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My most favorite place is located in a secluded little corner in northern Vermont.
It's called Metcalf Pond. This place isn't by any means one of the seven wonders of the world, but it has been a place where all the people I love most in world come together as a family.
It's hidden, secluded location, surrounded by mountains allows for privacy.
This favorite place has been shared for five generations of our family, dating back to 1950.
It has been the rock that has always kept our family coming back, coming together, from Great-Grandma (aka G.G.) to the newest member, my nephews puppy "Bo"!
From the beaver dams down below that "the men" canoe down (with their cooler of beer) to try to dismantle, to "Bloody rock" where supposedly a young couple in love jumped to their death, there's also the rocks that protrude out of the water in front of the second island, this is where everyone tries to catch the infamous large mouth bass that must be 75 years old by now. There's also a spot called "the point" where on a beautiful August day, my oldest brother married his sweetheart in 1974. I can't help but to mention the spot in the sky far to the east, that sits between sloping mountains, known as "Grannies crotch". We always know when it's about to rain, because it always comes from that direction!
Now this probably doesn't sound like much to anyone, but I tend to hang on to things a little to much, and this place is, when all is said and done, my Favorite Vacation in world.