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Even amongst all the natural beauty that is the White Mountains, we can find a little bit of history. The Russell-Colbat...
09/12/2023

Even amongst all the natural beauty that is the White Mountains, we can find a little bit of history. The Russell-Colbath House is like a walk back through time. To stand there amongst the trees and wonder what it must have taken to get there back in the 17/1800s, to stake out some land for yourself, and to farm it for sustainability and the hopes of some prosperity as well. Even today driving along the Kancamagus Hwy leaves you feeling fairly isolated despite passing a car or two and the occasional die-hard biker. What must have it felt like then?



Provincetown has it all! History, nightlife, beaches, seafood - you name it, you can find it at the tip of Cape Cod. It’...
06/20/2023

Provincetown has it all! History, nightlife, beaches, seafood - you name it, you can find it at the tip of Cape Cod. It’s a saucy little town that welcomes the but also celebrates its seafaring Portuguese community. There is even a monument to the Pilgrims’ original landing seen from all over town. If, like me, you haven’t ventured yet ventured into the Outer Cape well I don’t know what you are waiting for. More details in the comments.



🎵Where in the world is … 🎵On this week’s episode 😉 we are in the Berkshires! Our first stop was the former summer home ...
06/03/2023

🎵Where in the world is … 🎵
On this week’s episode 😉 we are in the Berkshires! Our first stop was the former summer home for George and Sarah Morgan (sister to J.P himself) at the height of the Gilded Age. The property, reported to be haunted, has seen many owners since George and Sarah’s time and even fallen into a state of disrepair and ruin at the hands of a previous owner before the museum association took over ownership and lovingly restored many of its rooms. Our tour guide, Paula, was incredibly well informed and engaging. I highly recommend stopping in for a tour. I was so engrossed I kept forgetting to take pictures!
The home built, a bit unusually, in the Jacobean style feels older than it is but like it’s cousin “cottages” in Newport is filled many far away features like Italian marble, Cuban-sourced wood ceiling, and more from then distant lands.
While the story of the home itself is as equally fascinating there is some family scandal to learn as well. See young viewers, history is fun!
P.S. the home may look familiar to movie aficionados as it is the outside location for Cider House Rules with Michael Caine and Tony Maguire amount others


Sometimes you find history when you aren’t even looking for it. The Ogunquit Free Library was erected in August 1897. I ...
05/16/2023

Sometimes you find history when you aren’t even looking for it. The Ogunquit Free Library was erected in August 1897. I may just have to take a trip back during the day to explore inside!



Along at least part of the Eastern Prom Trail lies the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad. While only a historical recreation, ...
12/31/2022

Along at least part of the Eastern Prom Trail lies the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad. While only a historical recreation, it memorializes a unique part of Maine’s history. Narrow gauge railroads were built to access rocky, mountainous areas that were hard to access via traditional railroads. The narrow width of the tracks allowed for more curving and bending. Maine’s is unique because it’s tracks only lie 2 feet apart where most narrow gauge is 3 feet apart and standard gauge is 4 ft 8.5 in. This resulted in smaller train cars (like you see here) and locomotives as well. With the advent of the automobile age, most of Maine’s 200 miles of narrow gauge railroad was pulled up and destroyed. Some of it was saved and transported to Edaville Railroad in Carver, MA but before you gasp in recognition it was sold off when Edaville closed the first time sometime in the 90s. What was preserved now makes up this little engine that could known as the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad. Give them a visit if you find yourself in Portland to learn more!



You are surrounded by history in Ireland and it would be impossible for me to condense any of it into a blurb here on IG...
11/26/2022

You are surrounded by history in Ireland and it would be impossible for me to condense any of it into a blurb here on IG. Suffice it to say that I will be back for certain. These slides show the area around Kells Priory, Jerpoint Abbey, and Kilkenny Castle (last slide). The feeing of walking in the ancient footsteps of long past history while the history of the country’s independence is so new is surreal. Still so much to explore so go out and do it my friends - wherever you may be!


