Goodies at Goodie's

If you drive down Route 101 towards Connecticut, over the hilly landscape of northwestern Rhode Island, you will eventually find yourself 812 feet above sea level at the top of Jerimoth Hill, Rhode Island’s highest peak. There, at the crest of the hill, sits a boarded-up brick building set back in the trees a bit. In the summer, one might miss it completely, as the structure is easily lost in the thick foliage. As a youngster growing up in Foster, I would often ride the school bus past this place. I seem to remember it being a weather station at one point, but besides that, it’s always been a desolate area marked with “no trespassing” signs. To be honest, I forgot it was even there until I came across this postcard from a place called “Goodie’s Lunch.” I initially thought this spot must have been closer to Scituate, but after close inspection, I recognized it as the old abandoned building on top of Jerimoth Hill. I couldn’t find much information about Goodie’s Lunch, except that they were known locally for their pie. It’s hard to imagine anyone ever stopping here to grab a slice, but I suppose the highest point in the state is as good of a place as any for dessert!