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HGTV Dream Home 2011 Location Clue Thirteen
Photo by dvs
Here comes another numbers clue. The answer you seek is a four-digit number. Look for one number in each HGTV Green Home 2010 caption and then add, subtract or line up the numbers in any order you choose. Ready, set … go!
Master Bedroom photo gallery, slide two.
Master Bathroom photo gallery, slide two
Exterior Front photo gallery, slide three
Tower photo gallery, slide six
BEING the 1st one time only and I do not have the answer I am looking………………………………………….I think !!!!!!!!!!!!
Two simple words people Rhode Island
All clues point to Rhode Island (4333=13 state, red maple state tree, supplier of granite coutertops, kind of close to a body of water, cows, snake, all clues say thats where it is
So many of the clues apply to the New England area, and New York. I think the Cartier clue fit Vermont the best, but we really won't know until the reveal.
wasn't cartier an explorer also
Someone mentioned Cartier being in Texas also there has been springing up Vermont not too many think differently I myself have several places of thought but I chose not to choose just one.
Cartier Jewelry stores are all around, But the explorer Jacques Cartier only has ties with Vermont in the U.S. The big question is Which Cartier is Mary referring to?
STUMPED AGAIN I don't know I get confused over the east part which way east wonder ??
Vermont–not far from Lake Champlain
i think its in new hampshire. one of the clues was about counter tops. like granite counter tops, the granite state. its also snowy and near lots of water.
I agree!!!!
I think the new location is around Virginia or North Carolina, the Blue Ridge Mountain area is what the picture looks like to me.
NEBRASKA
ITS VERMONT!!! Next to the Granite State… only 60 miles from the New York Border… Green Mountains… DUH!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! See…we haven't seen a clue in so long we are even happy to see numbers again!
Dear Our Army Family,
I was going to sign off, and saw this little flash of light next to your name, opened it, and saw a most beautfiul YOU, with a sparkly ballgown. Although the picture is very small, I could see your feminine beauty, lovely curls and your wordy and worldy ways. Sometime soon, I hope that you will have your own blog, and would love to be the first in line to buy your books of family adventure.
I have the blog address…I haven't gotten the chance yet to get everything set up on it…maybe now that the school year is coming to a close. We have spent all of our free time off exploring.
My little tuition that I call my golden ball, tells me you are heading for wonderful things especially with a career that you wont even have to leave your home for. With an imagination, and attention to detail, level of concentration and creativity you are and will be very successful.
Thank you…now that my little one is becoming a toddler it will be much easier to write.
…And you will, with books that all will vie to buy, and have as treasures in their bookshelves in HGTV homes and all, all around the country.
Oh P.S. I think it is really great that we are associating a picture or face with our words. I like the idea of creating a backyard patio with a string of lights, a very relaxing and homey atmosphere for us all to unwind and meet and greet, share and do our work.
Ooops- I missed writing the thank you part…my daughter came in and talked to me. Thank you for your kind words. I tried to pick a picture that wasn't a huge obvious me.
Mister Rogers used to say something that encouraged being as fancy as you please. If you put up a big picture sometime we will love you more and more, and just as you are.
I have a creepy ex-husband…and while I don't think he would ever come find this blog, I don't want to put up a neon sign saying "here I am!"
Understood. I wont go there.
that looks like a slightly upstate NY location to me – the catskills are so pretty and Hudson Valley NY is a perfect Dream Home location! Only 60 miles to the Big Apple too! that's my guess!
i think its washington
its to the EAST of the last Dream Home
THANK YOU MARY this has made my DAY full of JOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OH …. Goodness… Great … wonderful …. we love you!!! Though, I was hoping for a reveal… But this will do..
I bet FRIDAY gives us the reveal and this is our little teaser… Okay, on to figuring the new clue of numbers…
Lol, yet, it's friday and no reveal
Can't feel too bad for wishing…. hehe….
I hope you didn't bet too much on Friday Renee!!!
No…. I just bet my words…. I felt so sure that she was sooooo ready to put an end to this….. Thanks a lot MARY!!! Have a wonderful evening Ed… I must head off to sleep as it is approaching midnight.. and we are snorkeling early tomorrow……. Talk to you soon my friend!!!
Okay…. 4393 or 4333….. where to apply it…..
Mount Mansfield (elevation 4,393 feet) is the highest mountain in Vermont
I think its Teaxes.
