Redwood Library is a little known jewel in Newport, RI, the city of famous opulence and mansions of a by-gone gilded age. Redwood is the oldest continuously operated lending library in the United States. It was the first building to …
Category: North America
Leavenworth, Washington’s Bavarian Village
Leavenworth, a quaint Bavarian Village, is nestled in a cozy narrow valley at elevation of 1,100 feet with surrounding wilderness of rugged, majestic mountain ranges reaching 5,000-8,000 feet in the state of Washington. In warm weather, snake-twisting rivers, deep azure …
Fall into Homer, Alaska by John and Beth Tally
Thinking of going to Alaska? Here’s some advice. Go in the middle of September, drive down Highway 1 towards Seward and hang a right along the Kenai Peninsula to Homer. Yes, I know it’s after the Halibut season and the …
Chill Out at the Ice Hotel and Have an “Ice Stay”
“Beautiful. And frigid”. That’s the comment left by one brave guest at Canada’s famed Ice Hotel on the shores of beautiful Lac St-Joseph, a mere 20 minutes west of Quebec. The frozen fortress gets its name, not surprisingly, from the …
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Ocean Grove, NJ: A Seagull Shangri-La by Linda Oatman
Just an hour from Philly or New York City, there’s a seaside haven of rocking chairs on porches and a boardwalk bandstand, old-time penny candy and homemade ice cream, free parking, quiet streets, and more Victorian houses than the famed …
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Harriman Hikers Guide to Winter & Cold Weather Hiking
The Harriman Hikers have been hiking weekly, year-round, in every type of weather imaginable for over 30 years. That said, we feel like we have a good deal of collective experience and knowledge to share regarding winter hiking and making …
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Maryland’s Sea Shore in the Mountains
Vacation Time – the beach or the mountains? Hmmm – I can never decide, but what about both at the same time? Well, it is possible and I am not kidding. Within driving distance of many east coast and upper …
High Hampton For Authentic Southern Cooking! by Bonnie and Bill Neely
If you observe age and lineage, you’d never believe 29 year old Neil Kleinschmit, who lived all over the world as an”army brat” and who is of Chinese and German descent, could give you the very best of home style …
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Driving Across The U.S. In 1936 by Nelle Burgess
OLD LINCOLN HIGHWAY Editor’s note: The year 2006 celebrates the 50th anniversary of the federal law that began the USA’s vast Interstate Highway System. This year, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of United States Federal Highways, a motorcade …
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ZEN AND THE ART OF ICE-FISHING WINTER ON THE FROZEN LAKES OF TRAVERSE CITY by Michael A. Norton
A russet winter sunset illuminates a fishing shanty “village” on the ice of Green Lake, just south of Traverse City, Mich. near the Interlochen Center for the Arts. How good is the fishing around Traverse City? So good that in …
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