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HGTV Green Home 2010: Monday’s Clue
“We are as near to heaven by sea as by land.” – Sir Gilbert Humphrey. Photo by R.S.
Cold: It’s not Cohasset and 99 has nothing to do with a shipwreck there.
Warm: 99 is related in some way to a voyage.
Something just occured to me in the first set of photos…the apples photo!! Well, doing a little research I see that the Honeycrisp apple is the state fruit of Massachusetts, and it really looks like the same type of apple?
Captain Mary’s Warm tip: 99 is related in some way to a voyage. Are there 99 Islands listed for the Islands of Massachusetts? Some islands are attached, but it certainly would take a voyage to get to some of the Islands…like Martha’s Vineyard, which is an island off the south of Cape Cod in New England. Or, maybe Nantucket which is an island 30 miles south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts? Oh yeah, you would take route 95 to Cape Cod?
Looks like the 2010 Green Home will be in one of the towns or villages of Cape Cod, where the US Coast Guard established its first station in the 1700′s. I’ve never been to Cape Cod, but I understand it’s a wonderful summer escape and quite possibly a year round haven.
Hi everyone! I missed you all!
As I am going through and catching up on all of the blogs, I am amazed at all of the work everyone has done with their research.
I am going to keep catching up right now but will post later, however, in the meantime, I wanted to mention how clever MARY is with this photo…how fitting is it that it is titled ‘What lies ahead?’ by the photographer Rahul Singh? And then under the photo is a comment simply stating ‘rough seas’.
Oh, SHOW ME, I think you’re right…it IS going to be a ‘bumpy ride’ on the ‘rough seas’…I think I’ll need to adjust my sails!
Living the Dream!
i think they are relate together because they are in the same place !
Cathy/Maine)iac), GlennNYC, W, KZ, Glenna Calton, and Show Me,
I have a problem with Maine and Mass. Maybe you can help me.
If the budget for the Green Home is around $750,000, what areas in Mass or Maine could HGTV build a state of the art green home for that amount? I would think the green home would be in an area not as expensive so that HGTV can get a great return on the dollars spent.
What do you think?
Learning more than I ever anticipated searching for the connection. 99 is not helping at all. However, Nantucket, MA has Horseshoe Shoals and the history of the Nantucket Lightships. 95 doesn’t seem to work for me with Nantucket. The Green Connection may be the Wind Turbines that a private company has been given rights to this area to set up in the Nantucket Sound. This energy resource seems green enough and certainly we will know the impact in future generations. Has to be an improvement from oil spills However, this land should not be “given” to private sector. Must compensate fisherman and local people who are sacrificing for this endeavor.
So I hope it is Cape cod and I will leave it at that.
HI FELLOW BLOGGERS,
WELL, I FOUND A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE MAYFLOWER. THERE WERE 102 PASSENGERS AND A CREW OF 25.
THE CITY OF BOSTON WAS RANKED THE 99TH MOST EXPENSIVE PLACE TO LIVE IN 143 CITIES WORLD WIDE DETERMINED BY THE STATE OF MASS IN 2008.
JUST TO KEEP THINGS INTERESTING AS FAR AS VOYAGES GO, THE SS TITANIC PASSENGER, MARY JANE, THE GIRL WHO KEPT THE DIARY AND HAD THE FAMOUS KISS, THE MOVIE WAS BASED ON AND WAS SAVED BY THE SS CARPATHIA WHICH ARRIVED IN NEW YORK CITY SAFELY. IN NEW YORK, SHE MET HER FIANCE WHERE SHE WENT ON TO BOSTON, MASS, HER ORIGINAL DESTINATION TO LIVE.
JUST A FEW BITS TO CONSIDER. I HAVE ENJOYED EVERYONES’ DEDUCTIONS. WHAT A HOOT!
GOOD NIGHT,
MHORN
What I keep thinking is how the heating cost of house in Maine, Massachusetts would be? It is cold there in winter.
