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1962 Baseball Baedeker: Boston

By: Jordan Smith March 25, 2019March 25, 2019

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This is the second post (of 20) sharing the 1962 Baseball Baedeker guide to every city & team in Major League Baseball in existence at the time. The guide was designed to make it easier for players and travelers to know where hotels, restaurants and assorted other spots were located. #1 – Baltimore (Orioles) From…

Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, Webster, Massachusetts

By: Jordan Smith August 1, 2018July 31, 2018

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Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg (aka Lake Chaubunagungamaug) is a lake near Webster, Massachusetts. The meaning of Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg is attributed to the Nipmuc tribe. “Fishing Place at the Boundaries—Neutral Meeting Grounds” is the most common translation However local legend had it a different way: According to this article in a 2014 New York Times article: There is more…

Koala Inns

By: Jordan Smith March 28, 2017March 28, 2017

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Stay with the Frugal Bear! That was the motto of a chain of motels located in the Northeast known as Koala Inns. Koala was another budget motel franchise that sought to entice budget-conscious travelers by providing luxury at a low price. The first Koala Inns location opened in Windsor Locks, Connecticut near Bradley International Airport on…

Stouffer’s Top of the…Restaurants

By: Jordan Smith October 12, 2016August 9, 2017

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A history of every Stouffer’s Top of the…Restaurants built from 1956 to 1979.