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Americana Postcard: The Hellers’ Fabulous Furniture
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photo: Francisco Collazo ** Sometimes we travel far to see things that stimulate our creativity and make us see the world in a new way, but there are plenty of unusual sights closer to home that serve the same purpose… and Hellers’ Fabulous Furniture has a good number of them. We … Continue reading
Provincetown, MA: Late summer travel guide
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photos: Francisco Collazo ** I always feel strangely sad this time of year, when the days are their most beautiful and most comfortable. Though this interseason between summer and fall is my favorite time of year, it’s far too short, and I fast forward to thoughts of winter’s grayscale days. The … Continue reading
Postcard: Migis Lodge, Casco, Maine
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photo: Francisco Collazo I love this photo of a couple leaping into the water at Migis Lodge in Maine. We stayed at Migis last week and were one of the few families there who were new guests; most guests are repeat visitors. One guest mentioned that he’d been at Migis every … Continue reading
Coming up: Minneapolis
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photo: web@kstp.com ** The skyline of Minneapolis (?) To be honest, I have no idea whether the photo above is of the Minneapolis skyline; I’m taking the photographer’s word for it, as I have never been to Minneapolis before. I’ve wanted to go for a long time– at least since I … Continue reading
Overlooked Places in New York: African Burial Ground
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photos: Francisco Collazo ** “they were digging a new foundation in manhattan and they discovered a slave cemetery there may their souls rest easy now that lynching is frowned upon and we’ve moved on to the electric chair is there anything i can do about anything at all except go back … Continue reading