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by Christine
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The Encyclopedia of New England
So we went to the Candlelight Stroll thingy at Strawbery Banke Museum on Saturday night. It was a fantastic time in Portsmouth, NH…before we went to the stroll, we went to the Portsmouth Brewery for some great food and craft beers.
Although it was freezing cold outside, the stroll was great. It would have been a bit much to have had to walk from the big parking garage in downtown Portsmouth, but thanks to the free trolley service that’s a part of Portsmouth’s Vintage Christmas events, we didn’t have to.
The bookstore at the museum was offering extra discounts on stuff this weekend. This ginormous book, The Encyclopedia of New England, caught my eye, first of all because of the cool clam pic on the cover. Yeah, it’s a huge book and a bit pricey, and I was debating whether or not to buy it..but the book won. And what helped win it? This blurb from Boston Globe sportswriter Dan Shaughnessy…
“What took so long? It”s amazing no one thought of this before. No library in the six great states will be complete without The Encyclopedia of New England.” – Dan Shaughnessy, author of Reversing the Curse
Hey! I have a blog called Six Great States (you’re reading it now!), and I’m sure I thought of that name before I read anything about anyone else calling New England that! I seriously busted my hump trying to find a good domain name for a blog about New England. Glad that Mr. Shaughnessy thought of it, too…but no, he can’t have this domain, it is mine, ALL MINE! LOL! He probably doesn’t want it, anyway!
In any case, this is an awesome book, from what I’ve seen of it so far, and no doubt it will make for great blog fodder here. But not now…I am wicked tired, getting dark circles under eyes, need to sleep already!
Anyhoo, both the Strawbery Banke Candlelight Stroll, and the Christmas by Candlelight (at Old Sturbridge Village) holiday events will run through one more weekend, so if you want to enjoy the holidays in a unique and fun way, don’t wait! Tickets for both events are available online at the museums’ websites, or at the door. Enjoy!
