We spent a couple weeks on the road and saw some amazing places - but we didn't carry quite this much luggage!!!We've wanted to visit the Shelburne Museum, in Vermont for a very long time and it was quite worth the wait.
The Shelburne is renowned for its collection of American folk art and quilts. The Museum is also home to holdings of decorative arts, design, decoys, and carriages. The paintings collection includes French Impressionists as well as over 400 18th - 20th century American works.
There was one very special exhibit that just blew us away: The Ticonderoga.
She's the last walking beam side-wheel passenger steamer in existence and a National Historic landmark. Built in Shelburne in 1906, it operated as a day boat on Lake Champlain serving ports along the New York and Vermont shores until 1953. In 1955, she was moved two miles overland from the lake to the museum.
Nearly the entire ship is open to explore and it's like stepping back to the 1920's.
The purser's office:
The dining room:
and the kitchen:
The main stairway:
A guest stateroom:
and the crews:
I can so visualize this steamer "in the day", full of ladies and gentlemen with the means to travel, the clothes, the food, the music - I truly felt transported in time.
Plan to spend a least a full day at the Shelburne, here's just a handful of what you'll see and experience.
What an experience! Love the staircase! Thanks for sharing pics!
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