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Walden

Waldening in Southeast Alaska: Overnight at Cowee Meadow Cabin

July 11, 2021 by Elizabeth 1 Comment

Waldening in Alaska at Cowee Meadow Cabin proves that Thoreau had the right idea. Find a place that feels isolated, but stay close to home.

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Filed Under: Alaska, Beyond the Page Tagged With: Camping, Experiences Inspired By Books, Henry David Thoreau, Juneau, Walden

New England Literary Hikes

Walk in the Footsteps of Authors: New England’s Best Literary Hikes

December 15, 2019 by Elizabeth 1 Comment

Literally walk in the footsteps of your favorite New England authors with this list of the best New England literary hikes.

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Filed Under: Connecticut, In the Foosteps of Authors, Itineraries & Packing Guide, Literary Travel, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, USA, Vermont Tagged With: Guest Post, Henry David Thoreau, Herman Melville, Monument Mountain, Mt. Greylock, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Robert Frost, Walden, William Cullen Bryant

Walden Pond statue of Thoreau

Skip Walden (In All Forms). Just Go Outside.

August 25, 2019 by Elizabeth 5 Comments

Rather than trying to find Henry David Thoreau’s Walden Pond through the game, book, or place, just go outside and find your own Walden.

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Filed Under: In the Foosteps of Authors, Literary Travel, Massachusetts, Storybook Places, USA Tagged With: Henry David Thoreau, Walden

A Literary Tour of Concord & Walden Pond

July 28, 2019 by Elizabeth 3 Comments

Discover a love of classic American literature with this two-day itinerary for a literary tour of Concord, Massachusetts and Walden Pond.

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Filed Under: In the Foosteps of Authors, Itineraries & Packing Guide, Massachusetts, Storybook Places, USA, Where Readers Meet Tagged With: Concord, Henry David Thoreau, Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, National Park Service, Orchard House, Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Old Manse, The Wayside, Travel Itinerary, Walden

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Have you ever wanted to just step into the setting of your book? Or wondered if what you’re reading has any real world relevance? And are you the kind that gravitates towards indie bookstores and libraries on vacation? Then you’re in the right place!
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MacAusland’s Woolen Mill blankets are made in and sold all over PEI and are mentioned in The Summer Will Be Different by Carly Fortune. The film adaptation of the book will have these blankets in it.
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I followed in the characters footsteps of Carly Fortune’s This Summer Will Be Different and took a walk at Thunder Cove Beach, Prince Edward Island to the place where Teacup Rock used to be before Hurricane Fiona destroyed it.
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I attended the 2026 Road to Avonlea Convention on Prince Edward Island.
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Visiting these real Prince Edward Island locations used in filming the adaptation of L. M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables and The Road to Avonlea (based on The Story Girl) feels just like stepping into these stories.
📍 Dalvay by the Sea (The White Sands Hotel)
📍 Orwell Village (Jasper Dale’s Home)
📍 New London Lighthouse (Background scenery)
📍 Seacowhead Lighthouse (Gus’ Home)
Montgomery Books to Screen - PEI Filming Locations
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If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name: News from Small-Town Alaska
If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name: News from Small-Town Alaska
by Heather Lende
Tales of the Peculiar
Tales of the Peculiar
by Ransom Riggs
The Once and Future King
The Once and Future King
by T.H. White
Booked: A Traveler's Guide to Literary Locations Around the World
Booked: A Traveler's Guide to Literary Locations Around the World
by Richard Kreitner
Strange Weather in Tokyo
Strange Weather in Tokyo
by Hiromi Kawakami

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