Museum Quick Stop ~ I have been to Washington, D.C. a number of times over the years with my family, my Boy Scouts and on my own. This time was a solo excersion to explore D.C. With each trip, time was limited and I needed…
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Photo Opp ~ The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is in Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The museum is located on the east side of Strasburg along Pennsylvania Route 741. It is administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission with the active support of the Friends…
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If there is one place in America that holds a special place in my heart that would be Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The Portsmouth was about three hours northeast of my home but it always an enjoyable drive across scenic northern Massachusetts’ old Route 2 highway.…
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Massachusetts World War II Weekend was held at the Orange Municipal Airport, in Orange, Massachusetts in May 2016. The World War II reenactment was a historical reenactment involving American, British, French, Italian and German combatants involved in World War II. These types of events included…
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Photo Opp ~ Watkins Glen State Park is the most famous of the Finger Lakes State Parks located in the village of Watkins Glen, south of Seneca Lake in New York’s Finger Lakes region. It was opened to the public in 1863. The park’s lower…
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The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, commonly referred to as the Clark, is an art museum and research institution located in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Its collection consists of European and American paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, photographs, and decorative arts from the fourteenth to the early…
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The Adirondack Experience is located in the hamlet of Blue Mountain Lake in New York state. It is a museum dedicated to preserving the history of the Adirondacks region. The museum is located on the site of a historic summer resort hotel, the Blue Mountain…
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Photo Opp ~ The Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge is a 153-year-old, two-span, timber King-truss, interstate, covered bridge that crosses the Connecticut River between Cornish, New Hampshire (on the east), and Windsor, Vermont (on the west). Until 2008, when the Smolen–Gulf Bridge opened in Ohio, it had…
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Here is an excellent example of local road tripping opportunities beginning in your own back yard. During my son’s junior college career he took an astronomy course that had a field trip to an observatory located near the campus of another college in the area.…
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Old Sturbridge Village is an outdoor living history museum located in Sturbridge, Massachusetts which recreates life in an early 19th-century rural New England village, featuring costumed historians, artisans, and farmers; historic homes, trade shops and water-powered mills; a working farm with heritage breed animals; and…
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Photo Opp ~ The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome is a living museum in Red Hook, New York. It has preserved over 60 vintage aircraft of the Pioneer Era, World War I and the Golden Age of Aviation between the World Wars, and multiple examples of roadworthy…
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Photo Opp ~ Autumn in New England begins in late September and ends in late December, it marks the transition from summer to winter and is known for its vibrant colors and picturesque beauty. The autumn color of the trees and flora in New England…
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