Tag Archives: VT

VERGENNES, VERMONT OVERNIGHT – 17-18 AUGUST 2022

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Ray Boas

I do not seem to be getting out and about as much as I used to, but I am busy. Lack of “shunpiking explorations” is probably a combination of factors: I still wish to avoid crowds; places I wish to … Continue reading →

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NO TWO ALIKE and LARGEST IN THE US – 22-24 JULY 2022

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Ray Boas

You know I like to find and share unusual superlatives, and combining those discoveries to share in conjunction with a “road-trip” makes it even the more fun for me. This “road-trip,” as in the last couple of years, was to … Continue reading →

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VINS NATURE CENTER – QUECHEE, VT – 29 JUNE 2022

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Ray Boas

Now 50 years old, founded in 1972, and I have been passing the entrance (near a bend in the road so not really looking) now for 20 years. But the other day a friend told me the fun they had … Continue reading →

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QUICK OVERNIGHT and NEW DISCOVERIES – 26-27 August 2020

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Ray Boas

  I am still overly cautious about leaving my home with COVID on the prowl, but often a trip beckons, and a beckoning happened. My daughter and her family had a cabin for a week in New York on Lake … Continue reading →

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TWO FAVORITE PLACES — THREE PLUS HOUR TOUR — 18 JULY 2020

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Ray Boas

Yes, considering circumstances with COVID, long distance trips are just a memory, and a distant hope. But, today BLUE BELLE and I got itchy, and off we headed to local great places we enjoy, and are safe without crowds refusing … Continue reading →

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“A JEWEL BEYOND PRICE” – NAULAKHA – A VERMONT TREASURE – MAY 2019

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Ray Boas

“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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TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS – SANTA’S LAND – AND MORE – 25 NOVEMBER 2018

Posted on November 25, 2018 by Ray Boas

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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TWO TRAIN TRIP TALES – 4 OCTOBER 2018 and 14 JUNE 2018

Posted on October 11, 2018 by Ray Boas

So these adventures are four months apart? I still want to remember, and to share, and hopefully provide you with some ideas for future fun. Let me begin with the past week, and go back. Only lived in New Hampshire … Continue reading →

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IMPRESSIVE DISCOVERY – 1 SEPTEMBER 2018 – SOUTHERN VERMONT NATURAL HISTORY MUSUEM

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Ray Boas

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 →

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SHUNPIKING ON SHUNPIKE ROAD – 28 JULY 2018

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Ray Boas

The short newspaper article spoke to me immediately for a talk “…about the two sections of the Crown Point Military Road that touched the town, and the layout of the original turnpike and shunpike.” Meeting place, Belmont Village (population 245) … Continue reading →

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