“New England doesn’t have a monopoly on ingenuity and entrepreneurial drive…but we’ve been at it longer than many parts of the world.”

That’s what Scott Kirsner writes in the current issue of Yankee Magazine.

The 80th anniversary issue focuses on stories about New England places and people who’ve inspired us.

Image: In Boston, what started as a colony has become a hub of international innovation. (Emmanuel Huybrechts/Flickr)