The 2015 Dustoff Tour, Sunday April 3, was on a perfect Spring day, after the winter to end all winters. The destination was perfect as well. The ride took us through rural Rhode Island, into even more rural Connecticut, ending at Ed Parry's Black Heart Long Arms Co. in Eastford CT. Ed builds collector quality Kentucky and Pennsylvania flintlock rifles. Ed gave us an interesting lecture on the design and building of the rifles, while his wife Karen, gave a demo of revolutionary war era open hearth cooking.
Ed and his wife were gracious hosts, between Ed's lecture and demos of the rifles, to Karen's delicious baked goods, cooked on the open hearth. Our thanks to them for a great destination for our tour.
Our return trip ended at The Pines restaurant in North Smithfield, where we all enjoyed a meal of family style chicken with fries, pasta, salad and desert.
Thanks to Bob and Evie Osborne for some of the following photos, with others from the Black Heart Long Arms website.
Enjoy!
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| We Made It! |
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| More of the Group |
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| Time to Put the Top Down |
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| Copy of an 18th Century Home, Both In and Out |
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| Ed With One of His Creations |
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| In the Field, the Way They Are Meant to Be |
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| Lock Detail |
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| Beautiful! |
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| Small, Medium, and Large |
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| Living Room |
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| Kitchen, Stone Hearth |
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| Lunch Time |
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| End of a Great Day |
Attendees Included:
John and Dawn Mennucci
Ken and Carol Trudel
Ruth and Gene Andre and Bill and Pat Emmes
Bob and Evie Osborne
Al and Sandy Bowder
John Leite and friend
Frank, April and Pilar Almieda, Alyssa Forget
Susan Dunn and Jessica Valentino
Jason Landry and Joe Roy
Ray and Rosalie Pagliarini
Don and Sue Pillsbury
Moe and Janice Rousseau
Dave Peck and Joyce Armstrong
Jeff Larsson and Joanne Esposito
Thanks for taking a look,
John Mennucci
