Mystic Seaport is a living history museum which replacates an the old whaling village from over 100 years ago. This is a Museum of America and the Sea, not a musty old stuffy museum but a whole village recreated as …
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Winter in Maryland’s Appalachia – or Reality Skiing
Within driving distance of many East Coast and upper Midwest communities lies this under-discovered and relatively secluded resort area – a massive yet cozy vacation community nestled in the natural mountain heritage of the Appalachians. While seemingly out of place …
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A Rich Wood Carving Tradition In Oaxaca Spotlight on Jacob Angeles by Alvin Starkman
One would be hard-pressed to search the Americas and find creators of folk art with more form, symbolism and importance to the development and sustenance of their culture, than those of Zapotec ancestry in Oaxaca (“wa–HAW–ka”), one of the southernmost …
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THE REAL HAWAIIAN ISLAND: MOLOKAI by Nancy S. Tardy
When the high school mascot is named the “Farmer,” you know right away that this is a different sort of place. This is an island where the pace is slow; cars, trucks and people amble rather than race about, and …
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Kayaking In The St. Lawrence by Bonnie and Bill Neely
Just beyond Tadoussac at Les Bergeronnes in the wonderful Cote Nord Whale Watching Highway along the St. Lawrence in Quebec, Canada, we lunched at Mer et Monde Café, a bistro restaurant with very fresh and tasty food near the adventure …
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Best Inter-generational Days at Mystic Aquarium by Bonnie and Bill Neely
Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration in Mystic, CT, is celebrating its 35th anniversary this month. It is the perfect place for an inter-generational experience of great meaning and fun for grandparent, parents, and children alike. Arrive by opening time …
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Going For a Little Boat Ride 1,547 miles in a flats boat in the North Atlantic by Bob Brown
Last year, late in April, my phone rang on a Wednesday night. It was my brother Ralph. He wanted me to go on a boat trip to some island, called Bermuda, off of North Carolina. I was not home, but …
Sunday with President Carter by Michele Hawkins
Working through my plate filled with fried chicken, collard greens, real mashed potatoes and corn bread on a Sunday in Plains, Georgia (Population 614), I glance up to see a man dressed like one of the Blues Brothers, outfitted in …
Bankok, The City I Remember?? by Duncan Davies
I left the USA from Fort Myers,Florida at an unearthly time of day-9.30 in tthe morning-ok maybe its not an unearthly time for all of you out there, but what I had to face was a daunting., 23 hours of …
Adventure Writer Looks at Forty Part II by Antonio Graceffo
Out of desperation, I took a teaching job in Korea. In exchange for me signing a one year contract, they flew me to Asia, and gave me an apartment and a good salary. I was miserable in Korea. To keep …
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