Second Shelters

America’s Spookiest City, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

By Amy Puchaty / October 30, 2018 /

All Hallows’ Eve is just one day away, so it has us thinking of America’s spookiest cities. Near the top of everyone’s list is Gettysburg, Pennsylvania – known for its numerous sightings of the 51,000 soldiers who died in one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. Teeming with ghostly encounters, including those with…

Lockhart Tudor Mansion Close to Plenty of Daytripping

By Bethany Erickson / October 28, 2018 /

If you know anything about Texas, you know that barbecue is nearly a religion. And if you know anything about barbecue in Texas, you also know that Lockhart is one of the places where many barbecue lovers will insist you need to make at least one trek in your lifetime. Which is why we got…

Crane Island Mystery Dating Back 65 Years Turned Luxury Development

By Amy Puchaty / October 25, 2018 /

Nestled on Florida’s Eastern seaboard sits Crane Island – an island within an island in Nassau County on the western shore of Amelia Island, just off the Intracoastal Waterway. Known for its 185-scenic-acres and pesky sand gnats, it’s also the site of a mysterious disappearance dating back 65 years. Today, developers have bigger plans for…

Hocus Pocus: Magical Second Shelters Await in Salem, Massachusetts

By Amy Puchaty / October 23, 2018 /

Who is ready for the popped corn, the bat brownies, the fabulous return of Hocus Pocus on repeat?  Well then, it shouldn’t take long to figure out why we selected Salem, Massachusetts for our latest Splurge vs. Steal. Need a Hocus Pocus refresh? Here goes, courtesy of Wikipedia: After moving to Salem, Mass., teenager Max…

Little Rock’s Historic Villa Marre Has Recent Designing Past

By Bethany Erickson / October 21, 2018 /

In the Candy’s Media Group family, there’s at least one person with a special place in her heart for the sitcom Designing Women (maybe specifically, Julia Sugarbaker, but that’s neither here nor there). So that one person may have gotten very excited when the historic Villa Marre in Little Rock went on the market. Why?…