Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Hodgenville KY- Lincoln Memorial

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I absolutely love this black and white photo of a couple at the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Park.  I found it with other photos da...
Sunday, February 26, 2023

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Park Hodgenville Kentucky

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I am still on an Abraham Lincoln kick, and I enjoyed another recent visit to the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Park in Hodgenville Ken...
Thursday, February 23, 2023

Alaska Public Lands Information Center Anchorage 09 2022

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While in Anchorage Alaska, we saw that there was an Alaska Public Lands Information Center!  This is a National Park Unit, so we knew it wou...
Monday, February 20, 2023

Sea Otter in Seward Alaska

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  I got a nice video of this SEA OTTER from the balcony of our hotel (Harbor 360) in Seward Alaska!
Saturday, February 18, 2023

Cocaine Bear at the Kentucky Fun Mall Lexington KY

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I know the Cocaine Bear movie is coming out.....  so I stopped by Kentucky for Kentucky in Lexington to see the inspiration for the new film...
Friday, February 17, 2023

Seward's Alaska SeaLife Center

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 Check out my video on the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward!
Thursday, February 16, 2023

Resurrect Art and Coffee House, Seward Alaska

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A very short walk from the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward Alaska was the perfect coffee place, Resurrect Art and Coffee. It is in an old hi...
Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Seward Alaska September 2022

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We had such a great time in Alaska.....  We ended up flying to Anchorage, and then taking the train to Seward (see previous videos) and then...
Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Ghostlight Coffee Midtown Dayton Ohio

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 We stopped by the great little Dayton Ohio coffee shop, Ghostlight recently!
Monday, February 13, 2023

Lebanon Ohio January 2023

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 While staying at the Golden Lamb, we took some time to walk around the great town of Lebanon Ohio!
Sunday, February 12, 2023

Golden Lamb Inn Lebanon Ohio

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I have brought up the great little town of Lebanon Ohio several times on this blog.  I have also praised the historic inn in town, the Golde...
Saturday, February 11, 2023

Sitka Alaska Post Office

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On our trip to Alaska, we DID NOT get to visit Sitka....  I do collect postmarks though, and I corresponded with the post office in this gre...
Friday, February 10, 2023

Alaska Railroad trip from Anchorage to Seward September 2022

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Being able to spend several hours on the Alaska Railroad going from Anchorage to Seward was a huge treat.  We were in one of the glass domed...
Thursday, February 9, 2023

"Ride Guide to the Historic Alaska Railroad" by Anita Williams and Linda Ewers

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I wanted to mention the fun souvenir book, "Ride Guide to the Historic Alaska Railroad" by Anita Williams and Linda Ewers that I b...
Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Late 1960s Mt McKinley National Park brochure

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  As I am sure you know, Denali was once called Mt. McKinley.  I was thrilled to find this old brochure, with the former name, at a small sh...
Monday, February 6, 2023

Harbor 360 Hotel - Seward Alaska September 2022

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Seward is one of my favorite towns visited on our Alaska trip.  It was great.  We were able to spend a night here, at the Harbor 360 Hotel, ...
Sunday, February 5, 2023

Concert Memories: Warren Zevon- his last two shows in Cleveland, Ohio 2000

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I am THRILLED to hear that Warren Zevon is on the ballot for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  Actually I thought that pretty much all ...
Saturday, February 4, 2023

"Wilderness Blues" by T.B. Botts

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 An interesting and enjoyable read while we were on our Alaskan cruise was "Wilderness Blues" by T.B. Botts.  Signed copies were r...
Friday, February 3, 2023

Alaska Airlines Flight before our Cruise, luggage issues, and the Anchor...

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Our wonderful Alaskan Cruise started with a flight to Anchorage.  We swapped planes in Chicago, getting on an Alaska Airplanes vehicle.   We...
Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Our Norwegian Jewel Cruise to Alaska September 2022

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 So, this was a trip that was several years in the making.  After our previous cruise (our first one) we talked briefly about doing Alaska. ...
Monday, January 30, 2023

"The Klondike Fever: The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush" by Pierre Berton

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Planning for a trip through Alaska, I wanted to find a book on the Klondike Gold Rush.  I googled around, and found the 1955 book, "T...
Thursday, January 26, 2023

Gatlinburg Spur Tunnel repairs 2023

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 Just a short video of the tunnel going between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge.  Repairs are expected from January until April or so of 2023.
Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Deer Sighting Pigeon Forge Tennessee

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 Here is a short video of a deer I saw inbetween Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg!
Sunday, January 22, 2023

Burg Steakhouse in Gatlinburg Tennessee

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 Have you been to Burg Steakhouse in Gatlinburg?  This is a great place to eat when you are in town.  They were very cool about us having ou...
Saturday, January 21, 2023

"Tennessee Tales the Textbooks Don't Tell" by Jennie Ivey, W. Calvin Dickinson and Lisa W. Rand

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 I found a nice signed copy of the book, "Tennessee Tales the Textbooks Don't Tell" recently at an antique shop and I am so gl...