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Old Things/New Hands

Season 7 Episode 712 | 26m 46s

Richard Wiese jumps into the world of Bangs Island Mussels, a pioneering fishery in Portland, Maine. Amy Traverso heads to Connecticut’s famous Litchfield Hills to visit Arethusa Farm, where the cows get shampooed every day and their milk is turned into award-winning cheese and ice cream. Finally, a visit to the Trapp Family Lodge, founded by the family made famous by the movie The Sound of Music.

Aired: 03/31/23
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Extras
Visit Pickering House Inn, watch winter skiing in Maine and see Nantucket floral designs.
Visit Glazy Susan doughnuts, Mount Monadnock and Wozz! Kitchen Creations.
Explore Rockland, Maine, meet a glass artist and discover romantic home products.
See glamping in Maine, fishing in Connecticut and tour Duparquet Copper Cookware.
See Nubble Light in Maine, Boston’s famed North End and Vermont’s Farmhouse Pottery.
Visit Tanglewood, meet shopkeepers in Maine, surf cast on Cape Cod and more.
Tanglewood music festival and an artists’ colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire.
Newport, Rhode Island and a classic New England general store.
A look at Nubble Light in Maine. Boston’s famed North End. Vermont’s Farmhouse Pottery.
Glamping in Maine. Fishing in Mystic, Connecticut. A tour of Duparquet Copper Cookware.
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