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LAKES – LOCKS – LONG RIVER — 1-18 SEPTEMBER 2019 – GENESIS
You may think this adventure impulsive since from learning of this trip to taking this trip was just weeks. It was a perfect fit for adventures “on my lists” and fit my time schedule. It is all the previous thought … Continue reading
“A JEWEL BEYOND PRICE” – NAULAKHA – A VERMONT TREASURE
“Did you know that…” Rudyard Kipling, who was the most famous author in the world, built his home, Naulakha, in 1892 in Dummerston (just north of the Brattleboro line) where he lived for four years. Here he wrote some of … Continue reading
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Tagged "A JEWEL BEYOND PRICE", Brattleboro, Dummerston, Landmark Trust USA, Naulakha, Rudyard Kipling, Vermont, VT
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MORE VERMONT EXPLORATIONS – 1-2 MAY 2019
I am starting this looking out in the rain to where mountains should be – but, alas between fog, rain and even sleet yesterday, I see nothing but a solid, unbroken sheet of light gray – which you will see … Continue reading
TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS – SANTA’S LAND – AND MORE – 25 NOVEMBER 2018
This weekend I did a few holiday things I want to share with you, and I have listed some holiday events I encourage you to explore. Many I have done, and will link you to my past adventures to further … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, CHRISTMAS BY CANDLELIGHT OLD STURBRIDGE VILLAGE, COOLIDGE HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE PLYMOUTH NOTCH, Hartness House Inn, MAIN STREET AT CHRISTMAS STOCKBRIDGE, Massachusetts, OKEMO VALLEY INNDULGENCE TOUR, Putney, Santa's Land, Springfield, TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, Vermont, VT
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FAIR – FARM FESTIVAL – AND A FIND – VERMONT – 22 SEPTEMBER 2018
Yes, I like alliteration. Anyway, I have had in front of me for awhile two newspaper ad clippings for Vermont events today – PERU FAIR and the 20th ANNUAL AUTUMN ROUND-UP in Ludlow (I had seen this advertised at the … Continue reading
IMPRESSIVE DISCOVERY – 1 SEPTEMBER 2018 – SOUTHERN VERMONT NATURAL HISTORY MUSUEM
For months I have had day excursions planned for September. This weekend is the Garlic Festival in Bennington. Years ago, Cathy and I visited when it was still in Wilmington, Vermont. That was the plan for the first, and BLUE … Continue reading
HAPPY 242nd BIRTHDAY USA – 4 JULY 2018
And, a happy and safe 4th to you all. I was “bad” today, “very, very, bad.” I did not travel to celebrate Calvin Coolidge’s birthday in my favorite Plymouth Notch, Vermont. You know I have done this for years, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Fourth of July Parade, Grafton Vermont, The Grafton Inn, Vermont, Wardsboro
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SANTA’S LAND, PUTNEY, VERMONT – RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY 16 DECEMBER 2017
SANTA’S LAND USA – 2019 Opens June 29, 2019 Open Every Sat. & Sun ‘Til Christmas! 10:00am – 4:00pm I received an email earlier this week from Santa inviting me to his ribbon cutting ceremony today before the park opened. … Continue reading
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Tagged Putney, Roadside Americana, Santa Claus, Santa's Land, US Route 5, Vermont, VT
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HOLIDAY EXPLORATIONS – GETTING YOU IN THE MOOD – 6 and 9 DECEMBER 2017
I may have shared I considered mid-December Road Scholar Christmas programs at the Biltmore, and another in Williamsburg. For various reasons I decided not to go, holding those areas for adventures in late spring instead. But, I wanted to … Continue reading
SANTA’S LAND – PUTNEY, VERMONT – REOPENED NOVEMBER 25, 2017
SANTA’S LAND USA – 2019 Opens June 29, 2019 Open Every Sat. & Sun ‘Til Christmas! 10:00am – 4:00pm I first visited Santa’s Land when moving to New Hampshire in 2002 – I love classic early Roadside Americana. When it … Continue reading
