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Medical Marijuana on Route 1: Cloud 9 – Presque Isle, Maine

September 11, 2023

Cloud 9 brings a lot of knowledge along with its inventory of high-quality products. They offer flower, edibles, concentrate, and CBD products, along with top-quality customer service. A must-see medical marijuana dispensary in beautiful Presque Isle, Maine. We are compiling all of the medical cannabis shops along US Route 1, from Maine to Florida. Help […]

Medical Marijuana on Route 1: Boyman Acres, Amity, Maine

September 11, 2023

Boyman Acres in Amity, Maine, provides the highest quality medical cannabis and hemp CBD products made and manufactured in Maine. We found them in beautiful Amity, right on US 1, and They did not disappoint. Check out their website for a list of some of their extensive inventory. From flower to capsules, shatter to carts, […]

World Trade Center Twin Towers – 9/11 – New York City

September 10, 2023

The World Trade Center Twin Towers were only 3 miles away from Route 1, and on September 11, 2001, this terrible event happened, caused by an Islamic extremist group, al-Qaeda.  Some 2,750 people were killed in New York, because of the plane crashes into the Twin Towers on this day.  Police and fire departments in […]

6 Amazing Pickleball Courts on Route 1 in Connecticut

September 9, 2023

There are many Pickleball Courts in Connecticut, and here are 6 of them that are on and along Route 1.  Click on the Trip Stops to see all the details, and the pictures of each of these Pickleball Courts: Groton Community Center Farquhar Park Tunxis Hill Pickleball Courts Woodward Park Pickleball Courts Scantlebury Park Pickleball […]

East coast North to Maine

September 5, 2023

Taking a trip up route 1 to see all the sights before the cold sets in.  Going to see leaves change and how the world looks.

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

August 25, 2023

My first adventure to the Smithsonian was in the late ’70s where the sparkly  De Young Pink Diamond caught my eye and just stopped me in my tracks. The popularity of colored diamonds has increased dramatically over the years and some of the most valuable gemstones are fancy colored diamonds, especially in shades of blue, […]

A Look Back at Fiesta Key Island

August 25, 2023

Fiesta Key is an island in the Florida Keys connected via Causeway to US 1 at mile marker 70, where it was first recorded as Jewfish Kay in the 1870s. In 1934 as part of FDR’s New Deal job program, World War I veterans were brought to the Keys to build a series of concrete […]

A Monument to Freedom – The Lincoln Memorial

August 23, 2023

A grateful nation honors a martyred president who guided the country through Civil War and freed 4 million enslaved people. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14th 1865 just as the Civil War was ending. But the Lincoln Memorial, built in 1914, has taken on a significance beyond merely commemorating the 16th president, as one […]

6 Amazing Pickleball Courts on Route 1 in Rhode Island

August 23, 2023

There are many Pickleball Courts in Rhode Island, and here are 6 of them that are on and along Route 1.  Click on the Trip Stops to see all the details, and the pictures of each of these Pickleball Courts: Fore Court Racquet & Fitness Club LIL Rhody PICKLEBALL West Kingston Park Ocean State Pickleball […]

The Abigail Adams Birthplace – Weymouth, MA

August 22, 2023

The birthplace of Abigail Smith Adams was constructed in 1685 for Reverend Samuel Torrey, who served as the minister of The First Church in Weymouth. Originally situated at the intersection of North and East Streets, it stood three hundred feet southeast of its current location. The property, known as the “Torrey Mansion,” was acquired by […]

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