Author: Twelve Mile Circle
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Counties in Maine that I have Visited
There are 16 Counties in Maine – “The Pine Tree State“ Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. I have visited 13 Counties = 81.3% of Counties in Maine Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank. Map created using Mob…
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Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory
Prospect, Waldo Co., Maine (August 2009) The Penobscot Narrows bridge (map) did not exist the last time I drove along this stretch of U.S. Route 1 several years ago. I’d seen a brochure for it a couple of days earlier and decided to check it out. I set off from my base in Rockport destined…
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Atlantic Puffins in Maine
Muscongus Bay, Knox Co., Maine (August 2009) We left out of Port Clyde on an afternoon excursion to see an Atlantic Puffin colony. They live on nearby Eastern Egg Rock, a 7-acre island on the outer edge of Muscongus Bay (map). Puffins disappeared from the Eastern Coast of the United States for a long time.…
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Parishes in Louisiana that I have Visited
There are 64 Parishes in Louisiana – “The Bayou State“ Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. I have visited 32 Parishes = 50.0% of Parishes in Louisiana Parishes visited are colored-in; parishes still needing to be visited are blank. Map created using Mob Rule.…
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McIlhenny Co.’s Tabasco® Factory
Iberia Parish, Louisiana, USA (March 2007) Tabasco peppers grow commercially in several places including Louisiana, Central America and South America, but the bottling of the famous Tabasco® Sauce traces to only one location: Avery Island, deep in the heart of Louisiana’s Cajun country (map) Making the Sauce This sign welcomes visitors to the McIlhenny Company’s…
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The Jungle Gardens of Avery Island
Iberia Parish, Louisiana, USA (March 2007) The Jungle Gardens cover more than 250 lushly landscaped acres on Louisiana’s Avery Island (map). It is part of the McIlhenny property where the world-famous Tabasco® Sauce originates, and is open to the public for a modest fee. The gardens arose from the visionary efforts of Edward Avery McIlhenny…
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Global Wildlife Center
West of Folsom, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana (April 2010) We’re always looking for fun things to do while visiting family in the New Orleans area. They’d been talking about how wonderful the Global Wildlife Center was, and how much fun the kids had on their visits there (map). We hadn’t visited it before so we stuffed…
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Counties in Kentucky that I have Visited
There are 120 Counties in Kentucky – “The Bluegrass State“ Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. I have visited 87 Counties = 72.5% of Counties in Kentucky Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank. Map created using Mob Rule.…
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Counties in Kansas that I have Visited
There are 105 Counties in Kansas – “The Sunflower State“ Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. I have visited 17 Counties = 16.2% of Counties in Kansas Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank. Map created using Mob Rule.…
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Counties in Iowa that I have Visited
There are 99 Counties in Iowa – “The Hawkeye State“ Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. I have visited 32 Counties = 32.3% of Counties in Iowa Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank. Map created using Mob Rule.…