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The other half of the Old Red Mill building in Jericho, Vermont was what I’d really come to see.
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No, that’s not a commentary on ultra left liberals.
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Named after Wilson Bentley, the museum celebrates the life of the first man to ever photograph snowflakes.
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We take photographs of everything for granted now, but trust me this was a big deal at the turn of the century.
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They even had his original camera.
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Imagine dragging that around in the snow.
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The museum was understandably small, basically just one room.
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And judging by the fact his favorite quilt, sewn by his mother, took up a whole wall…
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Exhibits were hard to come by.
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I tried to take a selfie with Bentley, but the lighting was wrong and left me with nothing but a giant glare.
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River's world..... 
What a cool museum (no pun intended). You do find some interesting places.
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The husband thought I was nuts when I told him what we were going that day, but he enjoyed it.
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I would definitely be going to check out this museum. Imagine trying to capture snowflakes in such detail with the technology of that time!
Deb
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It was quite remarkable for its day.
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He looks older than 66 in that selfie-station ~> Tangible proof that COLD WEATHER ages you prematurely . . . 😀
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Yet another reason I shouldn’t take any.
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Wow, this guy must have had to have taken tons of photos before actually getting the image of a snowflake! So he’s the reason we know what a snowflake looks like and how they are never two alike, now that’s awesome!
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I can’t imagine it was an easy process.
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Is there a Snowflake Biden hall?
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That Giant Glare picture sounds interesting. You should share it. Lol
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Can’t. Already deleted it.
Ah, the joy of digital photography.
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Amazing pics! Even more so consideting he had to figure it all out on his own. THAT is dedication.
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His parents someone scraped together $100 to buy him a camera when he was young. That was A LOT of money back then, guess he wanted to make them proud.
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He did. Definitely!
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Willy ( his friends and I called him Willy) celebrated the 20th Century New Year’s Eve together taking X-rated snow pictures!!!!
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That sounds chilly.
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I’m stealing Dan’s comment but my pun IS intended:
What a cool museum.
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Pun intended? I snow you did.
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