| Collection |
Barton Middleton |
| Date |
1972 |
| Description |
l-r: Mary Mann, Helen Moser enjoying a picnic at the Peaks of Otter in 1972 |
| Notes |
This picture is one of a series that documents an annual family gathering at Peaks of Otter Lodge to celebrate Thanksgiving between the years 1972 and 1989. The family included Barton and Barbara Middleton, Barbara's parents, Joe and Mary Mann, Barbara's sisters Beverley and Susan, Beverley's husband, Michael Fichera, and their children, Chris and Lauren. Occasionally, two of Mary's sisters and Barton's mother also attended.
Joe and Mary Mann discovered Peaks of Otter during Beverley's sophomore year at Randolph Macon College in nearby Lynchburg, Va. The Middletons met the Manns at the Peaks of Otter for the first time in September, 1971. When Joe Mann offered to rent a suite of rooms in the lodge for the following Thanksgiving, the Middletons accepted the invitation. Year after year, Joe Mann rented the same six rooms-five for family members to sleep in and a sixth as a "game room," where everyone gathered for spirited Scrabble, Monopoly and Rummy Cube contests. Family members drove in from New Jersey, Maryland, Georgia and North Carolina for Thanksgiving and Friday night dinners at the lodge, hikes to the top of Flat Top, Sharp Top and Harkening Hill, and picnics near Polly Wood's Ordinary. The annual picnic was held no matter what the weather.
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| ID |
2003.3.20 |
| Title |
Mary Mann and Helen Moser at Peaks of Otter Lodge |
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