New England Notebook: One Reporter, Six States, Uncommon Stories
Looking to buy some medieval armour? In the mood for an orchestra of typewriters? Perhaps you’d like to sift through handcrafted cashmere scarves while chatting up Indiana Jones’ lovely co-star? Know where to find America’s oldest baseball diamond, New England’s smallest town, or Grover Cleveland’s impossibly-young (and spitting-image) grandson (think about it)?

New England Notebook offers the answers to these questions and more in a blend of the region’s most singular and noteworthy nuggets of history, people, and culture. This is a collection of colorful facts, stories and anecdotes, plus a savvy selection of unusual eats, goods, services and events. Whether it’s finding a little-known museum of Titanic memorabilia, an underwater escape artist, or the smallest bar, both casual readers and dedicated lovers of all things New England will share a hearty—and humorous—sense of, “Who knew?”

Written by a native New Englander and WCVB on-air reporter, New England Notebook goes beyond the merely curious, though it offers plenty of intriguing tidbits, unusual museums, fascinating characters, and many pieces of trivia and little-known facts.

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New England Notebook: One Reporter, Six States, Uncommon Stories
Looking to buy some medieval armour? In the mood for an orchestra of typewriters? Perhaps you’d like to sift through handcrafted cashmere scarves while chatting up Indiana Jones’ lovely co-star? Know where to find America’s oldest baseball diamond, New England’s smallest town, or Grover Cleveland’s impossibly-young (and spitting-image) grandson (think about it)?

New England Notebook offers the answers to these questions and more in a blend of the region’s most singular and noteworthy nuggets of history, people, and culture. This is a collection of colorful facts, stories and anecdotes, plus a savvy selection of unusual eats, goods, services and events. Whether it’s finding a little-known museum of Titanic memorabilia, an underwater escape artist, or the smallest bar, both casual readers and dedicated lovers of all things New England will share a hearty—and humorous—sense of, “Who knew?”

Written by a native New Englander and WCVB on-air reporter, New England Notebook goes beyond the merely curious, though it offers plenty of intriguing tidbits, unusual museums, fascinating characters, and many pieces of trivia and little-known facts.

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New England Notebook: One Reporter, Six States, Uncommon Stories

New England Notebook: One Reporter, Six States, Uncommon Stories

by Ted Reinstein Author of Before Brooklyn: The Unsung Heroes Who Helped Break Baseball's Co
New England Notebook: One Reporter, Six States, Uncommon Stories

New England Notebook: One Reporter, Six States, Uncommon Stories

by Ted Reinstein Author of Before Brooklyn: The Unsung Heroes Who Helped Break Baseball's Co

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Looking to buy some medieval armour? In the mood for an orchestra of typewriters? Perhaps you’d like to sift through handcrafted cashmere scarves while chatting up Indiana Jones’ lovely co-star? Know where to find America’s oldest baseball diamond, New England’s smallest town, or Grover Cleveland’s impossibly-young (and spitting-image) grandson (think about it)?

New England Notebook offers the answers to these questions and more in a blend of the region’s most singular and noteworthy nuggets of history, people, and culture. This is a collection of colorful facts, stories and anecdotes, plus a savvy selection of unusual eats, goods, services and events. Whether it’s finding a little-known museum of Titanic memorabilia, an underwater escape artist, or the smallest bar, both casual readers and dedicated lovers of all things New England will share a hearty—and humorous—sense of, “Who knew?”

Written by a native New Englander and WCVB on-air reporter, New England Notebook goes beyond the merely curious, though it offers plenty of intriguing tidbits, unusual museums, fascinating characters, and many pieces of trivia and little-known facts.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780762778416
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 05/21/2013
Pages: 200
Product dimensions: 7.70(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Ted Reinstein has been a reporter for “Chronicle,” WCVB-TV/Boston’s award-winning—and America’s longest-running, locally-produced—nightly news magazine since 1997. In addition, he is a regular contributor for the station’s political roundtable show and writes a weekly opinion column. He lives just west of Boston with his wife and two daughters.

Table of Contents

Preface: Working My Way around New England ix

Chapter 1 The Oldest (What's So New about New England?) 1

Boston: Oldest of the Old - Boston, MA 2

Clinton Wins (No, Not That Clinton) - Clinton, MA 6

When the Antique Is the Antiques Store - Route 4 between Epsom and Lee, NH 9

Chapter 2 The Smallest (Big Is for Lone Star, Not Ocean State) 15

Little Rhody: Who You Callin' Small? - Warren and Exeter, RI 17

Big Green Mountains, Really Small Capital - Montpelier, VT 21

Mr. Morrill's Miniatures - South Hamilton, MA 25

Chapter 3 The Places 31

He Lives Yet - Franconia Notch, NH 31

The Other Cape: Cape Ann - Gloucester and Rockport, MA 38

A Wonder in Woonsocket: "America's Sistine Chapel" - Woonsocket, RI 46

Hands Down, Down East - Pemaquid Point, ME 50

Ultimate City Fixer-Upper: The Greenway/Boston Harbor Islands - Boston, MA 54

Chapter 4 The People 63

Vermont Folk Hero - Tunbridge, VT 63

Forever Thirteen - Stock bridge, MA 71

Comeback Kid - New Bedford, MA 75

My Grandfather, the President - Tamworth, NH 80

Chapter 5 The Pastimes 89

The Puck Stops Here. And Here. And Here. - Cambridge and Boston, MA 89

Have Tub, Will Travel. And Win. - Southborough, MA 92

Taking Wing - Quincy, MA 98

Chapter 6 The Collectors 107

Bigfoot, Small Museum - Portland, ME 109

Unsinkable Obsession - Indian Orchard, MA 111

Wild Bill's - Middletown, CT 114

Chapter 7 The Craftsmen 117

Building Bridges: A Family Tradition - Campton, NH 117

Your Suit (of Armor) Is Ready, Sir - Deerfield, NH 122

Vanishing Craft in Connecticut - Colchester, CT 124

Chapter 8 The Entertainers 127

Escaping It All - Medway, MA 128

BTO: "Stomp" Meets Stravinsky - Boston, MA 131

Did You Hear the One About… - Boston, MA 134

Chapter 9 The Nerds (Wicked "Smaht") 143

Geek Pride - Chestnut Hill, MA 144

Nerd Hip-Hop - Gloucester, MA 148

Searching for a Deeper Online "Connection" - Nottingham, NH 150

Chapter 10 The Foods (Wicked Good) 153

The Choicest Oyster - Matunuck, RI 154

A "Chowda" to Savor - Brunswick, ME 155

Speed Dog - Boston, MA 157

Sweet Breakfast in Sugar Hill - Sugar Hill, NH 160

Diners: A New England Specialty - Plymouth, NH, Rowley, MA, and Manchester, NH 165

Last Call - Boston, MA 175

Postscript: A Big Book (No, Not This One) - Groton, MA 179

Acknowledgments 183

Index 185

About the Author 190

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