SHAYNA: THEY FLOAT ON THE HORIZON, JUST WITHIN SIGHT OF LAND.
NINE ISLANDS, EIGHT MILES OFF THE COAST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE.
THE ISLES OF SHOALS.
ACCESS TO THESE TINY GRANITE BUTTONS IS LIMITED, BUT ONE OF THESE REMOTE ROCKS, THE ISLAND OF APPLEDORE, IS THE UNLIKELY LOCATION OF A FAMOUS GARDEN.
ONE THAT HAS CULTIVATED QUITE A FOLLOWING.
>> WE HAVE DAY TOWARDS -- DAY TOURS.
THERE IS A WALKING TOUR, AND PEOPLE CAN ENJOY TIME AND THAT GARDEN AND HAVE LUNCH IN OUR DINING HALLS.
>> THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SHOALS MARINE LIBRARY -- SHOALS MARINE LABORATORY, RUN JOINTLY BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND CORNELL UNIVERSITY.
>> BECAUSE THEY ARE ISOLATED ON THE ISLAND, THEY HAVEN’T MIXED WITH THE OTHER APPLE TREES.
>> SOME STUDENTS HERE EARN ONE SEMESTERS CREDIT IN JUST TWO WEEKS.
THE CLASSES ARE HARD BUT FUN, BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT IN A LECTURE HALL.
AS THE GREAT JONI MITCHELL ONCE SAID, IT IS TIME TO GET BACK TO THE GARDEN, AND THE LASTING LEGACY OF ONE CELIA THAXTER.
>> SHE GREW UP ON A NEIGHBORING ISLAND, HER DAD WAS A LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER.
THEY HAD A SMALL PATCH OF LAND THERE.
SO EVERYTHING GREEN WAS PRECIOUS TO HER AND SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH PLANTS.
SHAYNA: CELIA THAXTER WROTE A BOOK ABOUT COAXING BLOOMS OUT OF THIS SOIL.
>> TODAY, THE GARDEN IS IN THE EXACT LOCATION WITH THE EXACT FLOWERS AS DESCRIBED IN THE ISLAND GARDEN BOOK.
SHE PLANTED HER GARDEN WHILE WORKING IN THE THAXTER HOUSE.
A PUBLISHED POET, SHE HOSTED MANY WELL-KNOWN ARTISTS AND WRITERS.
EMERSON, HAWTHORNE, AND -- >> IT IS FEATURED IN A LOT OF HIS EARLY WORK.
HE FELL IN LOVE WITH APPLEDORE, RETURNING TIME AND AGAIN TO CAPTURE ITS COLOR, TEXTURE, AND CAST OF LIGHT.
IT CONTINUES TO WORK ITS CHARMS ON ARTISTS TODAY.
>> APPLEDORE HAS BEEN A DESTINATION FOR ARTISTS FOR A HUNDRED YEARS.
I THINK IT IS FOR THE SAME REASON ARTISTS COME OUT HERE NOW, THE SAME REASON AS THEN.
IT IS A VERY ELEMENTAL PLACE.
>> CHRIS VOLPE IS -- AT THE MARINE LAB.
HE LENDS HIS AESTHETIC SENSIBILITIES TO THEIR SCIENTIFIC PURSUITS.
THE TRADE-OFF IS THAT HE GETS A LOT OF A LONG TIME.
TO BE STANDING ON A ROCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN OCEAN WITH NO ONE ELSE IN SIGHT FOR HOURS ON END.
ABSENT CIVILIZATION.
YOU GET A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE ELEMENTAL FORCES THAT I THINK DRIVE THE PLANET AND DRIVE US.
♪ THERE ARE IN ELEMENTAL FORCES AT WORK ON APPLEDORE.
JUST TRY NOT TO BE TOO ALARMED AT THE ROVING BANDS OF YOUTH ARMED WITH STICKS.
THIS ISN’T LORD OF THE FLIES.
STUDENTS CARRY FLIES TOWARD OFF GOALS -- WARD OFF GULLS.
SHAYNA: TOURS OF CELIA THAXTER’S GARDEN BOOK SO QUICKLY THAT ONLY ONE OF THEM REMAINS OPEN THIS SUMMER.
BUT WAITING LISTS ARE AVAILABLE.
AND ARTIST CHRIS VOLPE REGRETTABLY LEFT THE ISLAND WHEN HIS RESIDENCY ENDED.
NOW A NEW, HAND-PICKED GROUP ARE PREPARING FOR THEIR TWO-WEEK RESIDENCIE TOMORROW NIGHT, PLEASE JOIN US FOR RETAIL ROUNDUP.
WE WILL LOOK AT L.L. BEAN’S DECISION TO DITCH ITS 100-YEAR-OLD GUARANTEE ON MERCHANDISE.
THAT’S CHRONICLE FOR TONIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, AND HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING.
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