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Merry Christmas from Indiana!
12/25/2025

Merry Christmas from Indiana!

12/25/2025

Rural America. Always interesting to see the world from different perspectives. 

You know I have a love affair with beautiful train stations. Grabbed the train home from Baltimore today and was pleasan...
12/14/2025

You know I have a love affair with beautiful train stations. Grabbed the train home from Baltimore today and was pleasantly surprised by the beautiful station. ❤️

From Baltimore Penn Station—formally, Baltimore Pennsylvania Station—is the main inter-city passenger rail hub in Baltimore, Maryland. Designed by New York City architect Kenneth MacKenzie Murchison (1872–1938), it was constructed in 1911 in the Beaux-Arts style of architecture for the Pennsylvania Railroad. It is located at 1515 N. Charles Street, about a mile and a half north of downtown and the Inner Harbor, between the Mount Vernon neighborhood to the south, and Station North to the north. Originally called Union Station because it served the Pennsylvania Railroad and Western Maryland Railway, it was renamed to match the PRR’s other main stations in 1928.

Took a lovely stroll by the water with Miss Junie before continuing the journey south from Rhode Island to New Jersey. G...
07/12/2025

Took a lovely stroll by the water with Miss Junie before continuing the journey south from Rhode Island to New Jersey. Gorgeous!

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Remnants of the Rocky Point Amusement Park are still visible today. In operation from the 1840s to 1996, the amusement park was once the biggest attraction in Rhode Island complete with a dining hall serving classic New England food and hosting concerts. Although its use as an amusement park ended in 1994, and the land was abandoned for 20 years, most Rhode Islanders who lived nearby at the time recall fun family gatherings and good times at the park.

One of the most iconic features is a giant “A” shaped arch. Originally one of 11 arches from the 1964 World’s Fair, it was brought to Rocky Point in three pieces. The property reopened to the public as a state park in 2014.

Today there are still remnants of the amusement park rides scattered across the park. The graffiti-covered base of an old water tower, the central support for the Circle Swings, stairs that once led to the Horror House, and the filled-in Olympic-sized salt-water pool. The wires and pulleys for the Skyliner gondolas are seen stretching up a hill into the woods. If you look carefully, you might see the old rollercoaster rails hidden under fallen leaves. The giant “A” arch still stands.

The pier has recently been rebuilt, and now offers stunning views of Narragansett Bay and much of Rhode Island’s northern coastline. Around the park, there are signs with old photographs that describe the park in its heyday.

Got to see a few trolls yesterday! If you’ve not yet seen a troll, consider adding to your list. So cool! From Nestled...
07/12/2025

Got to see a few trolls yesterday! If you’ve not yet seen a troll, consider adding to your list. So cool!

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Nestled in Ninigret Park, a wooded area in America’s smallest state, two giant troll statues entice visitors into the forest. These wonderfully weird guardians of the woods, one lounging and another seated, are each is made of thousands of pieces of recycled wood cobbled together to form giant but seemingly friendly monsters with exaggerated features. Part of the joy is the search, as neither troll is along the road. Rather, visitors have to wander down dirt paths and push past tree branches to find these strange statues, named Erik Rock and Greta Granite respectively.

These trolls are the brainchild of Danish artist Thomas Dambo, a magical realist artist whose whimsical, environmentally conscious installations feature fantastical creatures that blend harmoniously into their surroundings. Dambo has created wooden creatures all over the world, including China, Ireland, Chile, and France. In Ninigret Park, the trolls were assembled with the help of local volunteers, following Dambo’s commitment to involving the community in his art.

While seemingly out of place in an otherwise standard Rhode Island park, these benevolent monsters are just the start of an exciting local initiative. The area tourism board hopes that these two gentle giants will be the start of a public art trail to attract visitors to South County. They have commissioned three more statues that are currently under construction. At least one will be installed in this verdant park before the end of the year, and the others are slated to be built on site in 2025.

Whether you’re a local or a curious traveler, Ninigret Park’s troll statues are a family-friendly must-see for anyone with a love for the whimsically bizarre. Next time you’re in Charlestown, Rhode Island, make sure to pay these wooden forest guardians a visit.

If you’re looking for a spot with a fantastic vibe and incredible cocktails, in Bridgton, Maine is it! Thanks for the s...
07/06/2025

If you’re looking for a spot with a fantastic vibe and incredible cocktails, in Bridgton, Maine is it! Thanks for the scrumptious Ungodly Fruit, Mitch! A feast for the eyes and the spirit.

