St. Croix Island International Historic Site near Calais, Maine
The Daley's RoadTrip to Saint Croix Island International Historic Site Location Washington County, Maine, United States Nearest city Calais, Maine.
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Buildings on Saint Croix Island, 1613 Saint Croix Island long known to locals as Dochet Island, is a small uninhabited island in Maine near the mouth of the Saint Croix River that forms part of the International Boundary separating Maine from New Brunswick.
The winter of 1604-1605 on Saint Croix Island was a cruel one for Pierre Dugua's French expedition. Iced in by freezing temperatures and cut off from fresh water and game, 35 of 79 men died. As spring arrived and native people traded game for bread, the health of those remaining improved. Although the expedition moved on by summer, the beginning of French presence in North America had begun.
Poets Inspired by Titian: Lavinia Greenlaw | Metamorphosis: Titian 2012 | The National Gallery
Hear Lavinia Greenlaw describing her creative process and how she drew inspiration from the artist. Leading contemporary poets have been invited to respond to three of Titian's paintings - 'Diana and Actaeon', 'The Death of Actaeon' and the recently acquired 'Diana and Callisto' - which depict stories from Ovid's epic poem 'Metamorphoses'.
You can also hear Lavinia reading from her poem 'The Dark' in our Poems Inspired by Titian playlist.
A multi-faceted experience celebrating British creativity across the arts, 'Metamorphosis: Titian 2012' brings together a group of specially commissioned works responding to the three Titian paintings.
Featuring new work by contemporary artists Chris Ofili, Conrad Shawcross and Mark Wallinger, including sets and costumes for three new ballets at the Royal Opera House. Leading poets including Seamus Heaney, Wendy Cope, and Patience Agbabi have also responded to Ovid's text and Titian's paintings.
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We Explore an Abandoned Mine Site...
27th May 2018
Me and my daughter return to Weardale to explore the abandoned lead mine at Greenlaw.
It is a protected site and it is illegal to take crystal samples, but that does not stop us enjoying finding them and putting them back.
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The Mines of Middlehope Burn (10th August 2017)
10th August 2017
I had been to hospital in the morning to see the physio about my knees and had the afternoon to kill, so decided to go for a walk.
My initial idea was to head to nearby Whitley Chapel and do some more of my lead road series by following the Long Drag up onto the moors and then cut across at Hangman's Hill then back down the old drover road called Broadway. Only I discovered while plotting my route that the Long Drag wasn't a right of way. This struck me as being strange so I dug out the old maps only to discover that it didn't exist at the time of the lead mines and was thus unlikely to be a drover's road for lead. However, it was present on the 1891 map and when I followed it on the map it led to a series of coal mines. It still looks an interesting road to follow but being so close to the 'glorious 12th' and having to pass the gamekeeper's house on route, I thought it would be a waste of time trying to trespass on the route so knocked it on the head... and I'm glad I did.
Instead I headed into Weardale to a place called West Gate. Earlier in the school summer holidays I had took my daughter looking for crystals (video to follow soon) at Middlehope fluorite mine and I was aware of the history of fluorite that was mined further down the Middlehope burn. So I wanted to visit the mine complex on the burn to have a look. The site has protected historical monument status which added further interest in the area.
What I was not expecting were the large number of impressive waterfalls on the burn. Coupled with the spectacular scenery and the historical interest of the site, it made for one of the best walks I have done in the last year. It might be a short 4 mile walk but it packs an almighty punch.
CORRECTIONS on what I say on the video... the first mine I come to is called Low Slitt Mine. The second mine is called Middlehope Shield Mine. The dam is called West Slitt Dam and the mine workings above it is West Slitt Mine. The fluorite that they found was not yellow fluorite but green fluorite.
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The Mines of Flinty Fell (24th August 2017)
24th August 2017
I had a free day and wanted to get some fresh air. When researching the walk I originally wanted to do, I found walk reports suggesting it was best done in the winter when the vegetation has died down a bit... so I couldn't make my mind up whether to do the Cheviot once more or whether to head into the Pennines. The weather made the choice for me.
It wasn't the best of days with frequent showers, some quite heavy. So it meant I had to put the camera in its waterproof box but that meant I wasn't going to be heard. I thought that would mean putting the video to music but considering the nature of the walk was exploring the sites of old mines, a music video wouldn't really work. So I thought I would try giving it a voice over at home. I think I can probably make it a lot more interesting with better editing but for now, it is an experiment to see if I could put a voice over. So let me know in the comments what you think.
I planned the walk on my own and as far as I know it is not a tried and tested walk. Certainly the so called paths would suggest that they were infrequently visited... as in they existed on paper but not on the ground. I should maybe have used a compass after the last stile on Alston Moor but when I got to the other end of the 'field' had I followed the marked path I believe I would've ended up in a field that had recently been woodland with large stumps and roots sticking up all over the place... and not a good place to walk. Sadly, the terrain meant that I lost sight of visiting the old mine workings there and instead concentrated on not getting stuck in a bog.
Still, I managed to visit Wellhopeknot mine, Whitesike (whitesyke) mine, and Bentyfield mines which were my main goals. Smallcleugh and Caplecleugh mines were a nice added bonus. A change in the weather with a passing heavy shower and black skies deterred me from taking further detours to visit further level mines that I considered and in hindsight it was probably wise to miss those because it allowed me to return to the car for 6pm instead of after 8pm had I gone in search and explored further sites.
It should be noted that Whitesike and Bentyfield mines are a protected site and nothing should be removed. It is fine to have a rummage about the spoil heaps but put back anything you find and don't take any samples with you. There are plenty of other places for taking samples.
All in all a nice walk. I met a very interesting amateur geologist who was returning from Flinty Fell quarry and had a good natter with him about fossicking (rummaging around old mine spoil heaps for mineral samples). I met a lady with her two children visiting Bentyfield mine and other than the home owner who was curious as to what I was doing outside his nice house, I met nobody else until I got back to the car. Peaceful solitude, a bit of history, some fantastic views, and the beautiful moors... put me back in a nice frame of mind.
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Biking in Lubec, Maine
A for Adventure gets their bike in Lubec, Maine.
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