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Charlottesville, Virginia
Before his death in 1826, Thomas Jefferson – the former president, vice president, secretary of state, minister to France, and governor of Virginia – wrote a simple epitaph, soon to be inscribed on his...
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St. Michaels, Maryland
Back in 2005, Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn gave us a comedic gem in Wedding Crashers, a tale of two friends’ escapades as they conned their way through nuptial celebrations in and around Washington,...
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Acadia National Park, Maine
In September of 1604, the French explorer Samuel de Champlain landed off the rugged southern shore of what would one day become the state of Maine. Upon observing the bare, rocky slopes that defined...
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Midcoast Maine
A few years back, I had my first experience as a solo traveler. After deciding to make a career switch, I was in need of a new adventure – and a new place in which to find some inspiration. Enter...
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Frederick, Maryland
In 2009, the food-loving fans of Bravo’s hit cooking competition, Top Chef, were given a gift. For the first time in Top Chef history, the cast of 17 chefs included two brothers, Maryland natives Bryan...
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Winter In Washington, D.C.
With inauguration just around the corner, my thoughts drifted this week to my inaugural post on The Long Weekender, when I wrote about my adopted hometown of Washington, D.C. It was late August – the...
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
After nearly 50 years as a singer, songwriter, musician, and actress, it’s a difficult task to pinpoint Dolly Parton’s greatest accomplishment. But hidden behind “Jolene” and the “Coat of Many Colors”...
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Richmond, Virginia
As the American Civil War raged into its third year 150 years ago, the divide between the Union north and Confederate south had scarce been deeper. The year ahead would bring the bloody Battle of...
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Annapolis, Maryland
It’s a story you’ll (hopefully) remember from high school history class. When George Washington took the oath of office in 1789, he did so in New York City – the first national capital of the United...
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Cherry Blossoms In Washington, D.C.
On February 14, 1912, the S.S. Awa Maru departed the shores of Yokohama, Japan, bound for the United States. Among the ship’s cargo was a gift of friendship from the people of Japan to the American...
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