Joan Moriarty and her husband took a four day vacation to Manchester, Vt., and Woodstock, Vt.
Pictured here is Hildene, the Manchester home of Abraham Lincoln's son, Robert Todd Lincoln.
"We loved the story about how Mr. Lincoln would go out his hidden bedroom door at the front of his estate to hit golf balls on the expansive lawn,some of which they still find today in the woods — so they said."
(Photo submitted by Joan Moriarty)
More about the prize
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First prize includes: two-nights accommodation at Mohegan Sun, complimentary dinner for two at one of Mohegan Sun’s gourmet restaurants, including Todd English’s Tuscany, The Longhouse, Bamboo Forest, and The Cove. Also included is a complimentary champagne brunch for two at Pompeii & Caesar and two one-hour massages at The Elemis Spa. Total prize value: $1,300.
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Since opening in 1996, Mohegan Sun has evolved into the largest entertainment, meeting, shopping, and gaming destination on the East Coast. More than 35,000 daily visitors test their luck at Mohegan Sun’s two casinos, shop, and dine at more than 60 dining and retail outlets, and enjoy world-class shows. The 1,200-room luxury hotel, gracious meeting space, and pampering spa provide a relaxing retreat for business or pleasure.
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About the judge
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John Tlumacki has been a staff photographer at the Boston Globe since 1981. There's not much he hasn't seen, including covering three Winter Olympics, several Super Bowls, and the fall of the Berlin Wall, for which he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. When on assignment shooting icebergs in the North Atlantic, he had an opportunity to fly an Air Force C-135. He crashed in a hot-air balloon race that took off from Foxborough when the basket hit the top of a tall pine tree off Interstate 95. He also took the last known photo of fugitive Whitey Bulger wearing a white Red Sox baseball cap. John is a graduate of Boston University, magna cum laude from the College of Communication. He resides on the South Shore with his wife, Debra.
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