Mount Mansfield is the highest peak in Vermont. Views from the treeless summit include three states and two countries. Several hiking trails (including the Long Trail) lead to the summit; there is also a toll road* and gondola from the Stowe Resort base.
Generally considered to resemble the face of man lying on his back, with various peaks appropriately named: At the south is the Forehead, moving north to The Nose, The Chin, and The Adam's Apple.
*As of 06/09, $24 per car, up to six people. Road goes to "The Nose," from which it is a trail hike of a little over a mile to "The Chin." (4393 at "The Chin)
So true! From New Hampshire you just see it backwards like in that CLUE picture!!!! NH!
SO…. its a state you can view from Mount Mansfield's summit!! NH!
I believe your right except I think It will be built on a different mountain (MT ELLEN) in Vermont
Okay. I give in. It is definitely Vermont. The numbers here are 4393 and Mount Mansfield, the highest point in Vermont is listed as 4393 ft. in elevation ( the wikipedia page on Vermont lists it as 4395, but the page for Mount Mansfield itself lists 4393). But could somebody explain the NY skyline clue? I don't see how that fits in.
Oops…. I posted the wrong thing to you… The elevation for the 4393 is at what they call "The Chin"… Maybe the NY skyline was alluding to the fact that from certain areas throughout Vermont, you can view New York…. Does this help…
Thanks, Renee. I guess that makes sense. I'm completely convinced it's Vermont now, I was just trying to fit all the clues in.
You are welcome!! I also gave you a thumbs up for your wonderful research!!
MAYBE from that view which is looking kind of toward the SW from the Empire State Building………..
take a HGTV 180* turn and look NE toward the New England state of: …… ?
Believe it or not, the Wikipedia Vermont page does list 4393 ft. for Mt. Mansfield as well — if you go to the history section there is a picture of Mt. Mansfield on the right with this height listed! (Wikipedia has never been known for its accuracy or consistency, just its volume of information!). I interpreted the NYC picture clue to be the Big Apple (which Mary mentions) — Vermont's official state fruit and pie are both apple!
definitely a profile picture of a mountain skyline and the rolling old mountains like vt. could be!
Okay- Renee has a 9, I didn't see a 9…now I have to go back and relook. I was about to compliment Mary on how straight forward it was that there was only one number option in each.
Okay…I found the 9. So, we either have 4333 or 4393…not necessarily in those orders.
Are you going to look for other combinations of the numbers….
Not sure…it seems a little too straight forward to have them in order, but then again everyone was so frusterated with numbers in the past. There is part of me conceding again to Vermont…with the order they are currently in the only Virginia connection i can find is the extra 4 at the end of the zipcode for Virginia Beach are 4393.
Uh-oh…. Are we going to be able to read this clue in various ways again… This is going to be fun!!! hehe…..
Nope- I found the pic and then C&E posted the pic info also…they were taken in Vermont…unless Mary is really playing with us, it is definitely Vermont.
Yes… I know…. I looked it up as well and found similar views while researching Mount Mansfield… I meant, that I bet others find many different number combinations to fit their locations… (without taking into consideration the picture of course)…. You know, Cami is going to fit it to Hawaii some how… hehe…. Her dedication is amazing….
9 solar panels Hon
Um…I answered myself about 2 minutes after I posted it saying I found it.
The name comes from the dissolved town of Mansfield, Vermont, in which the mountain was located. It was common for settlers to name Vermont towns for their previous homes; several of the original grantees were from Mansfield, Connecticut, which in turn is known to have been named for Moses Mansfield, one of the chief landowners there. The Town of Mansfield was platted before anyone involved had visited the site; when it was surveyed, it was discovered to be mostly mountainside. Although a few hardy pioneers settled in the town's few lowlands, the town was dissolved by degrees, with the portion generally west of the mountain being annexed to Underhill in 1839, the eastern portion to Stowe in 1848 after a vote of the citizenry. The dividing line did not run exactly along the ridge of the mountain; thus, the Chin is in Underhill and the Nose in Stowe
Are you from Vermont Renee it sounds as if you are looking forward to being there !!!!!!!!!
No… I am not… I have been researching it since the 2nd or 3rd clue… And it has been fun and informative!