Maryland is just in between, I assume better temperatures in winter, and in summer…
I will just wait, and read all those greatly informative blogs here
The lighthouse is the Sevn Foot Knoll Lighthouse in Baltimore,MD. That is my old hometown, I grew up there in the 60′s & 70′s. Did not realize where it was til I did some investigating. It is an inactive ligthouse since 1987. It was relocated on October, 1988 to Pier 5 at the Inner Harbor waterfront. Located at the end of the harbor on Magic Dr. off Pratt st. in downtown Baltimore, Md. The new house will be in Maryland!!!!
I feel it will be in the Tidewater area which is situated on or near the the Chesapeake Bay. It is a more temperate climate.
Hi Lessie, You bring up some good points. I agree that the areas we seem to be exploring, especially in Mass are considered rather expensive places to live. That is why I was looking for planned communities in the area that tend to have homes priced in several different brackets. I am not sure if HGTV has a specific budget limit or not (although I think we can agree it is far less than the Dream Home giveaway). I think the 2008 GH was valued at over $850k, so not sure what the ceiling is. There are others on the blog that have been participating longer than I – so I am sure they will have better insight.
Luba – you are correct heating would be an issue anywhere in New England. Perhaps, geothermal heating would be a cost effective way to showcase green living in colder climates (and many other eco-friendly, energy efficient heating technologies that may also exist).
Although, I am still leaning towards Mass (based on clues thus far) – I think Maryland would be an excellent contender (I used to live in DC and work in Columbia, MD – which is equidistant from Baltimore and DC and there are quite a few lovely planned communities – all located right off the I-95 corridor.
Lastly, I hear you marjie – I too am wondering how long the clues go on before they reveal the location…my eyes are going crossed, although, as others have mentioned – I am learning quite a bit.
Happy trails everyone…
Hi Renee Love Green. So I was speaking to my niece in South Florida (I actually grew up there as well), who was stung by a jelly fish recently and I remembered about your son’s encounter. Anyway, I found this free ebook re: beach safety for my niece and thought you might be interested in it as well. It talks about all the creatures in the ocean and how best to avoid encounters with them (from stingrays to sharks).
Here’s the link:
http://www.beachhunter.net/beachsafety.htm
Renee Loves Green – I sent you the post below with a link and it is waiting in moderation. So I thought I’d try it without the link – just in case it get’s lost
Hi Renee Love Green. So I was speaking to my niece in South Florida (I actually grew up there as well), who was stung by a jelly fish recently and I remembered about your son’s encounter. Anyway, I found this free ebook re: beach safety for my niece and thought you might be interested in it as well. It talks about all the creatures in the ocean and how best to avoid encounters with them (from stingrays to sharks). Go to beachhunter dot net and click beach hazards.
Lessie, I’ve been wondering about the prices in Mass also, especially the Boston & Cape Cod areas which are quite pricey. Not sure what Maine prices are but they do have more undeveloped land than Mass. and the coastal areas of Maryland, so would think they would be lower. It is the most sparsely populated state east of the Mississippi, probably due to its harsh winters (collegemom would probably love it there though & might go if we finally get a home with no HOA fees)
Marie, I don’t think the 99 refers to the number of islands, but I looked it up and wow, the list of Mass islands is VERY long on Wikipedia (stopped counting after 14 starting with A & 60+ starting with B), not sure how many of those are on the ocean though. Interesting to note that they list a Blueberry Island in Winchendon township (north central Mass – not anywhere close to the coast) which is inhabited as a residential development.
