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The Enfant Terrible of Retail
It’s been longer than intended, but let’s jump right in. In the interest of drama, here’s my own personal best (worst) recent encounter with a cranky storeowner, and if you’ve got a similar story of your own, I’d love to … Continue reading
Posted in A Desk with a View, Travel
Tagged Boston, Greek, New England, Northshore, Seaside towns
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Key West in New England
A couple of things spring to mind when I think of Key West—tiny roosters crowing at dawn, sun-soaked colors, and a kicked-back breeziness that goes much deeper than Jimmy Buffet. Because before Buffet, there was Hemingway. Ernest loved it down … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Cape Cod, Cape Cod tourism, Cape Cod travel, Crazy Burger, Duval Street, Florida, Freeman Street, Jimmy Buffett, Key West, Massachusetts, Napi's Restaurant, Narragansett, Narragansett Bay, New England, NH tourism, NH travel, Portsmouth, Provincetown, Rhode Island, Rhode Island tourism, Rhode Island travel, The Friendly Toast
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Best Farmers’ Market in New England?
For a little taste of southern France in northern New England, the Burlington Farmers’ Market on Saturday is the ne plus ultra. Translation: fairly unbeatable. Vendors crowd Burlington’s City Hall Park and spill onto Saint Paul Street, which is closed … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Burlington Farmers' Market, Farmers Markets, Food, France, Lake Champlain, New England, Vermont
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The Largest Freshwater Lake…
…in the East holds a scattering of islands strung together like fish on a line, generously strewn with some of the prettiest farms and fields in New England. The Lake Champlain Islands rise out of the mist like Atlantean remnants, … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Alburgh, Champlain Islands, Grand Isle, Isle La Motte, Lake Champlain, New England, North Hero, South Hero, Vermont, Vermont tourism, Yankee magazine
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The Most Photographed Farm in New England
Oof, it’s been a while, but the best way to jump back in is to take a leap, right? I’ll pick up as if I never took a huge breath and signed on to help my mom move from her … Continue reading
Posted in A Desk with a View, Travel
Tagged Eccentric New England travel, Forrest Gump, Jenne Farm, New England, Vermont, Vermont tourism, Yankee
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Johnson Hall Museum: The Greatest Show on Earth…in Maine
Nothing can prepare you for Johnson Hall Museum. Sure, you could catalog everything Bill Johnson has collected since he was 10 and plunked onto his 15-acre property on Route 1, outside Wells, Maine. But just try to find a theme—go … Continue reading
Posted in A Desk with a View, Travel
Tagged Anthony Hopkins, Antiques, Archie Bunker, Bill Johnson, eccentric New England, Elsie Libby Colonial Tea Room, Johnson Hall Museum, Maine, New England, Offbeat New England destinations, offbeat travel, Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, Wells Maine, Woody Allen
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Gillette Castle: A Crazy Chateau in Connecticut
If interest in the PBS hit Downton Abbey is an indicator, we’re all just a crumpet away from coveting our own castle and footmen. Certainly the Grand Life—American style—is amply on display in the mansions of Newport, R.I., where piped-in … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Conan Doyle, Connecticut, Downton Abbey, eccentric New England, Gillette, Gillette Castle, Gillette Castle State Park, New England, New England destinations, Offbeat New England destinations, offbeat travel, Sherlock Holmes, weird destinations, William Gillette
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