A hike through the islands off the shores of Wisconsin feels like a trek through a wilderness; however, it wasn’t that long ago when various peoples called the Apostle Islands home. People lived and worked here, families were created, children could be seen playing and going to school. Over time, these peoples and their descendants …
Destinations
Tianzi Mountain – Shentang Valley, China
In the northwest portion of Wulingyuan, Tianzi Mountain Nature Reserve looks like a forest of stone, straight out of a prehistoric movie – rocky pillar-like mountains that jut towards the sky, trees clinging in odd places, and mist drifting about as though you were high in the clouds. With the highest peak topping out at …
Rotorua – New Zealand
Rotorua is magical. Streams are clear as crystal and magical forests with amazing biking trails and exploding geysers show just how magical it gets. Whether you seek to simply unwind or you’re looking for some thrills, you’ll find attractions on Rotorua you won’t find anywhere else. Situated in the Pacific’s Rim of Fire, Rotorua is …
Wilder Homestead – De Smet, South Dakota
Most children, about the time they are about to leave elementary school, come across Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House on the Prairie books. Their parents remember the television show depicting this family’s life on the frontier. The family moved into the De Smet region in 1879. Laura’s book, By the Shores of Silver Lake, illustrates …
Shady Lady – World’s Largest Rose Tree – Tombstone, Arizona
In 1884, one day after their marriage, a Scottish couple left their homeland in search of better opportunities in the Wild West – Tombstone, Arizona. A miner by trade, Henry Gee and his newly wedded wife, Mary, made their residence at Cochise Boarding House, a home for miners working for Vizinia Mining and their families. …
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Eartha – World’s Largest Rotating Globe – Yarmouth, Maine
Driving along I-295 in Yarmouth, Maine, it’s near impossible not to see Eartha. Housed within a three-story gallery made of glass, Eartha resides at the headquarters for DeLorme (acquired by the GPS mapping company, Garmin, in 2016). It is the largest earth-mimicking globe in the world. It was designed by David DeLorme and construction completed …
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