Here’s day one of last long weekend’s international road trip. Otherwise known as NH route 112, the Kancamagus winds through a portion of the White Mountain National Forest. There are several different stop offs along the way – the above includes Lower Falls, Rocky Gorge, and the CL Graham scenic overlook. […]
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Also known as the great test for my new rain coat. Or, yet another time we went to Cape Cod with Weather! It did rain, but it was a lovely trip. The above pictures are over two days. We made it all the way out to P-town, and then had
We’re finally past mud season. Not that things are perfect yet, but there are blooms! Pretty much everywhere. (Most of the above came from the overflow parking lot at the Kittery Outlets, which was not where I was expecting to have a nice little wildflower walk.)
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Here’s another Historic New England property to check off our list. This farm has been continuously farmed since the mid-1600s, which is incredibly impressive by US standards. It’s also a brick home built in 1690, which is also incredibly impressive by US standards. Historic New England has done a really good job of showcasing the
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Wiggly Bridge/Steedman Woods, York, MEYork Harbor, MESayward Wheeler House, York, ME“For Those Who Sailed Here to Find a New Life” – Four Tree Island, Portsmouth, NH
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Our second Historic New England stop was Otis House, which sits right at the foot of Beacon Hill, in Boston. What I didn’t know about Beacon Hill was that it was once one of three mountains in this part of Boston. The other two were taken apart for fill, and Beacon Hill itself had about
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It being so hot, we ended the day in the air conditioning, and checked out the Peabody Essex Museum, which has a very eclectic collection ranging from local maritime art to the art of the Far East. (The roots of the museum are the East India Marine Company, founded by local ship captains.) It’s
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We joined Historic New England last year (our gateway being Hamilton House). We’ve worked our way through several Maine and New Hampshire properties, and decided to take advantage of a friend’s cookout in the Boston area to add a few Massachusetts properties to the list. The first was Beauport, which ended up being
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