“Sun to Cheese” Tour at Shelburne Farms
Doug and I did a two-hour “Sun to Cheese” tour at Shelburne Farms in Shelburne, Vt. The idea behind the tour is that they show you the process of making their cheddar cheese: growing the …
Wilson Castle
Wilson Castle is truly a castle in Vermont –– it has a turret and a parapet and a coat of arms –– but the structure today is a shell of its former self. Traces of …
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A Few Sites along the Mid-New York State Hudson River
While in Vermont we saw an exhibition of famed American folk-artist “Grandma Moses” at the Bennington Museum. Later, we stopped in at the gallery of her great-grandson, Will Moses. His Mt. Nebo Gallery and studio …
The 1777 Battles of Saratoga
We spent a couple of hours exploring the Saratoga National Historical Park, which preserves the history of the Battles of Saratoga in 1777. Saratoga was the site of the first significant American military victory of …
Hildene, the Lincoln Family Home
Hildene bill itself as “the Lincoln Family Home” – no, not that Lincoln, but his eldest son, Robert Todd Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, and this home in Manchester, Vt., wasn’t even built …
The Hyde Collection
The three Pruyn sisters (Charlotte, Nell, and Mary) lived in three separate homes all in a row near the Hudson River in Glens Falls, N.Y. The comfortable yet stylish houses were built by their father …
On the Trail of Benedict Arnold
Unintentionally, our travels this year have taken us to several locations where America’s most famous traitor (I’m referring to Benedict Arnold) showed the duality of his personality as a hero and as a villain. Born …
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA)
In spite of my struggles with very modern art, we found ourselves at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) on a very rainy day, which made popping into the outer buildings and exhibits …
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
Part of taking in the history of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., meant going to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Although you can’t tell it from the name, the museum is focused on …
Saratoga Automobile Museum
Though neither of us are particularly “car people”, we decided to pop into the Saratoga Automobile Museum to cool off after we finished our hike in Saratoga Spa State Park. The museum is housed in …