In 1911, Boston Mayor John Fitzgerald began plans for a free zoo in Franklin Park. The Franklin Park Zoo opened to the public in late 1912 and was a great success, with millions of people visiting it each year. It differed from most zoos, as there were no front gates, and they spread the exhibits […]
The George Robert White Schoolboy Stadium, known as White Stadium, is in the Playstead section of Franklin Park in Boston, Massachusetts. It was built in 1945 with $2 million ($32 million when adjusted for inflation) from the George Robert White Fund. George Robert White was an American Philanthropist who left a trust of $5,000,000 to […]
The final leg in our gas station road trip was the Raceway in South Brunswick! While it wasn’t the stand-out of our trip, it did have a variety of unique features you don’t typically see in a gas station this far north. With a singularly desolate atmosphere, and almost cinematically mismatched asphalt, this gas station […]
Optimism can be elusive, unless you’re listening to this song. Gratitude and good fortune sleep together inside the soul. Whether listening to this tune during a gloomy day full of disappointment, or during a stroll on a glorious Spring morning, you’ll feel awakened into thankfulness before we reach the Coda. Sometime during the recording and […]
Rosebud American Kitchen & Bar is an historic diner in the Somerville area of Massachusetts, although while the exterior remains mostly the same as when it was founded as the Rosebud Diner in 1941, the interior of the car was gutted and renovated by the current owner in 2013. The result is a sort of […]
Global warming in Northern Maine cuts both ways. Winters there can be brutal, so warmer is good, but care for the land is sacred because the land has been the source of people’s livelihoods for so long. Timber, dairy farming and potatoes drive the economy in Aroostook County along Route One. These industries all have […]
Forty years ago, downtown Jacksonville was losing its vitality. In 1960, a race riot in Hemming Park (now James Weldon Johnson Park) defined a time of fear, violence and anger that created white flight and left large portions of the downtown abandoned. The completion of I-95 through Jacksonville in 1959 and 1960 exacerbated the loss […]
Enjoy a taste of true Maine living when you attend this beautiful Washington County Fair in Pembroke, Maine. Small but mighty, this fair has all the classic events and activities you would expect; 4H shows, agricultural exhibits, good eats, and plenty of fun events for all ages. This fair has something that you won’t find […]
If you are looking for the perfect way to get your kids outside and have fun, we just may have the perfect solution for you. This family getaway is full of exciting adventures and is truly an amazing part of Maine’s history. Your first stop is: Penobscot Narrows Observatory This is the highest […]
The Skylark Diner might fool you as you drive down Route One. It looks like a neo-art deco restaurant that has been around since the 1950’s, or something cribbed from a Jetson’s coloring book. However, it opened five decades later on the busy corner of Wooding Ave. in Edison! With seating for 250, the Skylark […]
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