The Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio is a creepy edifice of Victorian Gothic, Richardson Romanesque and Queen Anne loveliness– even on a sunny day. Opened in 1896, its architecture was meant to inspire Ohio’s young bad boy men to reform themselves by turning to a more spiritual life. These days, come Halloween season, the prison’s […]
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When I first drove into Philipsburg, Montana, 10 years ago, I knew my family and I had arrived somewhere special. Located along the 64 mile Anaconda-Pintler Scenic Route that cuts down from Interstate 90 and rejoins it again between Missoula and Butte, Philipsburg is well worth the trip. In fact, Philipsburg, Montana is the prettiest painted town with history and
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With only a few hours to spare in Nashville during my cousin’s wedding weekend, I headed to the Country Music Hall of Fame. This is a stop I highly recommend whether you’re a little bit country or pure rock and roll. My mother, my 11 year-old son, and one of my cousin’s offspring, a 13 year-old
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Think Kentucky and perhaps bourbon come to mind. Bourbon style whiskey was born in Kentucky more than 200 years ago, and Louisville’s Urban Bourbon Trail is a testament to Kentucky’s bourbon bounty. What began as a way for Kentucky’s first farmers to use their extra grain–mostly corn, turned into a booming business. As small and large
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Parkersburg, West Virginia was not on my “Go To” list until recently when my husband and I headed there for a quick weekend away. Located at the confluence of the Ohio and Little Kanawha Rivers, Parkersburg is a pint-sized package of important aspects of American history. From pre-Civil War to the oil and gas boom to the
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My husband, 11-year-old son and I started our California road trip in San Francisco. With an ambitious itinerary, we headed off from San Francisco International airport in our Dodge Avenger rental car (GPS equipped) to visit friends and see what we could see in 10 days. National Parks, beaches, prehistoric history, small town charm, wildlife, oddities and great
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