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Tag Archives: travel
Exploring Texas
Political tensions may have made it unpopular for Canadians to travel to the US right now, but we already had this trip on the books for months. And, life is short and you need to make memories when you can. … Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged country music, exploring, ghost town, history, Luckenbach, post office, Texas, travel, USA
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Cruise to Alaska on Holland America’s Koningsdam
We’re off on a Holland America cruise to Alaska aboard the M.S. Koningsdam and you’re invited to come along with us. Stops are planned for Juneau, Skagway, and Ketchikan, along with a full day of cruising in Glacier Bay.
Posted in Travel
Tagged cruise, Holland America, Holland American Line, Juneau, Koningsdam, travel, USA
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Journey Through Alberta’s Badlands: Exploring Ghost Town of Dorothy, the Atlas Coal Mine, and East Coulee School Museum
It’s our second in our series of videos about our stay in the badlands of Drumheller. This time, we explore sites along the Red Deer River valley, starting in the ghost town of Dorothy with its iconic abandoned grain elevator. … Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged Alberta, Atlas Coal Mine, Canada, church, coal mine, Dorothy, Drumheller, East Coulee, ghost town, grain elevator, history, mining, museum, National Historic Site, school, travel
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Exploring Southern Alberta Backroads: Mossleigh, Arrowwood, and Lomond
We’re off on the road, bound for Lethbridge, Alberta. Of course we’re not going to take the most straightforward route. We’ll start off with a visit to Mossleigh, Alberta and home of three grain elevators. Then we’ll hit up the … Continue reading
Posted in Geocaching, Travel
Tagged Alberta, Arrowwood, backroads, Canada, geocaching, grain elevator, grain-elevators, Lomond, Mossleigh, travel
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Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in a log cabin in rural Kentucky, at a place known as Sinking Spring Farm. He was the second child of Thomas and Nancy Lincoln, their first boy. His log cabin was … Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged cabin, history, Kentucky, Knob Creek, National Historic Park, Sinking Spring, travel, USA
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