New England on a Pedestal

Continuing on our recent canine theme, we visit Hartford Hospital in CT and see what Rover is up to.

We visit Middleton CT and the Trees of Honor Veterans Park to see a different kind of war hero.

Vermont. Granite. A cemetery? Where are we?

We take a seat along the banks of the Merrimack River in Manchester NH where we meet the Father of the ...

Recently, Maine passed legislation naming the offical dog breed of the state. Join us as we explore a statue of the dog that inspired this move and discover an Alaskan connection.

We venture north to the beautiful shores of Midcoast Maine and visit Andre the Seal in Rockport

In this "minisode" we visit another statue along the Boston Marathon route.

A mini-episode from Wayland Massachusetts where we discover a small memorial statue in a park.

We return to Hopedale Massachusetts to view another Statue of Hope.

Our very first Field Trip episode takes us across the country to Arizona and we visit a beautiful display of public art. 

Ghandhi in Sherborn Mass? A utopian society in Hopedale? What is the connection? And who is Emily the Cow? All this and more in episode 204!

While traveling to attend a wedding, we meet a poet and a boy scout in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

We visit the city of Marlborough, MA and the Town of Natick, MA in this episode and take a look at the shoe making industry of the 19th century.

Our second season opener takes us to The Esplanade along the shore of The Charles River where we find some interesting and fun statues and take a look at a local musical legend.

An extended season one finally comes to a close with this recap episode. We take a look back and update some of the topics from previous episodes and take a field trip to the mid-coast of Maine,

We complete the trilogy of major Boston sports figures cast in statues by visiting The Garden and Bobby Orr.

We move further downtown from our previous episode and switch sports for this one.

Better late than never, here's a look at a few statues inspired by Spring arriving and the baseball season opening!

We take a look back at the long relationship between New England and the whaling industry.

Episode 7 finds us exploring New England in search of some out of this world statues and sculptures as we look for things related to astronauts, rockets, space and our solar system.

We travel to the shores of Long Island Sound in Bridgeport, CT to find an entertainer, a showman, and a politician. 

We find some festive seasonal cheer in the City of Framingham, MA.

We visit Newport and Jamestown, Rhode Island and discover several works by Kay Worden, including The Wave, Hurdy Gurdy, Man, Swing High, and more.

We visit The Pine Tree State and go to Portland, Maine and explore a true Maine tradition, lobstering and the people who make their living along the coastline.

Travel with us to Portsmouth, New Hampshire where we begin our exploration with a stunning statue outside of the Portsmouth Fire Department. 

Welcome to our very first episode of New England on a Pedestal where we visit Hopkinton, Massachusetts and begin exploring with the appropriately named statue, The Starter. We will take a look around and learn about the famous Boston Marathon and some of the people and places throughout its long history.

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