Our Top Social Media Posts of 2024

Somehow the year 2024 is quickly coming to a close. Our family had a wonderful year with many adventures- we’ll be sharing an annual highlights post next week on the blog (check out 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017). This week, we spent some time delving into the interwebs of our analytics for our top social media posts. We thought it would be fun to take a look back in a separate post. Here are our posts with the most engagement throughout 2024:

Erie canal Cruise in Whitesboro, NY

On Instagram:

  • Our final post of our summer 2024 trip
  • Boarding the plane to Bozeman, Montana (to start our summer 2024 trip)
  • Peyto Lake in Lake Louise, Banff Canada
  • Seeing President Biden at church in Wilmington, Delaware

On Facebook:

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Check back next week to see our annual 2024 Highlights post.

New England based, part high school English teacher, part non profit founder, part road tripper who LOVES hopping in the family SUV to explore America. Our bucket list includes National Parks, MLB stadiums, presidential libraries, and eating wherever the locals eat!

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