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Travel Tips for Reading with Kids On Road Trips
Road trips are a wonderful opportunity to have open-ended book discussions with your children. If you have the time, and a super-long road trip, consider listening to an audio-book and then talking about your selection. Table of Contents Selecting a Book for the Road TripGetting the Virtual Book for the Road TripSources for Free Audiobook…
Gingerbread Houses, Creepy Country Roads, and Common Ground
In search of a little seasonal cheer learning how to make gingerbread houses, we almost didn’t make it back home for the holidays. My son was signed up for a Gingerbread House class in Salem, N.Y. Just 45 miles away on the map, it’s a one and a half hour drive on winding rural roads;…
Harpers Ferry – Scenic Route to Florida, Day 1
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Lincoln Highway Begins In New York City
There is no Lincoln Highway marker in New York City. Even in 1913, Times Square was more of a ceremonial origination point rather than the beginning of an actual roadway. And yet it made sense then, as it does now, to begin in New York City. This is where so many of the people who…
Have a Blast! at Rock of Ages Granite Quarry, Vermont
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