Wonderful New England...
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As the days
take on a mellower light, and the apple at last hangs Fall is the most beautiful time of year in Connecticut. This is a picture of a pond in Vernon, Connecticut. It is a great time for "leaf peeping".
Autumn is the season
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Vacation in Maine...
Maine is a wonderful vacation state. In June, 2000, we took a long weekend in Bar Harbor and stayed at the Inn at Bar Harbor. The picture below is the view from our room. We sailed one evening on the four-masted schooner, Molly Todd.
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Ayuh... In August for several years, Dorothy and I went to The Inn at Poland Springs near Portland, Maine. It was wonderful. It was one of those rare times when we were able to relax. We spent time by the pool, had ice cream sodas, made the pilgrimage to LL Bean's in Freeport (worse than Macy's at Christmas! The one in Portland is just as good and not mobbed.), went on a paddle wheel boat for a tour of Long Lake north of Lake Sebago. We made reservations for next year.
The accommodations are nice, but not fancy. You have to bring your own towels and soap. The price includes two meals a day - basic, good, and filling - I usually got seconds. There is an 18 hole golf course for golfers, and badminton, shuffleboard, boules (bocci), a practice putting green and more. There is weekday entertainment which was fun and quite good.
Here are a few pictures:
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Ice-cream sodas on the deck overlooking the golf course. |
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Dorothy relaxes by the pool. |
| An evening concert in the gazebo. |  |
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Caught in mid-air! Swimming in 50,000 gallons of pure spring water that would cost a dollar for an eight ounce bottle. The pool was never over-populated and we frequently had it to ourselves. |
A Maine sunset...
It is impossible to
watch a sunset and not dream.
Bern Williams
Find out what is happening in Rhode Island.
Newport, Rhode
Island, that breeding place
- that stud farm, so to speak - of aristocracy;
aristocracy of the American type.
Mark Twain
Check out the "Foliage Cam" in Vermont! Watch the leaves change daily. This is the last photo of the year taken on October 18, 1999. Visit Vermont Daily for a new picture of Vermont every day.
| Visit the White Mountains of New Hampshire to see some outstanding foliage. |
| Visit an historic New England site not far in
Massachusetts, Walden Pond. Follow the true adventures of Matthew and
Jake as they explore New England. Click on the pictures for some other Walden Pond links. |
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| Stock up at Orvis, a renowned New England outfitter in Manchester, Vermont for the latest in Squirrel Fishing gear. Learn how to do it from the experts at Harvard. Book your Cambridge squirrel fishing holiday early so you won't be disappointed. |  |
Sail or paddle the Maine Island Trail.
| This is a MUST SEE Visit Nantucket Island.
Check out the "Gray Lady's" Harbor,
Cobblestone, Bus,
and Cybercafe
cams. Real Player is required for this site.
"Take out your map
and look at it. See what a real corner of the world it occupies; how it
stands there away off shore.... Look at it -- a mere hillock, an elbow of
sand; all beach, without a background." |
Take a look at the Virtual
Guide to Lighthouses of New England.
