Portland Head Lighthouse – Cape Elizabeth, Maine – “A pillar of fire by night, Of cloud by day” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “Lighthouses don’t fire canons to call attention to their shining, they just shine” Dwight L. Moody I have traveled to numerous lighthouses up and down both coasts of the United [...]
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PORTLAND HEAD LIGHTHOUSE – Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Thursday, September 8th, 2011NEW HAMPSHIRE HISTORY MUSEUM – Concord, New Hampshire
Sunday, May 1st, 2011Concord Stage – New Hampshire Historical Museum; Concord New Hampshire In Concord, the charming Capitol city of New Hampshire, there is a most interesting point of interest that should not be missed if you ever find yourself in the Granite State. This point of interest is the Museum of New Hampshire History. It is difficult [...]
Fort Gorges – Interesting old place that was never quite completed; Casco Bay – Portland, Maine
Sunday, March 13th, 2011Fort Gorges as seen from from Bug Lighthouse – Portland Harbor, Maine While visiting old Bug Light on the edge of Portland Harbor breakwater, which is a remarkable spot itself, I noticed an old abadoned redoubt out in the middle of the harbor. It looked like some of the old Civil War forts I had [...]
TOP OF THE ROCK – New York City, NY
Saturday, July 10th, 2010
When people think of the greatest view in New York City in a post 911 era, they generally think of the observation deck of its greatest building – the Empire State Building. While the view from that deck is incredible, I find the lines are very long, the views are restricted and you have to [...]
NEW ENGLAND HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL – BOSTON, MA
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Six million numbers are etched in glass in an orderly pattern, suggesting the infamous tattooed numbers and ghostly ledgers of the Nazi bureaucracy. Evocative and rich in metaphor, the six towers recall the six main death camps, the six million Jews who died, or a menorah of memorial candles……………………..http://www.nehm.com/intro.html As I was walking the Freedom [...]