He was the dark horse candidate in the 1852, this son of a tavern keeper in rural New Hampshire. He’s still a bit of a dark horse in our national history. Most Americans, if they recognize Franklin Pierce as one of the presidents, cannot place him in the proper era. He served in the decade leading up to the Civil War and was much involved in events leading up to that cataclysmic event. His lack of recognition served us well when we visited the Franklin Pierce Homestead Historic Site. It’s a state park and a National Historic Landmark. We were the only two people on the three o’clock tour and got to linger with our guide far longer than the usual tour schedule permits. And we’ve come away with a deeper understanding of the man and his era.
Aboard the Norwegian Jewel we’ve made stops in Cozumel, Mexico and Georgetown, Grand Cayman to explore beyond our previous experiences here. Soon we’ll be making our way to ports we’ve not yet explored in the Southern Caribbean.
What a treat to pause for a BBQ lunch with the locals at Pearl Country Store and Barbecue on US-441 in Micanopy, Florida. It’s a taste of the Florida we remeber from our youth.
By deliberate choice we were in Medina for all the winter holiday festivities from Candlelight Walk in the days before Thanksgiving through A Christmas Carol and A Celtic Christmas as well as an Alex Bevan Concert and a historic house tour all the way through Medina’s 31st Ice Festival but perhaps the highlight was the town hosting hundreds of folks whose homes and lives were devasted by Hurricane Helene at the A Promise of Christmas Event the middle of January. It’s an honor to be a part of this amazing community!
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