If you're looking for a view, there's none better than from the Mount Mansfield Toll Road! Mount Mansfield is Vermont's Highest Mountain [ 4393'] – The Toll Road zig zags to the summit ridge with views of Lake Champlain & New York's Adirondack Mountains
Looking for other combinations….
Stowe is a town in Lamoille County, Vermont, United States. The population was 4,339 at the 2000 census.
That was quick how did you come up with it that fast ?????????
I have it saved under my previous research…..
good connection
Isn't it funny how you can use the combination of the numbers to lead to the same area…..
If you play the numbers (4393) straight as latitude and longitude, I come up with somewhere due north of Cedar Falls, Iowa. Mary, do we get a prize if we guess correctly? The suspense is wearing us down.
It has to be Vermont!!! Too many clues have lead that direction…. Did you happen to see the Rednalsi of Vermont blog….?? It had most of the clues answered in it….. We all get a prize and at this time, I think most will settle with the Reveal as a nice concession prize… Take care anne!!
Ok Reneelovesgreen: I marched to a different drummer. You know "Mary's leading us away from the location so where else could it be? I am sure where ever the dream home location is; it will be gorgous!. It seems Jack is always looking for that special, "who would of thought " location.
By the way, aren't you a little guilty of that too!! Seems to me I recall you baiting some fabulous community resort area in New York that made me drool. huh, huh, Yeah, I thought so. (tehe)
I agree… No matter where the Dream Home 2011 is, it will be gorgeous!!
I don't know if I am guilty, as I never really thought that anyone paid too much attention to me! But, yes after posting info on Vermont daily, with bloggers' saying enough already… I went to research communities in areas where others were posting…. as the clues can lead in different direction if read in other ways. So, I guess that does make me guilty… YIKES!!! Oopss…. It is all in good fun. My favorite part is research….. I should work in a News Dept… hehehe….. Sorry for making you drool…… but, I believe that we all need to once in a while!! Take care and talk to you soon anne!!
reneelovesgreen that photo has got me PUZZLLLEEDD!!!!!! just can't understand that one yet!!!!!!!
Awesome sunrise! Made my day!
Hmmmm… the picture seems to be of Vermont, around Lincoln Peak….. Perhaps the dream home will be around Sugarbush? I will see if the numbers help or hinder this idea. numbers by the way (4,3,9,3). This could be enough to shift me away from my New hampshire guess.
Stick with NH Gerryin Cali!
Well Vermonters…Mary is being pretty stinking straight forward…the mountain pics are from Vermont and the number order 4393 (as it has been pointed out) are the elevation.
Here is the picture link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dvs/50027103/
The title is "Early Morning Sunrise" and the tags include Vermont, morning, sunrise, hills, and clouds! It is a Vermont scene!
MARY is being really truthful or sneaky!
Remember…………….. Green Home contest is almost up.
you go! and kudos for research points!
Surprised by all the hits to his Flickr account, the photographer actually jumped on this blog last week and said it was taken from his home in Warren, VT. Hmmmmmm…..
VERMONT IT IS!!!! YIPPY!!!
4393 or 4333 or 43393? I am on it too.
Thanks Mary!
yea i got 4393
FUNNY LOL I got 4450 and still trying to decipher ANY HELP would be GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!
When you read the captions on the newest clue, you should see directions to go to the appropriate panels. The only discrepancy whould be on the tower clue which you will see the a three and a nine. Then take you pick as far as the line up of numbers.
Hello & Good Day Janzee neat name is it your name?? Today was a different approach for me and thanks to you and my helpful blogs I have it all together and doing a whole lot better than yesterday such a FAR~AWAY place from today !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi melissa_again, The Janzee is a nickname from kiddom, and decided to use it again for the site. We have talked in the post and I enjoy reading your thoughts and ideas about the direction we have to go with the DH.
So the question still remains as to where in Vermont…my guess is still on Foote Farm, but I suppose I should research some others.
MARY- you've all but told us…can we know a reveal date? Just so we don't continue to get frusterated.
Since Mary has all but told us, I am guessing that she pretty much has the okay to let us know…which means the reveal date is imminent!
Who lives close enough to the HGTV HQ that they can go and sit on the lawn at the building with a huge sign that says, "MARY. We love you. Now where is the LOCATION?!?!?"
laughing…anyone willing to go to Knoxville and ask where the location is.
Thank you, Thank You, Thank You, Mary!
