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Author Archives: Ray Boas
MERRY CHRISTMAS from “44” – 24 DECEMBER 2019
Just about perfect – 29 December 2016 the next year, 2017, I was at David’s, and last year, three weeks following hip surgery I watched the Live Nativity on the Common from my front window. This evening, 24 December, I … Continue reading
OKEMO VALLEY INNDULGENCE TOUR 2019 – 8 DECEMBER 2019
It is that time of year, and there are so many wonderful things to do. On the 7th I could have gone to the Grafton, Vermont village open house, Christmas with Calvin Coolidge in Plymouth Notch, or celebrated in Weston. … Continue reading
134 FLICKERING FLAMES – A TWO YEAR REDUX – 3 DECEMBER 2019
This “Hopeless Romantic” is here to give you an update. I enjoy re-reading my over 300 tales of adventures – it is the memories. One of my favorites, that I posted exactly two years ago, is FLICKERING FLAMES OF A … Continue reading
CANDLES IN THE WINDOW – THE HISTORY BEHIND
I share a tidbit of history each month in THE WALPOLE CLARION in my “column,” DID YOU KNOW THAT…? In the December 2019 issue I explored the background behind placing candles in windows. As the season approaches, you may want … Continue reading
AN OLD-FASHIONED THANKSGIVING Louisa May Alcott – 1882
AN OLD-FASHIONED THANKSGIVING Louisa May Alcott – 1882 Louisa May Alcott lived with her family in Walpole, NH, from 1855 to 1857. In WALPOLE’S LOUISA MAY ALCOTT, a booklet I published in 2016, I documented their time in Walpole. Many … Continue reading
AN OLD-FASHIONED THANKSGIVING – OSV NOVEMBER 17, 2019 and LOUISA MAY ALCOTT
Here I am going to share with you my day, 17 November 2019, celebrating Thanksgiving in the 1830s; and, my research into, and adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s “An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving,” which I am convinced was written from her memories … Continue reading
EXPLORING WITH THE CANAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK STATE – 1-3 NOVEMBER 2019
In May, on my way back from Buffalo, NY, I discovered the PORT BYRON OLD ERIE CANAL HERITAGE PARK while cheating and traveling a few exits on the New York Thruway. As you know I have enjoyed learning about the Erie … Continue reading
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LAKES – LOCKS – LONG RIVER — 1-18 SEPTEMBER 2019 – PART 9 – ERIE CANAL LOCKS 11 to 1 – SEPTEMBER 14, 2019
This post documents my trip east through Locks 11 to 2 on the Erie Canal (1915 Barge Canal), and then the short distance south on The Hudson River through the Federal Lock on the Hudson River at Troy. The US … Continue reading
LAKES – LOCKS – LONG RIVER — 1-18 SEPTEMBER 2019 – PART 8 – ERIE CANAL LOCKS 22 to 11 – SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
My notes for documenting this day read, “Most Amazing Day.” I traveled through, and documented for you, twelve locks on the Erie Canal – heading east Lock 22 through Lock 11. This is a photo report, and possibly the only … Continue reading
NO WINTER MAINTENANCE and LEAVES – 9 and 13 OCTOBER 2019
You know THIS IS THE WEEK for leaf peeping – and I had to do it and share. Two great days out, and some views for you to hopefully savor. The colors this year are wonderful – as I recall, … Continue reading
Shunpiking with Ray 