On summer weekends, 16-year-old Ellis Cooper-Frater heads to the beach with his swim cap, bathing suit and bagpipes.

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The 3, 500-square-foot, three-bedroom space overlooking a pond was designed as both a private retreat for the frequent traveler and a place to host numerous guests on summer weekends.

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For example, you can discontinue them over the summer or on weekends.

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While the interior of the castle is empty, it has recently been refurbished for local events and weddings and is open to visitors daily in the summer and on weekends the rest of the year.

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During summer weekends and on holidays (particularly over New Year's Eve in January and Carnaval in February or early March) a mix of Brazilian and Argentine sunseekers -- and a handful of international visitors -- pack the sandy streets, overwhelming the calm that pervades the island for the rest of the year.

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On weekends, especially in the summer, traffic is heavy and tiresome.

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Michele Mlinar, bartender at Cangee's Bar and Grille in Herkimer, said Myers used to come at night on weekends and listen to karaoke but stopped showing up last summer.

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