Since the warm clue states that 99 has something to do with a voyage but so far most blogger research on ships has been the Pilgrims, has anyone looked or been able to find how many passengers were aboard any of the voyages of the “Virginia of Sagadahoc” the first English-built ship to have been built in the “New World” (1607-1608) by the colonists of Popham Colony in present-day Maine? She sailed in 1608 from Maine to England bearing some of surviving members of Popham Colony and in 1609 was part of the transatlantic “Third Supply” to Jamestown surviving the 3-day storm which shipwrecked the fleet’s flagship in the Bermuda Triangle and arrived at Jamestown in October under command of Captain James Davis, who was involved in the construction of the vessel in Popham Colony. Any more info on this Cathy/Maine(iac), especially considering the tie-in you noted with Popham & Ralegh Gilbert (son of the author of today’s clue)? Cindy you seem to know much about Maine too, any comments? My New England history is rusty, been decades since I left & even then know more about RI, Mass & Conn since I grew up in RI & the other two were closest.
Oh, forgot to say sorry bloggers if I confused you earlier, used Jack’s computer & didn’t notice until after I’d posted that it listed KZ as the name. I hadn’t used his laptop since that day of the 2nd clue when my posts weren’t going through & I tried his laptop with a different name to see if it would work, later noticed no posts went thru that day.
Still does Maine or Maryland have any firsts that have to do with basketball or apple trees? Maybe a playground with basketball court? Cindy anymore Maine trivia to add to our confusion?
Renee, can you believe we haven’t had rain since Friday afternoon? It cleared up in time to watch fireworks Friday night (saw them from the backyard of the house it looks like we’re moving to in Golden Beach). Just read Glenn’s post of beach hazard link, reminded me of Jack made me read some article about a woman getting attacked by a shark while on a sandbar somewhere near here this weekend, so enjoy the beach, but please be careful. I doubt I’ll be heading there until I get over this flu (8 days is wearing on my nerves), or maybe that is the medicine I would need? Guess this is my due since I rarely get sick. Good luck to whoever wins the home since all 3 M states on I-95 can have harsh winters with a long season for colds & flus.
Also trying to figure out if the timing will change for the drawing since the winters would delay construction. Will be interesting to see the different green options for wintery homes – radiant floor heating, high thermal mass, but will they switch from solar to geothermal or wind?
Ooo, this post is getting long. Sorry. I’ll quit for now. Good night all.
showed the picture of the monument/plaque to a friend who maintained coast gard property on Cape, Islands, and RI for over twenty years – he can’t recall the location of the stone pictured – I 95 is a lot closet to Newburyport than Plymouth, but, Mary could just be working on the state’s location………
That particular coast guard plaque/monument was taken in Kentucky. When Mary posts a picture, she gives the credits for who the photographer is. Click on the name and go to the person’s site and you will find the photo.
Maine Tree of Facts:
The
Pine
Tree
State
22 cities
424 towns
16 Counties
51 plantations
33,215 square miles
6,000 Lakes and Ponds
3,500 miles of coastline
17 million acres of Forest
416 unorganized townships
32,000 miles of Rivers and Streams
Winter temperatures averaging 20F
Summer temperatures averaging 70F
Population in 2006: estimate 1.3 million
92-mile Allagash Wilderness Waterway
America’s first chartered city: York, 1641
Became the 23rd State on March 15, 1820
542,629 acres of state and national parks
Harvested over 72.5 million pounds of lobster in 2006
Harvested over 138 million pounds of finfish in 2006
Harvested approximately 46 million pounds of shellfish in 2006
Mt. Katahdin (5,268 ft. above sea level) approximately 1 mile high
Baxter State Park – Mt. Katahdin & northern end of Appalachian Trail
Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor is the only national park in New England
Potatoes rank 6th in production nationally in 2006 with 58,000 acres in production
With an annual crop valued at more than $75 million, wild blueberries make a major contribution to Maine’s economy.
320 miles long
210 miles wide
Capital: Augusta
York is situated 99 miles S.W. from Augusta (capitol of Maine).
Cape Neddock and Bald Head are the head lands. The former is a little to the south of cape Neddock river. At the end of this cape is a small hillock called the Nubble, on which Congress has recently authorized the erection of a Light house. Boon Island lies about 9 miles southeast of this point. Bald Head makes the S.W. part of Wells bay.
