posing on board the Patriot ship at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St Michaels, MD

    Exploring the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St Michaels Maryland

    A 15 acre campus in the heart of the beautiful, riverside town of St Michael’s Maryland, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum celebrates the environmental, historical, and cultural impacts of the Chesapeake Bay and its many maritime industries on communities throughout the East Coast. There are personal stories of individuals who helped shape the land and…

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    at the gardens at Dumbarton Oaks Gardens in Washington, DC

    Exploring the Dumbarton Oaks Museum and Gardens in Washington, D.C.

    We just returned from a weekend in Washington DC (we frequently visit the nation’s capital as it is a short-ish drive from our home in Connecticut and we have several family members and friends who live in the area) and we discovered a new-to-us museum and gardens in the Georgetown area of DC: Dumbarton Oaks.…

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    inside an exhibit at Fort Pitt Museum in Pittsburgh, PA

    Ten Ways to Explore the Fort Pitt History Museum in Pittsburgh, PA

    This past summer, we enjoyed several days exploring many historical and cultural attractions throughout the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One important stop was the Fort Pitt Museum, which sits on the same land where the 1759 British fort, which included five barracks used to house hundreds of soldiers in the French and Indian War, was…

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    Visiting with Santa at Christmas by Candlelight at Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, MA

    Christmas by Candlelight at Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts

    The holiday season has officially begun and we celebrated this past weekend with a new-to-us tradition: Christmas by Candlelight at Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. 

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    Pendleton Lighthouse in St. Andrews in New Brunswick, Canada

    10 Ways to Explore St Andrews in New Brunswick, Canada

    We just returned from a few days in St. Andrews, one of Canada’s first seaside resort areas. We originally were using the stop as a layover before another destination, but ended up spending three days enjoying all of the historical sites, attractions, and beautiful beaches and parks.   One of the most popular maritime communities in…

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    entrance to the Explore the Wild exhibit at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, North Carolina

    20 Ways to Have Fun at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, NC

    On a recent visit to Durham, North Carolina we spent a wonderful morning exploring the impressive Museum of Life and Science in the Northgate Park neighborhood of Durham. It’s easy to see why the Museum of Life and Science is consistently ranked as one of the most popular attractions in Durham, and one of the…

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