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Weekends With Yankee.

Weekends With Yankee

This magazine-style program, named for the long-running publication Yankee magazine, offers viewers an insider's view of the cities, countryside locales and unique attractions of New England. Hosted by Richard Wiese and Amy Traverso, the series also features recipes and local flavors that make up the region's food and dining scene. Some segments include a clambake near Acadia National Park; a cruise on the J. & E. Riggin along the Maine coast; gingerbread cottages on Martha's Vineyard; the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass.; and a horse-drawn sleigh ride in Jackson, N.H.

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Mon, 12/8 at 9:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

From New Heights

Fall activities at the historic Omni Mount Washington Resort in New Hampshire; rowing a dory on Belfast Bay in Maine; tequila drinks and tacos at Dos Gatos Gastropub in Belfast, Maine.

Mon, 12/8 at 4:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

From New Heights

Fall activities at the historic Omni Mount Washington Resort in New Hampshire; rowing a dory on Belfast Bay in Maine; tequila drinks and tacos at Dos Gatos Gastropub in Belfast, Maine.

Mon, 12/8 at 9:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

From New Heights

Fall activities at the historic Omni Mount Washington Resort in New Hampshire; rowing a dory on Belfast Bay in Maine; tequila drinks and tacos at Dos Gatos Gastropub in Belfast, Maine.

Fri, 12/12 at 8:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Little-Known New England

The Chanler at Cliff Walk in Newport, R.I.; International Tennis Hall of Fame; OystHERS in Maine; preparing an oyster Rockefeller charcuterie board at the treehouse resort Seguin; Bethel, Maine.

Fri, 12/12 at 8:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

New England's Great Outdoors

A trail ride on Icelandic horses in Tunbridge, Vt.; exploring the gardens at Primo restaurant in Rockland, Maine; Sunfox Farm in Concord, N.H.

Fri, 12/12 at 9:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Delectable Transformations

The Alna Store in Maine; a Maine houseboat rental; foraging for produce with vegan chef Chrissy Tracey in Connecticut.

Fri, 12/12 at 9:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Winter in New England

A winter adventure with Registered Maine Guide Polly Mahoney and her Yukon huskies; Amy Traverso and food writer David Leite make Portuguese clams and sausage; fat-tire biking.

Fri, 12/12 at 10:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Heading North

Women's World Cup skiing in Killington, Vt.; artist Eric Aho; touring monumental murals at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.

Fri, 12/12 at 10:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Deep Roots

Cooking traditional pan-fried dumplings in Boston's Chinatown; exploring the attractions and culinary delights of Weekapaug Inn; seaside farms in Tiverton.

Fri, 12/12 at 11:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Food Lover's New England

E-foiling on Lake Winnipesaukee; making whoopie pies at Moulton Farm; touring a sea scallop farm; cooking lobster pasta; exploring the food scene in Kennebunkport, Maine.

Fri, 12/12 at 11:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Weekend Escapes

Whitewater rafting and boogie boarding at Mill City Park in Franklin, N.H.; harvesting lobsters on Penobscot Bay and cooking them at Camden Harbour Inn; Red House founders Britt and Matt Witt talk about the origin of their handmade waxed canvas bags.

Sat, 12/13 at 12:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Outdoor Adventures

Pond Hill Ranch in Poultney, Vt., the East Coast's largest horse ranch; exploring the dunes of Sandy Neck Beach on Cape Cod; cooking chowder at the Pelham House Resort; plein-air painter Peter Fried.