The history in Dublin is literally around every corner. From the the founding of Trinity College in 1599 to the site of ...
11/23/2022

The history in Dublin is literally around every corner. From the the founding of Trinity College in 1599 to the site of the 1916 Easter Rising at the GPO (general post office) and everywhere in between new buildings and old reside side by side. I was tried to catch as much of it as I could from the front row of a double decker tour bus. provided an incredible overview of the city. I would highly recommend it but be sure you have multiple days in the city because there is so much I could have gone back to. So in lieu of a story or background here is 10 photos from around the city for now. Next week I’ll come back to say more.


A visit to Cashel and it’s majestic St. Patrick’s Rock and surroundings makes you realize why filmmakers like George Luc...
11/21/2022

A visit to Cashel and it’s majestic St. Patrick’s Rock and surroundings makes you realize why filmmakers like George Lucas often choose Ireland as locations for films like Star Wars. The views are otherworldly (see slide X). According to “set on a dramatic outcrop of limestone in the Golden Vale, the Rock of Cashel, iconic in its historic significance, possesses the most impressive cluster of medieval buildings in Ireland.” It was unreal to be standing in a spot that St. Patrick himself is believed to have visited and that dated back over 1000 years ago.
Not to be missed down the road is H**e Abbey named so after the frost in the fields. It is said that the monks building the abbey wore robes of grey matching the frosts in the field which must have been quite the ghostly sight.

A visit to Cashel and it’s majestic St. Patrick’s Rock and surroundings makes you realize why filmmakers like George Luc...
11/21/2022

A visit to Cashel and it’s majestic St. Patrick’s Rock and surroundings makes you realize why filmmakers like George Lucas often choose Ireland as locations for films like Star Wars. The views are otherworldly (see slide 6). According to “set on a dramatic outcrop of limestone in the Golden Vale, the Rock of Cashel, iconic in its historic significance, possesses the most impressive cluster of medieval buildings in Ireland.” It was unreal to be standing in a spot that St. Patrick himself is believed to have visited and that dated back over 1000 years ago.
Not to be missed down the road is H**e Abbey named so after the frost in the fields. It is said that the monks building the abbey wore robes of grey matching the frosts in the field which must have been quite the ghostly sight.


There is so much to take in when visiting Ireland and I’m only seeing a small portion of it! Yesterday was castle day (a...
11/21/2022

There is so much to take in when visiting Ireland and I’m only seeing a small portion of it! Yesterday was castle day (and likely more to come). We visited Cahir Castle built in the 13th century. It is in near pristine shape with the exception of a couple of cannonballs lodged in its walls since 1599. It was home to the powerful Butler family. Its claim to fame now is as one of the most filmed castles in all of Ireland. Movies like Excalibur (1981), The Last Duel (2021), and tv shows like The Tudors were filmed here.

Amazing trip and it’s only just begun. Nothing better than the Cliffs of Moher at sunrise. We had the place all to ourse...
11/20/2022

Amazing trip and it’s only just begun. Nothing better than the Cliffs of Moher at sunrise. We had the place all to ourselves and it was nothing short of amazing. Standing at the southwestern most point along the it is a sight to behold. The round stone tower stands at about the midpoint of the cliffs.

The grandeur of still survives. The definitive history of The Gilded Age (1865-1915) lies on the shores of Rhode Islan...
11/03/2022

The grandeur of still survives. The definitive history of The Gilded Age (1865-1915) lies on the shores of Rhode Island. It was a boon time of major expansion in the US - factories, railroads, urban sprawl. According to the exhibit at the Rosecliff it was when the US became a nation of consumers - of want and luxury. But it was not grand for everyone. Poverty was rampant. Many workers of those mills and more barely made ends meet. Immigration was rising and the mega-wealthy were dancing the nights away at competing balls and changing their wardrobe 4x per day. Does it all sound familiar? History always repeats. It’s what we learn from it that leads us into progress. The Gilded Age so coined by Mark Twain was marked by all that you could not see behind the glitter and gold.

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