This summer, visitors to Vermont's Shelburne Museum can judge whether she lived up to his maxim. Fifty of her Americana collectibles are part of a new exhibit marking the 50th anniversary of the museum's founding. Minutes from Burlington and Lake Champlain, Shelburne is in northwestern Vermont, known for fine eateries and cozy inns. The anniversary exhibit runs through October 26. Anyone who purchases a Northwest E-ticket through the airline's Web site or Travelocity by June 16 will get a Companion Award.
Some airlines offer extra frequent-flier miles for the ticketless crowd.
And there are rising penalties for paper lovers. The airlines insist the price boost is not intended to push customers toward E-tickets but merely covers the increasing cost of reissuing and tracking a missing ticket. My ferry taxi Manhattan tourists can take a cab or the subway to get from the South Street Seaport to TriBeCa, or maybe from the Chelsea Piers to Battery Park City. Or now they can go by boat. Last week, the New York Water Taxi began cruising the waterfront from the Intrepid Sea, Air Space Museum to Fulton Ferry Landing, stopping at the Circle Line, the 30th Street Heliport, TriBeCa, South Street Seaport, and other points.