Manchester

We're actually coming up to, we're going to be in Lake Placid for four days starting this Saturday.

And then we will be in Manchester, Vermont.

And you

know

You couldn't really do anything about it, you know? You were just trying to prevent them from coming after you.

It makes me think of the time when Matt and I were just wandering around Manchester, Vermont one day-

Oh, yeah

... and saw a, a grave marker.

Which-

...

Manchester, Vermont graveyard

... which I believe, now was that Mercy Brown? I think that was Mercy Brown.

of hotels.

It's a golf resort and spa in Manchester, Vermont, which is close to my hometown where I grew up, Manchester, New Hampshire, but it's in the next state over.

And the Yankees are in New York, Christy.

Hey, it's close enough.

So

this property dates back to...

So we're talking about the Equinox Golf Resort and Spa in Manchester, Vermont.

This property dates back to the 18th century and has a long history, including an association with the Lincoln family, right? So...

And in Albany, New York, we're going to look in on a man named Edwin Ebby Thatcher.

And Edwin Ebby Thatcher's family had a summer home, as did the Hazards, Roland Hazard, in Manchester, Vermont, right across from a little town called East Dorset, Vermont.

And who do we know that was born and raised in East Dorset, Vermont? Yes, that's right, boys and girls, our hero, Bill Wilson.

Absolutely.

And Ebby was so bad of an alcoholic, but he always maintained that if he ever got to be as bad a drunk as Bill Wilson, he would quit drinking.

And Bill Wilson used to say, if I ever get to be as bad a drunk as Ebby Thatcher, I'm going to quit drinking.

And Ebby is getting in trouble and the family sends him to Manchester, Vermont to get the summer home ready because they're coming.

In April of 1934, Ebi Thatcher is getting the summer home ready.

That's fascinating though.

But as you were saying it, I was thinking about literally in my mind's eye thinking about the – local independent bookstore here in our town in the sports section which is relatively small how it's broken up into like three books on golf and two books on soccer and 12 books on whatever tennis and then the fishing section is I mean granted it's in Manchester Vermont but the fishing section is robust and uh that's that's really interesting I never thought about that but it's a really good point yeah um

what else did you read

or what else have you read recently what other books do you recommend what do you love from the outdoor anything you can say you know wing shooting dogs fly fishing all of those things but specifically books like what have you loved over the years

It's the Quality Restaurant.

It's not a motel, and it's in Manchester, Vermont, on Route 7.

One-one pitch is a called strike, a ball and two strikes.

Chuck Martinez batting with two outs, nobody on in the fourth inning.

So yeah, we have a retreat every year or so, and the location has varied.

We've done many in Vermont, in Manchester, Vermont.

We've done-

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