I am a huge fan of the state park system, both because of their conservation efforts and their protection of great places to explore in the outdoors. I also have another less lofty reason to enjoy state parks: they are just so darn reliable. Campers cn expect to find accommodations that are reasonably clean and safe, while families can always…
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Tips for Visiting the Museum of Science and Industry
The MOSI is housed in the Palace of Fine Arts from the 1893 World Columbian Exhibition Generally speaking, once we have visited a city, we prefer to spend our traveling time somewhere new. Chicago has been one city that we have visited again, and again, and again and with every visit we always spend a day at the Museum of…
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Is That Tree Wearing a Sweater?
Why yes it is. This cozy creation is a part of an art installation at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois, and was a collaboration between artist Carol Hummel and local knitters. Together they created hundreds of colorful "lichens" patches that were woven about the tree to symbolize the interconnected nature of our human relationships and our dependence upon one…
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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words and One
This post is going to be a bit of an indulgence for me. After all, it requires reading not one, but two previous posts to completely fill in the backstory. And, it has almost no correlation to travel, except that it occurred somewhere other than home. It does involve a journey, though, albeit a personal one. Actually, maybe it does…
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Alpine Sliding at Chestnut Mountain Resort
I'm not sure when I first learned about the downhill goodness of the alpine slide, but I filed it away as something we had to try as a family. A great post about Stowe Mountain Lodge from Mara at Mother of All Trips reminded me to be on the lookout for an alpine slide opportunity as we traveled. There are…
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