Our love for travel and exploration came at early ages for Ann and I. Ann's family made many trips up the Maine coast for summer vacations, from their home in Taunton, Mass. My family was like a band gypsies. In the late 60's to early 70's, we followed my dad all over the state,  as he helped build the state's infrastructure. Between Ann and I, we had already been to 90% of the towns in Vermont. We didn't start checking them off until we visited them together as club members. That was our only hard and fast rule. Thanks to Covid, our desire to join the 251 Club came about in September of 2020. We were celebrating a late wedding anniversary in Newport. As soon as we joined, we hit the road exploring the NEK. One of our fondest memories is kayaking Lewis Pond and meeting Chief Don Stevens ;  Chief of the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk-Abenaki Nation. Our personal encounter with Don and his wife encouraged us to explore more of the NEK, including Warren's ...