Celia Thaxter's Island Garden

Many of New England's best known artists, authors, and musicians flocked to the Isles of Shoals in the late nineteenth century to visit poet and author Celia Thaxter and to stay in her paren... Read allMany of New England's best known artists, authors, and musicians flocked to the Isles of Shoals in the late nineteenth century to visit poet and author Celia Thaxter and to stay in her parent's Appledore resort hotel. With an unhappy marriage and a disabled child to care for, Cel... Read allMany of New England's best known artists, authors, and musicians flocked to the Isles of Shoals in the late nineteenth century to visit poet and author Celia Thaxter and to stay in her parent's Appledore resort hotel. With an unhappy marriage and a disabled child to care for, Celia's refuge became her beloved flower garden. After many people urged her to write about t... Read all