Wicked Business (30 page)

Image courtesy of Della Huff

I love all the rolling hills of Vermont. New Hampshire has hills, but they’re covered with trees. Vermont is all open fields with black-and-white cows ambling through them toward big red barns.
Makes me think of ice cream and cheese.

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Main Street in Hanover, New Hampshire

Image courtesy of Peter Evanovich

Image courtesy of Peter Evanovich

Main Street hasn’t changed a whole lot over the years. The post office, a bookstore, and Lou’s. Best crullers ever, and if you’re feeling really indulgent, Lou’s makes cruller French toast.

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The Dartmouth Green

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There’s always activity on the Green. In the summer, students play Frisbee and catch some sun while studying. In the fall, giant bonfires are constructed for homecoming. And at Christmas a giant fir tree is decorated with lights.

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The Sphinx at Dartmouth College

Image courtesy of Peter Evanovich

You thought I made this up … okay, I did make some of it up … but there really is a Sphinx at Dartmouth. Nestled in the trees, among brick and stone buildings dating back to 1769, is this bizarre little tomb. The Sphinx is the oldest continuously operating all-male secret society in the country. The Flat Hat Club at the College of William and Mary, and Sigma at Washington and Lee, are the only two secret societies in the country that are older. But neither of them has run continuously.

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Special stones

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Sometimes the smallest, simplest things are the most magical.

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