This is like being at camp,and it rains 6 days in a row, finally the sun has come out, we're all nice and happy!
Sure looks like Vermont, wait until Coop hears.
You poor thing, you must have gone to camp in OREGON!
well idont ever hardly get any of thes clues so i just give up and i will wait till they tell us. its gonna be almost a whole year before we can sign up for it anyway. none of this makes since to me. but i figure the town will probly have some measure of historical significants,, will be where taxes are probly high and in an hoa neighborhood. i would be looking where all those are at.
good point I looked at resorts in Vermont and there they were in Stowe Vermont why is everybody saying Vermont I am the odd ball today!!!!!!!!!!!!!
well i dont know. half think its NY. but mabey its close anough that you can see the new york skyline. where i grew up as a child,, i lived 2 hours south of houston tx, and i could see the tall buildings in houston on a clear day. it was cool.
I always took the New York skyline to probably mean that the state it is would be near or next to New York city or state.
AA, is that the Empire State Bldg. showing? If so, maybe it's just a reference to NY state….what body of water shows in that photo?
Where was that Katy Texas or thereabouts?
i grew up in manvel tx. surounde by rice fields and cattle so you could see quite a ways.
is there a honey grove tx.
lol probley. we raised honey bees where i grew up. honey is everywhere. lol
Do the CLUES match the area near you becky?
Brilliant! Maybe someone on here can find out how far away someone could see the NY, New York downtown lights. They light up the Empire State Building real pretty!
Maybe the dream home is at the base of Mount Mansfield in Stowe, VT.
Closest thing I could find Maryland and W. MARYLAND I will look into locations and be back lata !!!!!!!!
Curious how it connects to Maryland?
Western MD has a scenic railroad and it has picturesque mountain views and the # clues are in the Maryland state. Cumberland and Appalachia mountains and lots of scenic mountains !!!!!!
I know, alot matched DC area.
So, it is looking like family friendly in the woods will be this year's dream home.
If nobody else has named it…Birch Hill in Stowe, VT.
Located at the heart of Stowe, VT
Large land parcels suitable as private estates or residential subdivision.
Excellent views of the Green Mountain and Worcester Mountain Ranges.
Conveniently located to Stowe village, shopping, dining and world class skiing on Mt. Mansfield.
Drive times are: 15 mins I-89, 45 mins Burlington, VT, 2 hrs Montreal, 3.5 hrs Boston, 6 hrs NYC.
HGTV's Jack seems to love skiing! So could be!
THANK YOU MARY! I am going with Sunrise Mountain, NJ. On this mountain you can see the the sunrise and sunset in one location! Beverly
Thank You 4 not saying Vermont it is BEAUTIFUL but it is not the only BEAUTIFUL place on EARTH I was feeling ODD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wonder if being approx 17 (or so) miles from Lake Champlaine counts as being somewhat close to a body of water???
Sure! Well depends if you are used to large states or smaller states.
So, not sure what Mary would say!
But sounds good to me!
If "Mean Mary's" near is anything like her soon a hundred miles away would be near!
Talking About Stowe, VT
45 minutes to Burlington…but that would still be "somewhat" close…somewhat leaves so much wiggle room…not to mention there can be a smaller lake or river and that would count as a body of water or she could look at the state is a state away from the ocean verses being landlocked in the midwest.
WESTERN MARYLAND !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds good! What gets you so excited?
Which town melissa_again?
Still in love with ::::
Quechee Lakes, nestled along the stony shores of the Ottauquechee River, is a spectacular combination of elegant homes and spacious condominiums. In nearly 6,000 acres of quiet woods and peaceful hillsides are activities for every life-style. Quechee Lakes is a planned environment respecting Nature in its infinite variety.
The Quechee Lakes community is made up of individual landowners who own a home site, a completed home or condominium. These landowners own and control all the amenities at Quechee Lakes. Tenants, because they rent from a landowner, are allowed the privilege of using the amenities while at Quechee Lakes. Some amenities require the renter to purchase a guest pass from Membership Services. Quechee's facilities include two championship golf courses. Geoffrey Cornish, a world famous golf course architect, started with a valley full of ample trees, spring fed ponds, pastures, rocky ledges and dramatic ravines – then sculpted 36 challenging holes of championship golf. Old pros or young duffers, the golfers who have played it rave about it. Both 18s, from the first tee to the thirty-sixth green, are truly unbelievable.
