2023

Holiday Vermont & Vortices Edition.

Holidays 2023

  • A charming country store with holiday decorations, warm lighting, and a snow-covered path in a small town setting.

    STOWE, VERMONT

    From mountain to Main Street, discover quintessential Stowe at one of their unforgettable events that transform Stowe’s scenic landscape into a vibrant New England destination.

  • Mural of a horse painted on a building wall

    AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA

    Back in the day, Aiken was known as the Newport of the South, the “Queen of the Winter Colonies.” The ideal of the Winter Colony was to play three sports a day: polo in the morning, golf in the afternoon and a hunt after dark, when riding was at its most hazardous.

  • Abstract painting of a red rock formation with greenery and a blue sky.

    SEDONA, ARIZONA

    Sedona was named after Sedona Arabella Miller Schnebly, the wife of Theodore Carlton Schnebly, the city's first postmaster. She was celebrated for her hospitality and industriousness. Her mother, Amanda Miller, claimed to have made the name up because "it sounded pretty".

Autumn 2023

  • Woman in black dress holding a carved pumpkin with smoke around her in a forest at sunset.

    HALLOWEEN IN HISTORIC SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

    In Savannah’s Historic District, you are allowed to walk the streets with a 16 ounces or less alcoholic beverage as long as it is in a paper or plastic cup.

    Savannah’s mystic energy appears to go through each bit of soil and support each bar and block. It’s truly a city managed by the dead.

  • Bottle of Ghost Bomber American Gin with decorative label featuring an airplane, background of bokeh lights.

    DIS-CHILLIN' IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

    Cocktail Mixing Complexity: “Add all ingredients to mixing glass; stir.”

    Coast & Cottage’s own “Death & Glory Tavern” has drink specials. We talk the walk… with a free walking tour. And we even get to talk about a distillery that we love!

  • Black and white photo of a large tree trunk in front of a sawmill with several workers in the background.

    DEADMAN'S HILL | ELMIRA, MI

    Today, the 1,329-foot elevation overlook provides locals and tourists with a panoramic view of the 18,000-acre Mackinaw State Forest and the beautiful Jordan River Valley situated some 400 feet below.

    But, the story really starts a very long time ago, circa 1910, with a very notable & tragic death…