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Robert Frost Stone House Museum in Vermont.
Whether or not you're a fan of poetry, chances are you're familiar with the work of Robert Frost. An immensely popular American poet during the mid-20th century, Frost was most known for writing about quintessential New England life in such poems as The Road Not Taken and Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening. He was born March 26, 1874, so this past Friday was the 136th anniversary of his birth.
If you find yourself in New England, you have a great opportunity to pay tribute to Frost and to learn about his life at two sites in southern New Hampshire and Vermont. In Derry, New Hampshire, just across the border from Massachusetts, you can tour the Robert Frost Farm. This is where he lived from 1900 to 1911, supporting himself as a farmer and teacher while trying to perfect his poetry. Visitors are able to tour the white clapboard farmhouse, attend a summer lecture series in a barn theater, or enjoy the Hyla Brook nature-poetry trail.
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Photo credit: Rolf Muller via Wikimedia Commons.
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I am a big fan of Frost, so I'm sorry I missed this on my last road trip up there. Next visit I'll remember your article.
We studied Robert Frost in high school (but then again, who didn't). Still remember "A road diverged in a yellow wood...I took the road less traveled and that has made all the difference." What beatiful words. If ever I get the chance, I'll be sure to visit his home. Thanks for this one.
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