The Eastern State Penitentiary was built in 1829 in, then, the outskirts of Philadelphia (now the super cute Fairmount neighborhood). Its revolutionary design made it the worlds first real penitentiary (or a place people go for penance). The hub &…
Vermont Eats
We had lots of yummy food & local beer during our recent visit to Vermont. These were some of the highlights. Prohibition Pig This little pork-obsessed restaurant in the small town of Waterbury was recommended to me by a former…
Stowe Mountain Resort Summer Activities
So here we were, at a ski resort, in the middle of the summer. ‘What the heck are we going to do,’ we wondered in the weeks leading up to the trip. Turns out, plenty. Stowe Mountain Lodge is more than…
Wordless Wednesday: Unfinished Church
Construction on Unfinished Church began in 1874 after St. Peters was severely damaged in a storm & thought beyond repair. Just as they were finishing up construction in 1926, a hurricane blew through & destroyed much of the work that had been done….
Bermuda: Dunking the Wench
When planning our trip to Bermuda, several people said that we simply had to visit the town of St. George’s. The first town settled on the island, this colorful, quaint piece of the island has been around since 1612 & is…