Where is this?
So we could RENT the 2011 Dream Home if we want to?
I went to the photographer's website and he seems to live in Warren, Vermont. Sugarbush Resort is in the Mad River Valley in Warren. Maybe I will look into more info about Sugarbush Resort! And how appropriate is Mad River for all of us Mad bloggers! In the meantime, I thought I would post a hilarious poem the photographer had on his website:
The Pig and the Inebriate
Posted by dvs on March 6, 2009
It was the pig fair last September
The day I well remember
I was walking up and down in drunken pride
When my knees began to flutter
And I sank down in the gutter
And a pig came up and lay down by my side
As I lay there in the gutter
Thinking thoughts I could not utter
I thought I heard a passing lady say
You can tell the man who boozes
By the company that he chooses
And with that the pig got up and walked away
(Boys of the Lough)
LOL!
Nice C&E!!! You always are wonderful at this!!
AHHH, C&E, My first chuckle with the new clue! Thanks!:):):)
Good One C&E, this is way more fun than w(h)ining!
C&E: Thanks, that was so cute. But now I can't get this out of my head…."I remember the Mad River Valley…"
Applause. Here's the clincher. I had never really seen a pig face to face. Last weekend I went to buy pottery in the middle of the desert, and this pot belly pig was running wild on the property. Somehow someway, the pig and I saw each other- it was face to face love at first site. She laid down on the dusty ground for me to rub her belly. I thought pigs were smooth, but her hair was course like a broom. She blinked her white eyelashes at me, and I grunted back at her. My husband took some pictures and I fell in love.
That's funny Janzee. Wait until you meet a thousand pound boar. Then you can have a half a ton of love looking at you. They're not quite as pretty as a pot bellied pig though! LOL
Yikes, thankgoodness, you are the first I have been able to get back to. This material is too juicy and funny to pass up. Is this boar a mythological creature or is it for real. Have you met up with some such critter?
I used to raise a couple of pigs every year on my acreage in San Diego County. The pig rancher I would buy the piglets from had some monster sows & boars. He had them in concrete block stys, and when they would crash into the sides I just knew they were coming though the concrete!!!! I was always amazed the little piglets didn't get smashed by "Big Momma Sow". She usually had 12 – 16 running around under her looking for a hand out! LOL
This is one of the best stories I ever heard. I know I keep saying this, but every time I hear another story, I think its the best. Its amazing how much I don't know about the outdoors, and have told people for many years what an outdoorsy person I am, but truth be told that the "real life" you describe is where everything begins. Fishing, raising of mama pigs, Lord knows what else… My hope is that the DH is close to a place where we can see the wide open spaces a cow or two a Red Clover Pasture. This could be Vermont
I am actually leaving in a few to pick up some plant pots, and to see the pig. Today we may not rolll around on the dirt together I'll just feed her some apples.
I love your pig story! My sister used to work at a farm on Long Island where she led tour groups of city kids to show them what went on at farms. This farm was always getting donations of pot-bellied pigs because people would buy them as pets when they were piglets, not realizing how large they become as adults! The other problem was overfeeding — a problem for this breed in particular because excess weight causes their bellies to literally drag on the ground! If you know what you are doing and have adequate space pigs can make good pets — they are very intelligent and can be housebroken — but they love to dig and need space to roam so they are definitely not meant for the city!
Thankyou my dear friend, your sister must have had the most wonderful time watching the children's expressions observing the very close to human expressions and behaviors of pigs. My deep sense is that you have nurtured these beautiful animals on your own land. The place I go, called Cactus Joe's is run by a man who greatly respects the land, and on seven acres picks up stray dogs and this one slim and trim very smart pig, with just the slightest hint of mischeif gets into some of the displayed artifacts. I actually saw her chewing on a cow skull, and when she was admonished she smirked, her hair went up on her back, and she smiled a crooked smile.
why not in the city because they need a mud hole But I have heard people say they would rather have a pig for a pet and they carry less germs is that true are they cleaner and you can feed them all of the leftovers and slop !!!!
