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Make music on June 21

Posted onMay 21, 2018March 20, 20262 Comments

Make Music Day is a world-wide event open to anyone who wants to join in and music on June 21. Join in the fun and make music on June 21 Held annually on the June Read More …

CategoriesMinneapolis / Saint Paul Twin Cities Metro Area, Minnesota, USA

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Discover carnivorous plants and more in Minnesota’s Big Bog

Posted onMay 9, 2018March 20, 20264 Comments

Minnesota’s Big Bog State Recreation Area is best known for the mile-long boardwalk that takes visitors into the odd world of the largest peat bog in the lower 48 states.  Expect to see carnivorous plants, Read More …

CategoriesMinnesota, USATagsMinnesota state parks

Historic Route 66 in Tucumcari, New Mexico

Posted onApril 18, 2018March 20, 2026

With a classic highway commercial strip that’s changed little since the heyday of historic Route 66, travelers on the Mother Road will feel right at home in Tucumcari, New Mexico.

CategoriesNew Mexico, USATagsNational Register of Historic Places

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Beauty abounds at the Chicago Botanic Garden

Posted onApril 14, 2018March 20, 202620 Comments

With 27 gardens and four natural areas, the Chicago Botanic Garden provides a lush oasis of calm and beauty just north of the Windy City.

CategoriesChicago, Illinois, USATagsgardens

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Discover street art in Ajo, Arizona

Posted onApril 1, 2018September 4, 202314 Comments

The exuberant street art in Ajo, Arizona, is a bold and colorful sign of this old mining town’s artistic rebirth.

CategoriesArizona, USATagsart

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Hopi pottery masterworks at Western Spirit, Scottsdale, Arizona

Posted onMarch 5, 2018March 20, 202610 Comments

Western Spirit, Scottsdale’s Museum of the West, highlighted masterworks by Native American artists of the past and present in 2018 exhibits featuring Hopi pottery and a few katsina dolls.

CategoriesArizona, Phoenix, USATagsart, museums, Native America

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View Ancient symbols at Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve, Phoenix

Posted onFebruary 14, 2018March 20, 20265 Comments

Just north of Phoenix, the Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve protects over 1,500 symbols cut into boulders by several ancient cultures.

CategoriesArizona, Phoenix, USATagsNative America

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Cruise Waikiki Beach for city views and sunsets

Posted onFebruary 6, 2018March 20, 20262 Comments

A Waikiki sunset cruise offers a chance to take a longer, more relaxing look at Honolulu’s iconic beach. Add sunset and a cocktail and you might not care that the fantasy of Waikiki bears little Read More …

CategoriesHawaii, Oahu, USATagsislands, urban planning

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Take a road trip on Arizona’s Apache Trail Historic Road

Posted onJanuary 7, 2018November 5, 202518 Comments

The Apache Trail Historic Road is open again! After being closed since 2019, you can once again fully experience one of Arizona’s best road trips. Easily accessible from Phoenix, the Apache Trail Scenic Drive is Read More …

CategoriesArizona, Phoenix, USATagsdesert southwest

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Lunch at Page Springs Cellars Vineyard and Winery, Arizona

Posted onNovember 1, 2017March 20, 2026Leave a comment

While it may be a surprise to many, Arizona has a number of wineries. Among them is Page Spring Cellars in the Verde Valley wine region north of Phoenix. I use links to improve your Read More …

CategoriesArizona, USA

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