The classic navy or blue blazer has always been distinctly nautical. Early credit in the late 1800s goes to the rowers at Cambridge and Oxford universities, another story credits a sea captain for its creation—perhaps, the HMS Blazer can somehow be attributed… seems plausible. About the same time, John Hacker built his first rowboat at age fourteen (1891). By the 1930s, Brooks Brothers owned this wardrobe essential, while Hacker boats had won three consecutive Gold Cup World Championships, two of which were on Lake George in the mid-1930s. El Lagarto, designed and built by Hacker was the undisputed “fastest boat in the world.” Next week, we return to the Hacker-Craft facility with our guests for another fascinating tour. Click on the photo to read about last year’s visit! 

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Kay discovered Little Lad’s popcorn at H.N. Williams General Store—the summer home of the Dorset Farmers’ Market. The afternoon snack was incredibly delicious, and soon learned it was produced here in Vermont. We contacted the company, and after a few telephone conversations, we became the first customer that visited their production facility in Brattleboro. That’s Kay with forty gallons of “production sweepings” — a nearby family of crows have become the daily beneficiary, and our guests photographed a stunning gray fox that has also benefited from our ‘popcorn largess.”

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