snipe hunts

[Barbara Need]

Joel,

I am not native to Ithaca--I have recently moved here. I grew up near
Cleveland and north of Boston.

Barbara

On 21 Sep 2010, at 8:29 AM, Joel S. Berson wrote:

> At 9/21/2010 07:19 AM, Barbara Need wrote:
>> I knew about snipe hunts before I knew about snipe--and actually
>> thought that snipe were mythical beasts! I was quite surprised to
>> find
>> otherwise.
>>
>> Barbara
>>
>> Barbara Need
>> Ithaca
>
> My summer camp of snipe-hunters was not too far away -- near
> Cooperstown.  Was there a local prominence?
>
> Joel

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