Off-Season

Living on Earth

Seaside towns are magnets for tourists during the peak of summer. But when the temperatures drop, the tourists fall away and the towns return to themselves for the winter months. It’s during this off-season when travel writer Ken McAlpine decided to tour these places and experience the local way of life. Host Steve Curwood talks with McAlpine about his new book “Off-Season: Discovering America on Winter’s Shore.”

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