The settlement of this place began about the year 1630: it was then called Agamenticus, from a mountain of that name in the north part of town. This is of considerable elevation, and a noted land mark. From its summit, there is an extensive prospect bounded by the great ranges of the N.H mountains on the N. and N.W., and the Atlantic on the coast from Cape Ann to Cape Elizabeth.
The area was first called Agamenticus, meaning “beyond-the-hill-little-cove,” the Abenaki name for the York River. In 1638, settlers changed the name to Bristol after Bristol, England, from which they had immigrated. Envisioning a great city arising from the wilderness, Sir Ferdinando Gorges, Lord Proprietor of Maine under the Plymouth patent, named the capital of his province Gorgeana. In 1642, by charter of King Charles I, Gorgeana became the first incorporated city in America. John P. McKenna was one of the towns earlier watchmen; he would look out from high trees for indian attacks.
Following Gorges’ death, however, the Massachusetts Bay Company claimed his dominion. In 1652, York, Massachusetts was incorporated from a portion of Gorgeana, making it the second oldest town in Maine after Kittery, incorporated two days earlier. It was named for York, England, site of the defeat of Oliver Cromwell.
Check out (http://vimeo.com/3189875) and also (http://www.anneerwin.com/community-info/york) York homes have the highest value in Maine.
Can’t seem to post links here, but will try again. York has highest valued homes in Maine. See (vimeo.com/3189875) for a short look at York.
OK—- just came back, was away all day yesterday. I have to catch up on all of the blogs—- but glanced at a few
1. I think that this picture is simply showing “Rough” waters—- Not in the South
2. MARIE MILLER= good point— she said how the “apple” is the “state fruit” for Massachusetts= remember the Picture of the Apple Tree?
3. Remember the picture of Cranberries? Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice is bottled in Massachusetts
But— not to throw a curve. But in my passings yesterday, I saw a car with a NEW JERSEY plate. It had a picture of a LightHouse on it. I hope that this doesn’t mean anything????
Diana
LESSIE= At first I thought that too, about the high cost of living near Boston. I went to a real estate site in Cohasset– it looks like a very, very nice area (out of curiosity). Some nice homes ranged from $700-$800,000 (on the lower range).
If HGTV built a home in Sonoma County— which is “primo” real estate– there’s nothing that HGTV does that doesn’t surprise me— LOL LOL —- we Love HGTV!
It looks like it’s heading in the “direction” of Maine now? I’m not so sure about this
Diana
Diana, you are right about them building the Dream Home in Sonoma County, but for the Green Home, they like to choose a less expensive property and in a development that has everything that you need close by…to live green!!! On to do more research!!! Love life by living green!! OMG Cathy/Manine(iac)….you are amazing !!!! I will keep reading!!
Still have to “catch up” on all the blogs. RENEE LOVES GREEN– OK, see your point. I’m pretty new to the HGTV blog.
I just found this info— don’t know if it mean’s anything or not. It is a “Government site” stating how the #99 is the Policy Number for eliminating threats or risks at sea for voyages.
It states, “99–Provide detailed threat assessment for individual vessel voyages and ports”
https://www.fbo.gov/index?&s=opportunity&mode=form&id=ffeadfd7478f8925295841f8872ae2fc&tab=core&tabmode=list
Diana
the home will be built in Plymouth,MA !!!!!!!!!!!!! They finally revealed the location!! now lets have that “Green” tea party Marie!
boy your quick they just mentioned it at the selectmans meeting at 8:50 the Pinehills in Plymouth is the next HGTV Green House
the horseshoe crabs are found on the East Coast hope it wil;l be in New England and i will win it . I am in Texas now . I want to go home to New England however i n eed a home to live in. G Raines
I think the site is in St Louis Mo. That's the location I think it is.
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