Category: History
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Hawaii, Part 10 (Oahu: Honolulu Metro)
I’ve been to Honolulu several times over the years and my wife had been there once, many years ago. Our two adult children had not. So I broke my general rule about not visiting the same place twice. There are certain iconic Honolulu destinations that every tourist simply must see. I would feel bad if…
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Hawaii, Part 9 (Oahu: Pearl Harbor)
We left the Big Island of Hawaii and took a short flight to Oahu for the final part of our adventure. I’ve been to Oahu several times, mainly to Honolulu, but so much still remained unseen. For instance, none of us had ever visited Pearl Harbor even though it’s right there in Honolulu. So we…
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Hawaii, Part 4 (Big Island: Kona)
Maui was all about fun in the sun, and now now we transitioned to a more active phase of our adventure as we moved to the “Big Island” of Hawaii. The entire state is called Hawaii of course, and so is it’s largest island. But more importantly it was the island’s other designation, the County…
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Finish Ohio & More, Part 3 (Swipe Down)
Michigan was fun but now I needed to drive through Ohio for the last bit of unfinished business. Only three counties out of 88 remained unvisited in Ohio, aligned in a single contiguous row heading due south. It felt like bowling pins lined up for an easy spare. So look out Paulding, Van Wert, and…
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Finish Ohio & More, Part 1 (Swipe Up)
It’s been a work in progress. Slowly, ever slowly, I chipped away at Ohio counties as my older kid attended school in Michigan. I took a different route through Ohio multiple times, collecting counties and adding them to my list. So this was, I think, the sixth trip involving Ohio, all dutifully recorded on Twelve…
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Washington Co., Maryland; Day 2
The pressure was off once I flipped the status of Washington County to “overnight” on my County Counting list. Officially it became Overnight County #205. Now I could concentrate on exploring beyond Hagerstown and further into the countryside. Hancock I’ve always loved driving through Hancock on the western side of Washington County. I’ve mentioned it…
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Washington Co., Maryland; Day 1
I felt trapped at home, first because of a previous snowfall that refused to melt and later by a bout of the flu. Mentally I needed a change of scenery just to get away for awhile and reset my attitude. So this seemed like a perfect time to add another new overnight county to my…
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Borderland, Part 2 (Blue Water Bridge)
We entered Canada for the second time in the last few months. However, this visit was only a long weekend instead of the several days days we spent there during summer. Also, we drove across the border into Sarnia rather than flying into Toronto. So it was a much different experience, not nearly the same…
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Lighthouse Adventures
The 93 Lighthouses I have visited I noticed that I have visited quite a few lighthouse as a result of my journeys, and many have been featured in these travel pages since I began posting them a number of years ago. I didn’t start as a lighthouse collector, it just sort-of happened, but now I…
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Borderland, Part 1 (Belle Isle)
We flew up to Michigan for the older kid’s fall break from graduate school and we all wanted to see something new. This encompassed both sides of the international border between Michigan’s lower peninsula and the province of Ontario. Essentially this involved the borderlands along the Detroit River, Lake St. Clair, and the St. Clair…