Saturday was a driving day. We drove about 450 miles through rain and snow. Thankfully, the snow only stuck on the grass. We started at Plymouth, MA, and ended in Harrisburg, PA.
On Sunday we drove to the Boordy Winery near Baltimore and met some old friends; Al and Deb Jolicoeur and their family. The Jolicoeur’s were members of St. Luke’s in Cedar Falls, when Al was working for the Iowa DNR at Sweet’s Marsh. We have parked the motor home at the Jolicoeu’s for the rest of the week. Free camping!
Al took a job with Tudor Farms in 1990 and moved near Cambridge, MD. On Monday, Al showed me around his work. What an amazing place to work, especially if your degree is in wildlife management. The “Farm” is over 6,000 acres, and it’s a game farm not a grain farm. We walked around the property and then took a four hour drive around the marshes, ponds, and fields. The grain that is planted is for habitat and food for the deer, ducks, and geese they are trying to attract. There are over 40,000 ducks that pass through their property each year.
The “Farm” is one of many properties owned by a multi-billionaire, Paul Tudor Jones. Tudor Farms has a staff of sixteen to maintain the grounds and manage the game. Paul Jones uses the property ten weekends a year. Sometimes he brings guests for hunting trips and sometimes he comes just with his family. The buildings are beautiful and the detail of each building is over the top. Al said that one weekend when the family was on the “farm” they wanted to ride horses, but it was rainy. Someone suggested that he should have an indoor riding arena. He contacted a six million dollar arena, and it’s amazing. They also have an indoor tennis court.
When they use the “Farm” for a hunting weekend, every detail before and after the hunt has been planned. They have a full butcher shop and another building that’s the smoke house. These buildings are beautiful- vertical cedar siding and slate-style roofs.
Today, Tuesday, we are going to look at the Tudor’s home at the “farm”. It has to be spectacular too. I’ll post some photos on the next blog.
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