We’ve carefully combed through our Curiosities series for each individual New England state for the very best and most telling curiosities New England has to offer, which we present to you here in The Big Book of New England Curiosities.
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Your round-trip ticket to the strangest, wildest, wackiest, most outrageous, and most unusual
people, places, and things New England has to offer!
people, places, and things New England has to offer!
Whether you’re a born-and-raised New Englander, a recent transplant, or just passing through, The Big Book of New England Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as we pull back the curtain and present the lighter side of New England—the zany, funky, head-scratchingly eccentric face of this supposedly buttoned-down part of the United States. It will take you places you never could have imagined, some of them right around the corner!
• In Connecticut, take a look at the Village of the Damned.
• In Massachusetts, visit America’s oldest pet cemetery.
• In Maine, meet a chain-saw sculptor who can carve the entire alphabet on a No. 2 pencil.
• In New Hampshire, discover a rehab clinic whose patients have been “loved to pieces.”
• In Rhode Island, learn the story behind the grand edifice that Providence residents call the “Superman
Building.”
• In Vermont, visit America’s only covered bridge museum (itself a covered bridge).
• In Vermont, visit America’s only covered bridge museum (itself a covered bridge).
About the Author
Erik Sherman is an independent writer and photographer who covers business, food, technology, books, media, and any good story that lends itself to narrative. His by-lined work has appeared in such places as the New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, Fortune, and USA Weekend. His photographs have appeared in such magazines as Newsweek, Pages, Boston Magazine, Newsweek Japan, Chief Executive, and Computerworld. He has several books to his credit and participates in selective collaboration and consulting projects. He is also a playwright whose work has appeared on stages in and around Boston. Erik Sherman lives in Colrain, Massachusetts.
Bruce Gellerman is an internationally reknown jounalist who has taught journalism around the world, including in Serbia, Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Croatia, Sierre Leone, and Uganda. He has received more than 40 journalism awards. He has twenty-five years' experience in radio, print, and television, including creating and hosting the popular public radio show Here & Now; currently Gellerman produces and often hosts Public Radio International's environmental program, "Living on Earth." He is also the founder of SoundTreks LLC, a company producing location-aware audio for the mobile media market. Bruce Gellerman lives in Watertown, Massachusetts.
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This review is from: The Big Book of New England Curiosities: From Orange, CT, to Blue Hill, ME, a Guide to the Quirkiest, Oddest, and Most Unbelievable Stuff You'll See (Curiosities Series) (Paperback)
my husband likes this book about where we live and never knew the interesting facts. Makes a great gift for someone who is hard to buy for. I too found it very interesting myself. The price was so great I bought two!
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This review is from: Boston Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities, and Other Offbeat Stuff (Curiosities Series) (Paperback)
This contains a lot of interesting information on Boston but didn't really provide many places that you could actually visit.
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A Must For Anyone Who Loves Boston,
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I've lived in Boston for almost nine years, and love its oddball history. But Boston Curiosties has helped me learn even more about my crazy adopted city. I use it as a guide book to find new places to explore.
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