Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the Eastham Windmill was built in Plymouth, Massachusetts around the year 1680. It was moved several times over the years and was finally brought to its present location in 1808. It has been restored and is the oldest and last working gristmill on Cape Cod. [...]
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This weekend I got to attend the Thunder Over the Blue Ridge Open House and Air Show in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The center plane is a Hornet. The plane on the right is a Jump Plane for the Army Golden Knight Parachute Team.
Looking at this helicopter was really cool! It transports six people and patients. [...]
I’m becoming very interested in doing my part in recycling, conservation, and “going green”, so when I heard about the wind turbines in West Virginia, my curiosity was peaked! Wind turbines, or windmills, are sprouting up around West Virginia. The winds in West Virginia, which are some of the strongest in the nation, make power [...]
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The Bourne Bridge is located in Bourne, Massachussets and crosses the Cape Cod Canal. Cape Cod is connected to the rest of Massachusetts by either the Bourne Bridge, or by the Sagamore Bridge.
The Bourne Bridge was named “Most Beautiful Steel Bridge” in 1934 by the American Institute of Steel Construction. Construction of the bridge was [...]
The Mystic River Bridge is a type of drawbridge with counterweights which is called a bascule bridge. It’s located in Mystic, Connecticut and spans the Mystic River.
According to Wikipedia, a bascule bridge, which is sometimes referred to as a drawbridge, is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances the span, or [...]
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When Debbie, Candee and I went to Cape Cod, we crossed a really big bridge. The George Washington Bridge took us across the Hudson River from New Jersey to Manhattan and was very busy and full of lots of cars and other vehicles. Candee was driving and I was very proud of her driving [...]
This summer I asked Candee’s dad if we could dig some clams before I headed home to West Virginia. We set a “clamming date” for 9:30 Friday morning. Why that specific time? Well, he got out the tide chart and determined that would be the perfect time to go because it would [...]
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Go Green with Polly the Travel Frog…. Help the planet Earth! Reduce. Reuse. Recycle
Debbie, Candee and I had the opportunity to visit the Green Bank facility of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in July. The tour is very fascinating, and we had an excellent tour guide who was very knowledgeable. I would highly suggest stopping in for a visit if you’re ever in the area…one of the best [...]
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Check out some of the murals I saw during my visit to Cape Cod:
This mural on the side of the Kid ‘N Kaboodle Building in Orleans, Massachusetts was painted by Catherine Clark. The 30′ X 50′ mural shows Beltane and her calf, Cats Eyes–two real humpback whales that the artist observed in nature.
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