Pigs are not any less clean than other domestic animals but they have a hard time regulating their body temperature in the heat and need a cool spot when it is very hot outside. Clean water would work, but mud works too! Unless you are planning to eat your pig it is best to feed them a balanced diet just like you would a dog or cat or they will suffer from health problems. Most pigs are raised for food and don't live very long so little thought is given to long-term health, but if the pig is a pet and you want it to live a long time you should feed it a balanced diet and do not overfeed (pigs have been bred to gain weight quickly so they get fat easily!). Exercise is also important to keep them trim, so that is why they need room to roam. Janzee's pig has the perfect life of running free on an acreage. This pig can do all the things that make a pig healthy and happy — no wonder Janzee saw her smiling!
Than You I feel good now
melissa_again you are such a whirlwind of comments today you are making my head spin! LOL! Thanks for keeping it fun and interesting today! Any state is still a possibility until Mary says otherwise!
What can I say on this very day I feel like I have to PLAY !!!!!!!!!
Pigs have to have a mud hole to waller around in. They get a lot of their vitamins, etc. through their skin rolling around in the mud. Pigs are easy to pottie train as they always try to go in the same place. They're really fun, as a kid growing up, one of my chores was slopping the hogs.
were they in love or married you think ???????????????
LOLZ this makes my day every time I see it SINGLE and LOVING it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Maybe not forever though
Looking at archives Coop called Stowe, VT a while back…could Coop have it two years in a row or is Mary just teasing us again. Maybe Coop really is on the inside track. Maybe Coop is Mary in disguise ;o)
Maybe Coop is the real Waldo. LOL
Our Army Family: Coop is not the female HGTV celeb I first thought him to be. Nope, after a while their schedules didn't fit. He is definitely male and has an "in" with HGTV. OMG, Coop is Jack!!!!!
No- I know that he is male and in CA…which doesn't match. Though I will say that all I "know" is what he told me. He did also say that he used to be an architect if I remember right…I was just teasing him as it is starting to look like he guessed the location 2 years in a row which makes it look like he has an inside scoop.
Maybe Jack's father? Or boss? Or wife?
Maybe, MARY's father? Or Grandfather?
Or HGTV's Mr. Samples?
I'm watching HGTV's great show……. Holmes on Homes!! Super show ! ! !
Mike Holmes (from Canada) makes botched home construction or remodel jobs that have gone very bad…….. R I G H T ! ! ! !
Nothing would surprise me!!
Maybe something happened in the family?
Seeing COOP and Mary are missing in action.
FACTS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF VERMONT……1609 FRENCH EXPLORER SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN (1567-1635) CLAIMED THE VERMONT REGON FOR FRANCE AND DISCOVERS LAKE CHAMPLAIN….
That was our clue 2 connection for numbers.
OurArmyFamily have you found or noted anything on the stamp clues from Vermont. I am still having trouble with this one?
C&E said something about a battle portrayed in one of the stamps is mentioned on the Vermont page.
The battles I found in Vermont but not apparently stamp worthy were Hubbardton, and Bennington which led way to the Revolutionary War. Vermont I dont think was involved in the Stamp Act, as she came in after the thirteen colonies had been established. Sue and Deba came up with a whole thing about the Lindbergh stamp for St. Louis- this is what I am trying to find. If we were trying to prove Vermont most everything ties in, even the Red Clover is the state flower. But….Virginia has plenty of stamp worthy connections, so does NY, New Hamshire, and even N.C. with the Orville Wright first flight in Kitty Hawk. I am still not 100% convinced.
Hi Janzee, I think it was General Burgoyne, from the Battle of Saratoga, that sent troops to Bennington. At least that is the link between the Saratoga/Bennington. Cami found an interesting link between all of the stamps. They are all navy battleships. Did you notice the cancellation mark on the envelope that has the word "navy" on it?
Yes boomer,I recently found that connection from the Saratoga Battle, and so it was the Green Mountain boys from Vermont. a strudy bunch of men that won Burgoyne's troops. After this connection I felt the stamp in the forefront of the picture was the one to focus on. On your question about the cancellation mark, I didn't notice.
One of the battleships that was not included in the stamps was the USS Tennessee. She was damaged in the bombing at Pearl Harbor, repaired and rejoined her fleet.
Those old battleships have endured tremendous history for this country. I get the chills reading about them. I was a correspondent for a newspaper years ago and a favorite area is WWII history.
densteve, you have been involved in alot of history research. I am having trouble with the stamp clue from Vermont though. Cartier is good, the claimed areas I believe fall under his exploration. I would like to come up with something unique that supports stamps, but I am having trouble with this. I got Calvin Coolidge as a president born in Vermont. Vermont I think was the first to come on after the colonies were established, but would like to get something with meat on it,.like Deba and Sue's clues.
