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Shelburne Museum, VT

Shelburne Museum, VT

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Let’s just start this post off by stating the obvious when it comes to the Shelburne Museum: these people had money. Like the kind of money that lets you design your dining room around four of the Claude Monet paintings you own. That kind of money. But, instead of collecting more Monets and Manets, they went in the opposite direction: steamboats, lighthouses, and lots of other Vermont treasures.

If you think I’m kidding about the steamboat and the lighthouse, I’m not. Check out the cover photo at the top of this post!

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Westfield Wanderings, MA

Westfield Wanderings, MA

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I spent a week based in western Massachusetts, at the slightly throw-back setting of an RV park in Granville. Most of the RVs in that park looked like they hadn’t moved since they’d been dropped into their spots, and the weekend was Party Central, when everyone showed up and cracked open a few beers. The rest of the time? It was so peaceful and my spot was so shady.

Westfield was a fun place, and I definitely enjoyed exploring the area.

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That’s a Wrap for July 2022

That’s a Wrap for July 2022

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I did a lot of moving in July, making tracks eastward till I hit Massachusetts. Eight stops, from Ohio to New York, where I spent most of the month, crossing the Mass state line on July 28th. Read on to see where I was and the adventures taken…

.The Hudson River and Castleton bridges, one for cars and one for trains.

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My Favorite Boat

My Favorite Boat

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In another lifetime, I fell in love with a boat. Not just any boat. This boat. The Hudson River Sloop Clearwater. And, as it turns out, more than 35 years later, I’m still in love with that boat. Just look at her, she’s beautiful, in a functional, working-class boat kind of way.

I had the opportunity to take a two-hour evening sail on the Clearwater last week and jumped on it. I hadn’t been aboard since I moved out of the Hudson Valley in 1987. So how did it feel to be back? In a word, magical.

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Manitoga Center, NY

Manitoga Center, NY

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I lived in the Hudson Valley for several years in the early to mid 1980s and yet, I had never visited Manitoga, an artist’s retreat created out of the remnants of an abandoned rock quarry. Last month, it was time to rectify that situation and see what Manitoga was all about. In the end, it was worth the two hours drive (one way!) to see this place, even on a very hot and humid Saturday.

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Corning Museums, NY

Corning Museums, NY

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While I was in the Finger Lakes region, I couldn’t resist the half-hour drive down to Corning to visit one of my favorite museums, the aptly named Corning Museum of Glass. Such gorgeous creations in there, and it is a treasure trove for photographers.

While I was in Corning, I also checked out the Rockwell Museum down the street, since there was a combined ticket for both. I’m always up for a new museum. Read on to see the treasures I found…

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Hiking the Gorge, Watkins Glen, NY

Hiking the Gorge, Watkins Glen, NY

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Last time I passed through Watkins Glen, the parking lots were stuffed full of cars and I was towing a trailer, so I didn’t stop and check it out. This year, I planned way better: four nights at the state park campground, giving me plenty of time to wait out the rain and heat (yes, there were both!) and hike the famous Gorge. It was definitely worth the wait.

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Autism Nature Trail, NY

Autism Nature Trail, NY

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One of the most interesting things about Letchworth State Park in western New York is the Autism Nature Trail (ANT), designed to give autistic kids time and space to experience nature in the ways most comfortable to them. I visited the trail one quiet Sunday morning and was pretty impressed by the design and implementation.

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Swope Art Museum, IN

Swope Art Museum, IN

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Tucked away in a two-story building in downtown Indiana is a little gem of a museum, the Swope. And, by golly, it’s also free. (They have a cool donation station where you dip your card to donate $5 but it’s not at all a high-pressure deal). I went to see a photography exhibit on the second floor but I was also captivated by the Indiana Impressionists special exhibit on the first floor. And it’s not every day that you walk straight into a Renoir, either.

Fleurs dans un vase jaune, circa 1898, Pierre-Auguste Renoir

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