When I am not traveling or writing, I can usually have a book in my hand. I love to read, and often I try to combine my passions by visiting a location from one of my favorite books. My book club recently selected two books, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Z, A […]
Oheka Castle
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Mill Neck Manor
Keeping up with the elegance and luxury of the Gilded Age that now may be assigned to the Great Gatsby, Mill Neck Manor is one of the remaining historic estates on the North Shore of Long Island. Once known as Sefton Manor, this granite Tudor Revival mansion overlooks the water of the Long Island Sound on […]
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