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LEAVES — 20 OCTOBER 2016
I was working on “A Walpolean in Paris – 11-17 October 2016” Part I and Part II, but could sense that BLUE BELLE was “blue.” She was pining, “there is all that color out there, but no blue. I can … Continue reading
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TWO LOCAL THINGS YOU NEED TO DO – NOW !!! — 3 and 4 October 2016
This is not the conclusion of “Everything Dutch in the Hudson Valley” – I know that. But this will be a brief encouragement for some nearby explorations you need to do very soon. Scott and Betty arrived with their Airstream … Continue reading
18 SEPT 2016 HEADING TO — EVERYTHING DUTCH IN THE HUDSON VALLEY — AND BACK FROM 23 SEPT 2016
Welcome back to SHUNPIKING WITH RAY. I seem to find it harder and harder to find the time to document my explorations for you, and those documentations are coming later after a journey. I thought of a good way, however, to split up … Continue reading
A NEW DISCOVERY AND “HIT AND MISS” – 10 SEPTEMBER 2016
This weekend was the 45th Annual Dublin Gas Engine Meet in Dublin, NH, on Route 101. Fascinated for decades by the old “hit ‘n miss” engines, you may recall I went last year, and that Alex and I had … Continue reading
BONUS DAY – BONUS 164 KILOMETERS WITH BLUE BELLE – 5 SEPTEMBER 2016
Happy Labor Day. You may be caught in traffic – I was not, as I am in “heaven.” I expected today to be bad weather wise with the storm that hit the south earlier in the week, but I was … Continue reading
CONNECTICUT EXPLORATIONS – 10 – 12 AUGUST 2016
I returned home from my home state of Connecticut a week ago, and am finally starting on this post. But I know it may not be finished for days. In fact, I may not complete it until I am on … Continue reading
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Tagged Brushmill Inn, Camp Hazen, Chester, Conn, Connecticut, Connecticut River Museum, Connecticut Trolley Museum, CT, Essex Steam Train and Riverboat, Gillette Castle, Goodspeed Opera House, Haddam, Hadlyme, Hanover Center, Mark Twain House, Nehemiah Brainer House, New England Air Museum, New Hampshire, NH
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POCONO and OLD MINE ROAD EXPLORATIONS – 16-19 JULY 2016
I was way overdue for a visit with Scott and Betty at their home on a lake in the Poconos. I have shared with you many of our adventures together – Scott and my Cathy worked together for years, and … Continue reading
MAINLY MAINE – HISTORIC OVERNIGHT – 7-8 July 2016
I know, I know – July is almost over, and I am reporting two and a half weeks late. And, I even have a three nighter from last week to document before month end. You see, I go away, learn … Continue reading
JULY 4, 2016 — WHERE WOULD I BE? – PLYMOUTH NOTCH, VERMONT
Yes, tradition is wonderful, and I was back in Plymouth Notch, VT, for the third time on the 4th of July to help celebrate President Calvin Coolidge’s 144th birthday, and our Declaration of Independence. If you want historical details, search … Continue reading
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