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Hi friends, welcome back to my Newport, Rhode Island series! On our last day of the trip, we grabbed coffee from The Picnic and then headed to tour Rosecliff Mansion. This mansion was built in 1899 by Nevada silver heiress Theresa “Tessie” Fair Oelrichs and sits on twenty-one oceanfront acres. Her father discovered the “Comstock…
Hi friends, welcome back to my Newport, Rhode Island series! The final house of the day was The Elms, and this might’ve been our favorite because it was luxurious but not so gaudy. This home was owned by Edward Berwind and his wife Herminie. He started his career in the Navy before retiring and founding…
Hi friends, welcome back to my Newport, Rhode Island series. After viewing The Breakers, we then went to The Marble House owned by William Vanderbilt. William was the grandson of railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt and brother to Cornelius II who owned The Breakers. William was one of the benefactors of the Metropolitan Museum of Art…
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Hi friends, welcome back to my Newport, Rhode Island series! On our second full day we had another leisurely morning and grabbed coffee from Drift Café. We picked up our car and drove about ten minutes to The Breakers mansion for our first tour of the famous Gilded Age mansions. You can purchase tickets for…
Hi friends, welcome back to day two of our trip to Newport, Rhode Island! In case you missed part one you can check it out here. This trip was all about relaxing and not having each day tediously planned out, so we slept in on our first morning in Newport. Feeling very refreshed, we walked…
Hi friends, welcome back to part two of our trip to Nantucket! If you missed part one, you can catch up here 🙂 Jon and I slowly started our first morning in Nantucket strolling through the cobblestoned streets to Handlebar Café for coffee. We ended up going here every day of our trip we loved…
Hi friends, welcome back to part two of my time in Kennebunkport, Maine! (You can catch up on part one here) It rained most of our one full day in Kennebunkport, but Jon and I made it out to see Walker's Point Estate, before the rain came in. Walker's Pointe Estate is the summer home…
Hi friends, welcome back! After having our lunch in Camden, Jon and I continued south for about two more hours to Kennebunkport, Maine. Kennebunkport is most famous for being home to Walker's Point Estate (the Bush Family summer compound), and it's a favorite spot for summer vacations. I also read quite a few blog posts…
Hi friends, welcome back! After spending five days in Bar Harbor, it was time to head south on our East Coast Road Trip to Kennebunkport, Maine. It’s about a three-hour drive from Bar Harbor to Kennebunkport, but Jon and I made a detour for lunch in Camden along the way. Camden is a charming, small…