03 Oct
Lake George, NY and Prospect Mountain Hike

Lake George, NY and Prospect Mountain Hike

  • by Garrett Tershel

Lake George is a beautiful town and rich with history. We enjoyed walking around the lake and visiting Fort William Henry. At the visitor's center we heard about hiking Prospect Mountain. So we had some lunch and headed over.

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01 Oct
Low bridge, everybody down ... Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal

Low bridge, everybody down ... Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal

  • by Garrett Tershel

As our quest to see amazing sites in America continued, we stopped at the Erie Canal.  An amazing feat, dug mostly by the Irish with the incentive of whiskey, in 1820's and completed in 1825.  This canal allowed goods to be transported through the Great Lakes out to the Atlantic Ocean or vice versa. It created an economic boom for New York, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin. And was the inspiration of for "Low Bridge, Everybody Down".

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19 Apr
Let's go for a bike ride in DC!

Let's go for a bike ride in DC!

  • by Garrett Tershel

If you only have one day to see DC and you have kids I highly recommend you do it on bikes. We were able to see so many places and it would not have been possible without the bikes.

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20 Oct
Philadelphia, PA in 7 hours

Philadelphia, PA in 7 hours

  • by Garrett Tershel

It was the first city I wish we had more time to explore but we had three goals in Philadelphia, see Independence Hall, The Franklin Museum and leave with enough time to get to Washington, DC and continue driving south toward Auburn, AL. We accomplished all of those things, saw the Liberty Bell and the kids earned another Junior Ranger Badge.

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08 Oct
Salem, MA A town of two tales.

Salem, MA A town of two tales.

  • by Garrett Tershel

Salem was a fascinating place, a town of two tales.

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28 Sep
Plymouth, MA the beginning of something special!

Plymouth, MA the beginning of something special!

  • by Garrett Tershel

Our walk around the town of Plymouth. The Mayflower II, Plymouth Rock and Lyden St. where the original village was located.

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19 Sep
Mystic Friends...

Mystic Friends...

  • by Garrett Tershel

We ended up spending the day at Mystic Seaport. At first I thought the place was a little pricey but we choose to spend the day anyway and I am glad to report it was well worth the price.

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