US Women s Open special: Making the Cut wgal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wgal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Eleanor Ott had a genius for bringing people together. In the book-lined dining room of her 19th-century farmhouse in Maple Corner, she ran an eclectic backwoods salon, hosting women's discussion groups and rune feasts to fête the solstices. At her table, you might find yourself elbow-to-elbow with a close friend of the crown prince of England, a psychic healer from Iceland, or a photographer who had documented the Civil Rights movement.