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Review: Adirondacks Region – Lake George and Fort Ticonderoga
I admit that I was a little bit spoiled by living in Pennsylvania my entire life. I take for granted the availability of inexpensive, non-commerical, family-friendly places to visit where I can picnic,…
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Revisiting Somerset and Bedord Counties: The Whiskey Rebellion
Back in 1994 when I was still in high school, my hometown of Berlin, PA decided to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Whiskey Rebellion. Plans were made for a big festival. The…
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Revisiting Bedford County: Shawnee State Park and the Ship Hotel
Bedford County, PA still looks pretty much the way I see it in old pictures and in my mind. At Shawnee State Park, the little swing still sits in its secluded picnic area…
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The Lighthouse Keeper’s Wife; Absorbing Lighthouse Website; Shipwrecks
Jonathan's Facebook entry about lighthouses today reminded me of this website that I found on Lighthouses of Australia Project. True to its title, it contains some decent photos of Australian lighthouses. Scroll down…
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The Oregon Trail
My sisters and I spent entire summers when we were kids playing with an Apple PC. The computer was from my dad's classroom (he is a retired teacher), and in the summers he…