JANZEE…GOOGLE rednalsi of vermont…..THE VERMONT TRIVIA CHALLENGE…….that will awnser …clues 1 to 9…becuse that's were MARY got the clues from…clues 10 to13 are nothing more then filler…..we got lucky and found VERMONT before MARY was ready….THIS LAST 4 WEEKS IS KILLING ME…. I HAVE NO HAIR LEFT TO PULL OUT…STEVE
Brainiacs ride again. How did you think to get to The Vermont Trivia Challenge? There have been studies of people who know how to get straight to the source. Don't worry about your hair, the Vermont fresh air will and a little Maple syrup, with a stack of glutenfree pancakes will fix things right up. I think we have all gotten immersed into this whirlpool of HGTV, HGTV. I am sleeping dreaming and waking up staggering to the computer.
THE COW GOT ME TO VERMONT……
Are you a "cowboy" ? lol !!!!! Sorry!!
:):)
Yes ditto for me, cow art, the milk of human kindness, and ICE CREAM, we all scream for ice cream.
Interesting tidbit…2003 Dream Home Architect Randall Johnson also did a lodge in Stowe, VT…maybe they will reuse this architect for a design for a Dream Home.
Funny- Jeld-Wen windows also did the windows for the 2009 DH in Sonoma and the same lodge in Stowe, VT…maybe the resources are all coming together from similar projects to suggest that it would be a good place for a DH.
I come up with 4743.
1-slide two—4
2-slide two—7
3-slide three–13 or 4
4-tower–3
4743??????
I had slide 3 as 3 or 9
I counted all the PLUS signs in each slide. Third floor—nine solar–one plus sign. A cynic I have become these last several weeks. haha
cynic equals smart. test and retest all clues.
4 – 4 poster bed
3 – 3 opening windows
9 – 9 solar panels
3 – 3 nature photos
4-4 poster bed (no red plus sign)
"7"-3—(plus-4 RED PLUS SIGNS)
4-3 (PLUS one red plus sign)
3-3 nature photos (no plus signs)
I was wrong…. distance from Stowe to Burlington (on the lake) is 33 miles….
I forgot to thank Mary profusely for the new clue! Thank you, thank you, thank you, etc. and on and on! You really do care! So far I am having a really good day — my dog got her incision staples removed successfully and I came back to find a new Vermont clue from Mary! It was almost worth the really long wait — not quite, but almost!
densteve will be so excited to see this clue, as he has been crying out Vermont for so long…. Though, Coop started with it, many others have caught on and found some wonderful locations to live in Vermont!!! Now, which one will it be!!
it will be nice if its in the woods somewhere. thats where i feel more at home. im from the boonies and want to stay in the boonies.
YEAH ME TOOO I would love to stay in the BOONIES on my own private road!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Becky, You'll probably love Vermont, even in the bigger cities it's very country like.
Yeah the biggest city in Vermont has a slightly smaller population size than where I am living now and this place barely feels like a city to me.
My partner and I want to live in the country just outside of a big city so he can have work there. The only work we both probably could do in Vermont would be to own a small business or be school teachers. But in a couple of years we plan on getting married in Vermont. I've never been there before but my boyfriend visited often when he use to live in upstate NY. I can't wait to go there.
yea i like smaller towns, just dont know about the cold. lol seems like the older i get the more it bothers me. but hea you cant knock a dream huh.
Far~Away in Neverland so far at hand where on earth would a lonely girl begin do you think I can pretend to be the other hand OH NO says me I am just FREE !!!!!!
So Coop…you probably posted it before, but what is a good housing development near Stowe…the only thing I found was property for sale at Birch Hill.
I know that I posted this is the past, but I still love it, too:
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Thanks for reposting this reneelovesgreen — I remember your previous post but could not remember the name of the development. I'm going to give it another look now!
No problem…. It is still highlighted under my searches… Didn't Coop post the comment on Quechee Lake originally….
I think Our Army Family found it too — I can't remember who found it first.
