Room 1, The Russell Porter Room Vermont lodging

Vermont B&B lodging

Iam sitting in this arm chair looking out the window at a winter scene in the waning light. I have been transported back to a time and place far from here. I can hear my mother downstairs doing what my mother did while raising five children in her house in Glasgow, Scotland. The cold, melting snow and leafless trees, it could be Christmas of my childhood. I don't know if this is a special place or if this is a special time but the aura is wonderful. The past can never return but anything that conjures a memory is magical. I need to remember that this is a business trip but feel that I am cheating my company with an expense report. Enjoy your stay, for today is the past of your tomorrow."


This cozy, dignified room is on the Second floor of the Main House and features one Double bed, private bath with shower, hair dryer, color remote TV, a work desk, CD and clock radio, telephone with voicemail & automated wake-up, and wireless B Internet.    The Hospitality Refreshment table is nearby.

Russell Porter was a close associate of James Hartness and founder of the Springfield Telescope Makers club. Porter was an accomplished artist, architect, optical specialist, and Arctic explorer.  Later in life, Porter joins the Hale Observatory at Mount Palomar development team.  Porter's accomplishments are featured in the Hartness-Porter Astronomy Museum at the Hartness House.






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