products from around the block and around the world. > Major funding provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ > ANNOUNCER: The Vermont Country Store, purveyors of the practical and hard-to-find, a family-owned tradition since 1946. It's the ultimate travel guide from the people who know it best. Join explorer and adventurer Richard Wiese and his co-host, Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso, for behind-the-scenes access to the unique attractions that define this region. > NARRATOR: So come along for a once in a lifetime journey through New England as you've never experienced it before, a true insider's guide from the editors of Yankee Magazine. For launch day of the legendary Swan Boats, and Amy explores coffee in Rhode Island. > These are the only Swan Boats like this in the entire world. > NARRATOR: Next we head to the Boston Public Garden. > NARRATOR: Richard and Amy are on a road and rail trip through New Hampshire's White Mountains to soak up the beauty of the season. NARRATOR: Coming up on Weekends with Yankee.
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