All posts tagged "white mountains"
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9.0K5Arts and LeisureEight Great Zingers by Bette Davis, Yankee Gal
The legendary movie actress Bette Davis called herself the “Yankee-est gal who ever came down the pike.” She was born and educated...
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8.5KArts and LeisureFrederick Tuckerman, the Man Who Would Be Emily Dickinson
If Frederick Tuckerman had been born a woman, you might think he was Emily Dickinson’s twin. Like Emily, Frederick Tuckerman came from...
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6.3KArts and LeisureThe Miraculous Rescue of Dorothy Sparks in 1942
On July 20, 1942, Dorothy Sparks went for a cookout with friends in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. The plan was to grill...
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10.8K2Arts and LeisureSix Famous Artists Houses (Where You Can Stay, Too)
Artists gravitate toward places that inspire them creatively, so you can often find artists houses among splendid scenery or in rural isolation....
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6.1KArts and LeisureSamuel Bemis, America’s 1st Photography Nut
Samuel Bemis was a Boston dentist who bought one of the first cameras in America in 1840 and took the first known...
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7.7KArts and LeisureHow Mount Mitten Got Its Name
New Hampshire’s White Mountains carry many household names. But tucked among the familiar sounding Jefferson Notch and Mount Dartmouth is the oddly...
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