It can't remember…. I know that Our Army Family posted Foote Farm but, thought that Coop had posted the Quechee Lakes…. not positive either… And, I am sure neither really care …. We are all running in the same circles for awhile now….. like a dog chasing its tail… hehe…..
Sounds like a great place to live. ^_^
All of the buildings at my college are at least up to silver LEED standards. Our newest building is platinum LEED.
I agree, it has to be Vermont because DVS (photo by) only takes photos in Vermont and Massachusetts.
WELL isn't this SPECIAL !!!!!!!!! There is only one other that is not saying VERMONT do we need a revival here or are we ALL O.K. with the SPIRIT of things !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOOO VERMONT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MAYBE they have ti MAYBE not only time will tell !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
People are saying Vermont because they found the exact image and it said it was Vermont. You should read all the other posts before getting so defensive.
It is not defensive that was earlier yesterday today people are finding other places it was the only place yesterday when it was first posted could they all be from Vermont????? I was trying to make a statement not downgrading ANYBODY!!!!!!!!! Where does the photo say it is VERMONT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
melissa_again, the photographer is from Vermont and posted that the picture was taken there yesterday, as they blogged with debragilmour… I don't think that you are being defensive, you are just hanging in there trying to see who will be right. We are here to have fun… so continue on and enjoy it as much as possible without going crazy… hehe… like some of us have already become..
Artistic Avi….. You are correct. Many bloggers are in agreement with the Vermont location. There are most of clues posted on Rednalsi of Vermont blog and the other clues have lead us in that direction clearly. The thing is, that many clues can be read differently causing debates on the location. I enjoy having fun with it and not getting personal, as many people state their views in various ways. Sometimes the sense of humor doesn't come through on the screen… I am thinking the melissa_again is kidding around and trying to hold on to her favorite location, like Cami does with Hawaii!! Let's have fun!!!
IT IS EAST of NEW MEXICO
Isn't Vermont North of New Mexico ?????????!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am now going to formerly say I am a turncoat. Yes Vermont it shall be. I have made a few discoveries, and had a little help from my friends here. Not because I have been unwillingly goaded, but with two feet on the ground and exacting information, after all, that's what the folks on this site on looking for. A few details made this decision live for me.The mama cow and its possibility as a Ben an Jerry Poster child scored whopping points since I am an ice cream at two in the morning freak. Then, with Army and C&Es help they pointed to the Battle of Saratoga. That stamp was the one I had ogled, as it was the most detailed, and right there on center stage. Mary threw the rest of the stamps in as smoke screen, but the Vermonteers saw through it and went straight for the gold. The honey ain't no honey, its maple syrup with sugar on top and that's a pancake flap jake flippin giveaway. Cartier historians are all over the place with what he discovered and what he didn't, but since his close Kanada association and given the strait between the Green Mountains and the Adirondacks I think his Vermont explorations are his thus and soo and soo for Cartier. Any gold or diamonds will be after the fact. Let's go shopping.
VERMONT?!??! What happened to my guess of American Somoa? Sheesh, all this time I've been stranded out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, and the next Dream Home location is in New England.
Boy, I was WAY off, but then I'm sure Barry the Holstein Teddy Bear will be thrilled to hear it.
This definitely was a straightforward clue—Google "4,393 feet," and the first response is Mt Mansfield in Vermont, OR "4339 population", and Stowe, Vermont comes right up like magic, both as our friend reneelovesgreen pointed out right away.
After dealing with a barrage of business emails from Thailand, this was quite an unexpected surprise.
Funny…. we all know that you have been campaigning Vermont for a long time now!!! Thanks for the acknowledgement my friend!! I had it highlighted already from previous research!! Now which community do you think it will be?
I'm feeling a bit wistful for Wake Island, my new find from last night, but when the facts are before you it is time to buck up and go with the inevitable flow! Now don't confuse your Thailand info with that for Vermont, or we will be forced to imagine one strange New England/Southeast Asian fusion going on with DH 2011 — hmmmm, maybe that is not such a bad thing!
Coop…. didn't you post info on Quechee Lakes originally? I remember posting it in the past, but the noticing that you had posted it previous to my post…. I am pretty sure that you did……
I'm not sure, reneelovesgreen. Which came first, the Quechee or the Lakes? I'll have to turn it over to Show Me for further research.
yeah VT! good work sourcing the photo. "Near water" does not have to be a lake, could be a river and there are many of those in and around the Stowe area.