If it's 3:00 pm on Campobello Island, beloved summer retreat of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, it's time for tea and conversation.
Tea with Eleanor has become a favored tradition for visitors at the Roosevelt Campobello International Park in New Brunswick, Canada, just across the bridge from Lubec, Maine. With tickets in hand, we could hardly wait to learn more about the personal life of Eleanor Roosevelt; the longest serving First Lady of the United States (12 years), first Chairperson of the United Nations Human Rights Commission, and perhaps the most quoted women in history.
The aroma of freshly baked cookies beckoned us to enter the charming tea room at the Wells-Shober cottage on the Roosevelt estate. Smiling guides welcomed us to Eleanor's afternoon tea party and we settled down to sip steaming Earl Grey Tea and hear poignant stories about Eleanor Roosevelt, her life and traditions on Campobello Island.