Wanderers in Wonder

Monson, Maine. The first sign one sees in Monson, Maine. The sign refers to the most famous section of ‘The Trail’, the 100 Mile Wilderness.  A rough and rangy backpacker who had just come down from the North on ‘The Trail’ through the 100 Mile Wilderness asked about where to eat. Mary Ann , “just…

We have been smitten by the beauty of the Acadia Peninsula. I need to do some catching up. In the quaint New England village of Hancock, New Hampshire, where Paul Revere’s bell #237 still peals on the hour, we had a delightful visit with our author friends Sy and Howard. We have been communicating via…

Our journey this year began 1 March in El Paso, Texas. We have reached our Northeastern endpoint…Acadia, ME. Sunrise this AM from Cadillac Mountain. For about half the year Cadillac Mountain is the first U.S. land to be graced by our sun’s golden rays. This time of the year that honor falls to Mars Hill…

The Magical History Tour began sometime around 2012 when a Keene resident and artist proposed the painting of sixteen murals representative of the history of Keene. Money was raised, artists were chosen and in 2019 the ‘Walldogs’ of Keene began painting. Keene, New Hampshire native Barry Faulkner (1881 – 1966) was a renowned muralist. His…

There are 54 covered bridges in New Hampshire and not a lonely Italian war bride in sight. We spent a day driving the highways and byways of Cheshire County seeking out seven of these beautiful and historic structures.  The oldest covered bridge still in use in New Hampshire dates to 1829, the Barth-Haverhill Bridge. There…

One would be hard pressed to find any nicer beaches in the lower forty-eight than one will find on eastern Long Island, NY. Miles of open beach with no buildings destroying the views. The causeways across the Great South Bay to the offshore barrier islands wherein the beaches are located are free from commercial/residential development…

“I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.”           Harriet Tubman — “Underground RR Conductor” Harriet ‘Moses’ Tubman — a most courageous woman. It is tragic that the ‘Underground RR’ was necessary. It is amazing that this ‘Moses’ made nineteen trips into the slaveholding South and in…

Old Ellicott City was founded in 1772. Many of the building are pre-1800. The first station on the first RR line in the United States, Baltimore and Ohio. This is a prominent structure in downtown Old Ellicott City. Charles Carrol of Carrollton, as he signed the Declaration of Independence (he wanted to make sure the…

I was introduced to Eva’s music in the early 2000’s by NPR as I was, ironically, driving I-95 North from D.C. to NY. Eva’s voice just plain stirs something in the soul. Eva Cassidy, born Washington D.C. 1963, died of breast cancer, Baltimore, MD 1996…A Candle in The Wind. Eva’s album, Songbird, was released in 1998 and…

Clocktower Building. Spire reaching for Blue Skies. A wealthy town indeed…$125 cigars can be purchased here. Of course, most are in the $7 – $30 range. Largest camera collection in the United States. When the Germans went out to shoot a picture, they really went to shoot a picture. A very musical town. An a very…