New England Curiosities

04/24/2025

We love the detail of the mourning woman amongst the weeping willows in Simsbuy, Connecticut.

📸Roxie

04/24/2025

Letting the light shine on a lot of topics this weekend...

04/22/2025

Join us for a brief walk and talk in the old cemetery in Longmeadow, Massachusetts under spring skies.

04/21/2025

One of the largest trees we have ever seen! Check out this incredible Sycamore tree in Simsbury, Connecticut, which is between 200 and 300 years old! The largest tree in the state is nestled in a small park on the Farmington River, just where Route 185 crosses over. The tree is named after Gifford Pinchot, who was born in Simsbury in 1865, in what is now the Simsbury 1820 House.

04/20/2025

Took a peep 🐣at this rolling Easter roadshow in Kittery, Maine today!🐰

04/20/2025

Have a terrific day! 🐰

04/20/2025

Hello friends, fans and fiends! Just a quick check in with some news on our Halfway to Halloween weekend and much more!🎃💀

04/19/2025

Shot heard round the world…

April 19, 1775, 9:30 a.m.

Fighting erupts at Concord’s North Bridge! As the Militia advance, the British Regulars fall back to the eastern side of the bridge and scramble to resist. When the colonial column arrives within 80 yards of the British position, three shots suddenly ring out from the regular soldiers. The first balls whistle past the militia and land in the river but are soon followed by a ragged volley of musketry from the remaining British soldiers. Luther Blanchard, a fifer from Acton cries out that he has been wounded. Captain Isaac Davis and Abner Hosmer of Acton fall dead at the head of the column.

Shocked by the sudden gunfire, Major John Buttrick of Concord screams out the fateful order "Fire! For God's sake, fire!" This is the first time colonial militiamen are ordered to fire on British soldiers.

In all, two colonists are killed and four wounded. Twelve British soldiers are hit, three of them fatally. Four out of eight British officers present are wounded. The fighting is over in seconds as the rest of the British soldiers break and run towards Concord center.

Image description: The British column faces the Militia on opposite sides of the North Bridge. Smoke rises above the column, initiating shots fired.

04/18/2025

Go deep into the bat caves of Vermont with us in the latest episode of Wicked Curious. Plus, discover old gravestones in places that just might haunt you. 🎧https://www.buzzsprout.com/268340/episodes/16999761-wicked-curious-radio-bats-the-sleep-of-death-cooking-with-colonial-gravestones.mp3?download=true

04/17/2025

Did you see our video on some sweet history? This iconic sweet has been produced by the Goldenrod in York, Maine since 1896. This classic cutting and wrapping machine dates back to 1958 and produces 180 sweet bites a minute, for a total of eight million a season.🍬

Video by Roxie.🎥

Since 1896 The Goldenrod has been located in the heart of Short Sands Beach in York, Maine. As the sweet aroma of boiling sugar and molasses fills the air, o...

04/16/2025

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04/16/2025

With our upcoming Halfway to Halloween celebration - we can’t help but love this idea.🎃🐰😉

04/15/2025

We cannot wait to celebrate Halfway to Halloween with you! The Halloween decorations will be coming out for this special 2 day event. Join us for some incredibly haunting tales with Master Storyteller Quinn Golden on Friday, May 2nd and explore the mysterious folklore and history behind Halloween traditions with mystery maven Roxie Zwicker. Curl up in our witches cottage, trick or treat and shop our wicked wares. Scare you there!🎃

04/14/2025

Let’s all get together and buy the SK Pierce mansion and see what happens.💀

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04/14/2025

We cannot recommend this museum enough! 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

📸Roxie

04/13/2025

It was after midnight we released all the prayers left on our shop altar. The wind whipped up pushing the smoke towards the east. The wind chimes sounded while one more wind pushed through. It was quiet for the remainder of the night, no sound, no wind.🔥The prayers were sent.🤲🏼

04/13/2025

Happy Full Moon!🌝We will be releasing these messages from our Tempus Fugit shop altar tonight.🕯️