Category: National Parks Service

Little Round Top – Gettysburg National Military Park (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)

Historic Markers, Historic Sites, Memorials, National Parks Service, North America, Pennsylvania, Statue / Sculpture, United States

We all have heroes in our lives and my father’s was Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, four time governor of Maine, college professor, Civil War general and winner of one of the most important battles in American history. New photo by Wanderlust Family Adventure / Google Photos

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Eastport Maine Road Trip

Architecture, Beaches, Bridges, Church/Cathedral, Covered Bridges, Feature Post, Hiking, Historic Sites, Lighthouses, Maine, Memorials, Museums, National Parks Service, New England, North America, Rivers, Road Trips, Scenic Drives, State Parks, Statue / Sculpture, United States

Eastport, Maine is a place that holds a special place in my heart. My mother was born and grew up in Eastport and we spent a few weeks every summer visiting my grandmother and other relatives. My father loved the fishing and the surrounding wilderness.

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Fall Foliage Road Trip 2019 – Connecticutt River Valley, New Hampshire

Architecture, Bridges, Church/Cathedral, Covered Bridges, Hiking, Historic Markers, Historic Sites, Memorials, Mountain, Museums, National Parks Service, New England, New Hampshire, North America, Rivers, Road Trips, Scenic Drives, State Parks, Statue / Sculpture, United States, Vermont

Our fall foliage trip this year we decided to go along the southern portion of the Connecticutt River Valley border between Vermont and New Hampshire. After reviewing the foliage guide on-line the foliage should be near peak in this section of New England. The trip

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Cornish Colony Historical Marker – Cornish, New Hampshire

Historic Markers, Historic Sites, Museums, National Parks Service, New England, New Hampshire, North America, United States

The Cornish Art Colony was centered around Cornish, New Hampshire from 1895 to World War I. Augustus Saint-Gaudens was the central figure of the Colony and his home is now preserved as the Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park. In addition to painters like Thomas Dewing (see

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