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- Are We There Yet?
In 1903, Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson made the first cross-country trip across the United States in an automobile. I wrote about this Road Trip Pioneer… - Who Were the Hello Girls? All About WWI’s Switchboard Soldiers
I have read multiple books about the women, known as the Hello Girls, who served as telephone switchboard operators in the US Army during World… - What We Read This Summer – No Chapter Left Behind Book Club
This summer brought sunshine, fireworks, and a few dog-eared pages as we soaked up every bit of summer reading. In June, we kicked off the…
Let’s Hit the Road!
- Are We There Yet?In 1903, Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson made the first cross-country trip across the United States in an automobile. I wrote about this Road Trip Pioneer in 2020. In 2025, Stacy…
- Everything TABASCO at the Tabasco Factory
We don’t make many stops in Louisiana on our summer road trips because it’s just too hot. But on Big Trip 15 we visited the Tabasco® Factory and Museum and… - Behind the Canvas: Visit the Studio Where Bob Ross Painted Happy Little Trees
When I researched for my first post about Bob Ross, I discovered that you can visit the studio where he filmed The Joy of Painting. The Bob Ross Experience is…
Behind the Scenes
- Who Were the Hello Girls? All About WWI’s Switchboard SoldiersI have read multiple books about the women, known as the Hello Girls, who served as telephone switchboard operators in the US Army during World…
- The Woman Who Loved Giraffes: Anne Innis Dagg
Once upon a time, there was a young girl who loved giraffes so much she went to college to study biology and then moved to… - If You Give a Widow a House – The True Story of the Millers’ Minnie Moore Mine Mansion
If you give a widow a house, she’ll roll it off into the country… History is full of odd little stories like this one. Most…
Offbeat Roadside Attractions
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Rolling Down the Enchanted Highway
The wide open spaces of North Dakota are the perfect place for an Enchanted Highway full of larger-than-life metal sculptures. What is the Enchanted Highway?…
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Big Trip 12
Before I started writing here I had already gone on twelve Big Trips! Over time I will be adding the daily overviews of past trips,…
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Quick Coastal Road Trip
Now that we are empty nesters, our annual Big Trip is a thing of the past. But I still love to road trip and see…
Let’s Read Books!
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Poppies to Remember – How Moina Michael Became The Poppy Lady and Started the Custom of Wearing Poppies on Memorial Day
Why do we wear poppies on Memorial Day? For that matter, what is Memorial Day even about? I teach 5-year-olds so for them, these questions…
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Do You Live Near a Book Desert?
Have you ever heard the term book desert? Do you know what it means? A book desert is a place that essentially doesn’t have books….
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A Peek Behind the Wizard’s Curtain – The Women of Oz
If you’re like me, you’ve seen The Wizard of OZ movie many times. But have you ever stopped to wonder how it came to be?…
