After a recent trip to photograph 120,000 Snow Geese during a migration stop at Middle Creek in Pennsylvania, I took a quick tour of the historic religious community, the Ephrata Cloister. Started in 1732 by German Settlers, it is one of the earliest religious communities in America. The buildings have been beautifully restored and maintained [...]
Sunday, November 8, 2009
During a walking tour of Key West, I snapped this photo of an Historic House on one of the main streets. Click for larger photo Share
Saturday, November 7, 2009
A few years ago I spent Christmas in Key West (which I highly recommend by the way) and toured Ernest Hemingway’s house museum. He moved there in 1931 and his wife collected the furnishings and chandeliers that are still present today. You’ll see a few of the polydactyl cats (they have extra toes) in the photos [...]
Monday, September 21, 2009
Oxford, Maryland is a beautiful historic town on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It is one of the oldest towns in America, marking it’s founding in 1683. It is a quiet, water-lover’s paradise still populated with working watermen intermingled with Washington D.C. weekenders and retirees. This photo collection is part of a larger one, [...]
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
For Victorian home lovers, there are probably few greater places to spend some time than Cape May, NJ
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Closeup of my antique doorbell that I bought to restore operation of the bell at the front door. Share
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Imagine a quaint historic town with cute little shops and big-city caliber restaurants and you've got a good feel for for downtown St. Michaels, Maryland
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Hopefully you've seen the rest of the house in our previous tour. Here is the bonus footage - a walk down into the basement and through the underground storage areas. This is the final footage to complete the tour of this magnificent property.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Stauffer's Mansion is in Lancaster, PA and was built in 1870 by John Frederick Sener.
Captured on a walk of the streets in Ephrata, PA
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