Civil Rights history and beautiful architecture along the roadside in Parsons, WV. (Williams vs. Board of Education.) ...
06/29/2025

Civil Rights history and beautiful architecture along the roadside in Parsons, WV. (Williams vs. Board of Education.)

Stopped along the road to snap a few pics of this gorgeous octagonal chapel and pay respects to those who went before. F...
06/29/2025

Stopped along the road to snap a few pics of this gorgeous octagonal chapel and pay respects to those who went before.

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Alberts Chapel is an unusual octagonal Methodist church located near the settlement of Sand Ridge, West Virginia, United States. Built in the Carpenter Gothic-style, the simple, sparingly ornamented church rises to an octagonal cupola, with lancet windows and board-and-batten siding. The chapel was built in 1903 under the direction of Albert Poling by his uncle Charles Poling with materials provided by his brothers Asbury and Wesley. The church was named for Albert in recognition of his efforts.

The chapel seats as many as 300, a surprising number for such an apparently small building. A possibly apocryphal account of the origins of the octagonal design suggests that the form was chosen “so that the devil couldn’t corner you in it.” Suffering from advanced deterioration the chapel was entirely rebuilt in 2004, with little of the original fabric remaining.

Lovely Spring getaway to visit a dear friend in PA last weekend. Food for the soul! ❤️
04/11/2025

Lovely Spring getaway to visit a dear friend in PA last weekend. Food for the soul! ❤️

Another winning recommendation from While adventuring around Maryland’s I stopped in for a quick bite and goodies to ...
03/30/2025

Another winning recommendation from

While adventuring around Maryland’s I stopped in for a quick bite and goodies to go from Kitchen. The atmosphere was vibrant, the people incredibly friendly and the food and wine fantastic. Highly recommend you check them out if you are near the area.

Amazing the history you discover by randomly following a historic road marker…Saint Francis Xavier Church was founded by...
03/30/2025

Amazing the history you discover by randomly following a historic road marker…

Saint Francis Xavier Church was founded by Father Thomas Mansell, S.J. in 1704. It is one of the earliest Catholic establishments in the English Colonies and is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Since the church is the oldest institution in the area that now comprises the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, Old Bohemia is truly the Mother Church of the Wilmington diocese

The plantation was clandestinely established to minister to the scattered Catholics throughout what is now Cecil County, MD, the entire Delmarva Peninsula, and southeastern PA when Catholicism was outlawed in the English Colonies. Maryland Colony’s laws during this period and until after the American Revolution prohibited the building of Catholic churches and schools, and the holding of public office by Catholics. Wealthy families often had chapels in their homes where horse circuit-riding priests would periodically come to offer Mass.

The income from the plantation supported the priests’ secret mission stations and educational activities. The Jesuits planted to***co and other crops and ran a water-powered grist mill and a sawmill on the Bohemia River that crosses the property. Also on the plantation was a kiln for making bricks, a carpenter and a blacksmith shop, an ice house and various farm buildings typical of such a large operation.

In 1745, Fr. Thomas Poulton, S.J. started a school for boys, Bohemia Academy, and it lasted about 10 years. The school was most likely located in front of the present rectory. Among the pupils who attended the school was John Carroll, the first Catholic bishop in the United States. He is listed in school records as “Jacky” Carroll. Bishop Carroll founded Georgetown University in 1789.

Old Bohemia was the wellspring of Christian tolerance whereby the Jesuit Fathers carried out their missionary work into the surrounding territory and beyond. Old St. Joseph Church on Willing’s Alley in Philadelphia, PA was established in 1733. The first Catholic church in Delaware, St. Mary’s at Coffee Run (Hockessin), DE was built in 1772. Old St. Peter’s on Barclay Street, New York City, NY was founded in 1785. The priests who served at St. Francis Xavier also established other churches throughout the area including St. Joseph in Cordova, MD (1765); Immaculate Conception in Elkton, MD (1849); St. Rose of Lima in Chesapeake City, MD (1874) and St. Joseph’s in Middletown, DE (1883).

The Jesuits left the Old Bohemia in 1898 and gave the property to the Diocese of Wilmington. In 1929, during the Depression, the Diocese lost the property and St. Francis Xavier Church and rectory were left abandoned to the elements.

The buildings at Old Bohemia suffered serious deterioration due to having been unused for so many years. In 1953, the Old Bohemia Historical Society was formed by a Catholic, a Quaker and a Methodist who purchased the property's core 120 acres with the goal to restore and maintain the historic site.

Cheers from Curaçao! 🏖️
01/23/2025

Cheers from Curaçao! 🏖️

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