Frank J. Wood Bridge – Topsham, Maine
Built in 1931 and opened in 1932, the Frank J. Wood Bridge connects Topsham and Brunswick, Maine, over the Androscoggin River. The 805-foot steel truss…
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Curtis Memorial Library – Brunswick, Maine
In 1903, The Brunswick Public Library Association received a gift from William J. Curtis of $15,000 and a plot of land on Pleasant Street in…
Wolff’s Apple House
Farm stands are fun to visit because you never know quite what you’ll find there. If you’re lucky, the one you go to will have…
Hallet’s Drug Store Clock – Bath, Maine
In 1915, Fred Cox, the owner of Hallet’s Drug Store in Bath, Maine, was walking through Boston when he came across a clock with a…
Olde Raleigh is About as non-Colonial as you can get
Don’t let the name fool you, folks… It is just another gated community that tried to create an instant identity by giving itself a colonial…
Nifty Fifty’s
Nifty Fifty’s restaurant is a place built on nostalgia. With décor and flashy neon lighting intended to evoke the vibe of the 1950s and the…
Char Grill – Classic Fast Food with a sprinkling of Nostalgia in Raleigh
Char Grill has been a fixture on Hillsborough St in Raleigh since it was part of Route One in 1959. The building was almost demolished…
The Elverson Building
Though the Philadelphia Inquirer is not in fact the oldest newspaper in the United States – a claim they made based on an historian tracing…
Greenway Biking in Raleigh, a dispatch from the Walnut Creek Trail
Raleigh has a greenway network of 117 miles of trails through its metropolitan area. Many of the trails like the Walnut Creek Trail were built…
Rag Time Tavern Atlantic Beach Florida
Rag Time Tavern has always been my favorite go to restaurant in Atlantic Beach. Located one block off the Atlantic ocean with delicious fresh seafood. …