Until our next trip, this will be my last post about the Vermont Cheese Trail. It’s been so nice to remember these beautiful and delicious days. As I’ve said before, I was excited to show Jeff Shelburne Farms. Visiting this historic property was a highlight of my year last year and on this trip I […]
Smith’s Castle is not a castle at all, but a historic home on a historic piece of land that was once the site of Roger William’s (the badass founder of RI) trading post. The “castle” was given it’s nickname because the original structure, which was burned down in a 1676 conflict with the local Narragansett tribe, was […]
It is really hard to try to capture and describe how amazing the Norman Bird Sanctuary is. I first became acquainted with this beautiful 300-acre preserve in Middletown, RI as a camp counselor in my college days. It was definitely one of my most memorable summers, getting to hike all over the property and teach environmental education to […]