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Montpelier, Vermont
Montpelier, Vermont is not a big place. In fact, residents proudly explain that
it is the smallest capital city in the United States. They will also patiently
point out that, although only a couple hours from French-speaking Quebec, the
name of their town is pronounced Mont-peel-yer. Just a few miles away, the twin
city of Barre (pronounced “Barry”) is the working class adjunct to the white-collar, legislative Montpelier.
These two cities are the center of Washington County and the center of “Central Vermont.”
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More Than Fish Tales
The fish you ate for dinner was likely pulled from the icy waters off
Gloucester, Massachusetts, before it was processed in a packing plant in the
picturesque Cape Ann community.
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Life in Litchfield County
Actors Dustin Hoffman and Broadway composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim call it
home. The late actress Marilyn Monroe did, too, when she was married to the late
playwright Arthur Miller. And actor and comedian Denis Leary lives here too,
with his own backyard hockey rink, tennis courts, stable and pool.
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Hyannis
Rather in the manner of Russian folk-art nesting dolls, the village of Hyannis
nests within the town of Barnstable, within Barnstable County, within the
region of Cape Cod, within the state of Massachusetts. In one sense,
generalizations could be made about the village through its association with
the entities it helps to make up. In another, however, the village is certainly
its own place, with subdivisions in its own right and a lot to offer the
occasional visitor, the returning regular, and the full-time resident.
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Books and Basketball
It’s the birthplace of basketball, Breck shampoo and Webster’s dictionary. But when folks who live in Springfield, Massachusetts consider its biggest claim
to fame, it all comes down to Dr. Seuss.
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