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Old 11-07-2020, 07:12 PM   #1
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Some years ago, I read Nelson DeMille’s book, Plum Island, and I always wondered what it was like there, imagining quaint, picturesque cottages with picket fences, etc. We decided today that we had to get out of here or go nuts, so off we went to Plum Island. It was not at all what we expected...and we were disappointed....but it was only 2 hours and 6 tolls away....and it made us appreciate the lakes region even more than before. There’s no comparison.
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Old 11-07-2020, 07:36 PM   #2
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A lot has changed there—just as everywhere—since you read that book. Among the things that haven't changed, however, are the horseflies. They'll still carry away small dogs and children.

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Old 11-07-2020, 07:39 PM   #3
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For those people who have "long roots in Plum Island", it is a "state of mind", rather than a physical location.
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A lot has changed there—just as everywhere—since you read that book. Among the things that haven't changed, however, are the horseflies. They'll still carry away small dogs and children.

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My wife has dark curly hair and horseflies attack her without mercy.

They are some busy harassing her that they have zero interest in me.

I tell her she is my bug repellant.

"Bob Lobster" is a seafood shack on the road out to Plum Island.

I highly recommend it!
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Where on the lake is Plum Island located?
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In Massachusetts near Newbury east of Haverhill. Not to be confused with the one one the Long Island Sound were the government had a testing facility


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In Massachusetts near Newbury east of Haverhill. Not to be confused with the one one the Long Island Sound were the government had a testing facility


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I think the webmaster was being sarcastic.
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I think the webmaster was being sarcastic.
Maybe, maybe not


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Some years ago, I read Nelson DeMille’s book, Plum Island, and I always wondered what it was like there, imagining quaint, picturesque cottages with picket fences, etc. We decided today that we had to get out of here or go nuts, so off we went to Plum Island. It was not at all what we expected...and we were disappointed....but it was only 2 hours and 6 tolls away....and it made us appreciate the lakes region even more than before. There’s no comparison.
You have to go to Nantucket for that kind of picturesque...
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Our daughter just informed me that DeMille’s Plum Island is located somewhere off Long Island, NY, not MA. Ah well....it was still disappointing.
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Our daughter just informed me that DeMille’s Plum Island is located somewhere off Long Island, NY, not MA. Ah well....it was still disappointing.
It’s located on the Long Island Sound between Long Island and Connecticut near Southold NY in eastern Long Island. A lot of history and a scientific government facility where many genetic experiments where performed.


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I think Don’s point is how is Plum Island lake related. There have been many non-lake related posts recently. Maybe he pulled the trigger in a passive way to remind people this is a Lakes Region forum. Or should I start posting my central Florida mini-golf experiences?


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Hmmm, I was surprised why the OP would drive 2 hrs and pay tolls to get to Plum Island. Just take rte 28 between Alton and Wolfeboro to Robert's Cove Rd, down to the marina. Plum Island is right out in the Cove. Nice little island, home to a floating loon nest that plays host to a nesting pair every year.

Ok, there's the lake connection.

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