Author: Mark Haskell
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Favorite Maine Lighthouse Memories
Over the course of a week in Maine, we visited Pemaquid Point three times. Each day at the lighthouse was different. Tide, wind, fog, and sun make for changeable beauty in this long time family destination. We gathered here to celebrate the lives of my cousin Linda Bartlett and my father Lendall Haskell. The memorials…
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Walking Over the Hudson
Monday 16 August, 2021 When we found ourselves suspended high above the Hudson River. Heading from the Delaware Water Gap to upstate New York, we noticed a sign for “Walkway Over the Hudson” State Historic Park. Intrigued, we decided to make an unplanned stop. The West entrance, in Highland, NY has a visitor’s center built…
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Exploring the Gap
Sunday 15 August 2021 Separating Pennsylvania and New Jersey, the Delaware Water Gap provides a welcome natural stop when traveling the Northeast. Click over to the official Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area website for detailed information. Once arriving, our first stop was the Poconos Environmental Education Center. It was a busy summer Sunday, so we avoided crowds…
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Hershey – Not Just Chocolate
Today we travel from a Virginia Vineyard to a Pennsylvania Brewery Saturday, 14 August 2021 0830 35,919 miles Leave Barren Ridge 74° Mist filled valleys in the Blue Ridge Mountains as we pulled out of Barren Ridge Vineyard and headed northeast. 1227-1313 Harrisburg, PA – State Capitol 80° Shortly after noon we found…
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Birthday at Barren Ridge
13 August 2021 It’s Beth’s birthday and we are headed off on a new adventure. Even though the posting is seven months behind where we are today, we hope you will enjoy a new series of posts highlighting places on a 45 day trip to Maine, New York, and Wisconsin. Leaving home at 0830,…
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Truma Aventa Testing
Last Fall we were invited to participate in a test of a “secret” product Truma was developing. Having their Combi hot water heater for three years now, we have been impressed by Truma’s engineering and quality. We hoped they wanted us to test a new furnace, but signed up for the program without knowing what it…
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