There are refrigerator magnets and t-shirts everywhere on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that say “Great Lakes – Unsalted & Shark-Free” that make me chuckle. This was my first time seeing Lake Superior. I had “Wreck of the Edmund...
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I rarely pay attention to football, but I have a soft spot in my heart for the Packers because it is the only NFL team owned by its fans. There is more to Green Bay than what is in these photos, but the sense of civic pride and identity with Packers is so omnipresent...
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The Minnesota family of one of my California friends, Dylan, just enveloped me and made this stay magical. I’d never met any of them, but they welcomed me with hugs and an itinerary full of fun!! First, they took me to their Gilligan-esque paradise, and they squired...
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This was a great place to spend a week and catch my breath. I stayed with my dear friends Alan and Becky, who took good care of me. Shana Tova! Good Year! I have attended synagogue before, but this was my first time participating in the Jewish High Holy Days. Rosh...
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Occasionally on this trip I have been in a lovely park – national, state or city – and find out that there used to be big industrial goings-on in that very spot decades ago. Sioux Falls is an example of that, writ large. The falls were once dominated by...
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This is a mantra of mine always, but let me especially state it here. Always make sure you have a full tank of gas before you go into any National Park! It’s not that I learned that lesson the hard way here. It’s because Badlands is not be a place...
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