Tagged With "Detroit Michigan"
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Re: And the tallest US building goes to?
The judges have chosen the "fairest in the land". I would be happy to tour both buildings. The ingenuity of architects and engineers never ceases to impress me. Some buildings that I have particularly enjoyed touring - the World Trade Center and the Rockefeller Center in NY, the dome of St. Peter's in Rome, all of St. Paul's in London, the Reichstag in Berlin and all of the small historical buildings at Greenfield Village, Michigan.
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Re: July 18, 2017: Marblehead Lighthouse, Ohio
Just back from a trip that included a Lake Michigan beach near Gary...this is so much nicer!
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Re: Where in the World is Gumbo? #25
Well, this one's been cracked: PortMoresby went a bit west of Chicago and found the Michigan Avenue Bridge in Milwaukee: "After not paying any attention after I looked briefly this morning, I saw that he'd posted the clue, smaller city. I asked Google for pictures of "vertical lift bridges" and almost immediately saw a tiny picture of the blue glass building. I couldn't see any detail except the color and shape of the piers and it was from the other direction." Congratulations: and...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, March 3, 2015: Chicago by Night
City skylines can look the same after a while, but seeing them at night is a different experience again. As part of a USA trip, I wanted to visit as many iconic skyscrapers as I could. The Sears Tower in Chicago was on my list and I...
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Top Long Distance Hiking Trails in the USA
Like to go for a long distance walk? Then Brian Bradshaw has just the post for you. Check out some of these beautiful (and challenging) hikes!
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The Great Eclipse of 2017
A day set aside to watch the eclipse turned into a day of new friends and good times for Jonathan L, who viewed near Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Do You Want To Fish But Don’t Know How To? Book A Fishing Trip!
Do you love to fish? Or at least like the idea of fishing? Do you imagine yourself sipping your drink and sitting with friends holding the fishing rod on a cool summer day? Well then you need to get up and go fishing tomorrow morning. But uh oh! You don’t know how to fish? And above all you don’t own a boat? Does that mean you cannot fish now? You can! You can fish your heart out if you like and that too on a boat. But how you ask? Well, you can go charter fishing. There are a lot of places...
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A Vivid View of Theaters Past
Time ravages great beauties and sometimes restores them. Marilyn Jones shares with us a book that chronicles some astonishing recent examples.
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Holiday Gifts for Travelers
Constant traveler Marilyn Jones offers her annual round-up of gifts she recommends for travelers.
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Florida's Unique Coral Castle (Where Gumbo was #359)
DrFumblefinger visits the unsual "Coral Castle" in southern Florida. The place was crafted of coral rock over a thirty-year period by a single man.
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February 28, 2020: Henry J. at the Library
PortMoresby discovers this lovely restored historic car while visiting the local library.
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, July 22, 2015: Cana Island Lighthouse
Door County, Wisconsin is known for its charming villages, beautiful beaches, lake vistas and nine lighthouses that help safely guide ships around the peninsula—each with a different look, history and, in many ways, personality. ...
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Chicago's History Museum knows the city's story
When it comes to the great Chicago Fire of 1871, seen in a diorama above, the Chicago History Museum knows all about it: The museum, founded in 1856, was destroyed in the fire and had to start again from scratch—only to burn again in 1874....
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Pittsburgh's North Side
Jonathan L takes us on a tour of Pittsburgh's North Side for some contemporary art and classic architecture
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Wetting My Whistle: Berkeley Springs water tasting
Stephanie Kalina-Metzger shares her experience as a water judge (tasting, not swimming or diving) in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia.
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Shunpiking through Northern Illinois
Jonathan L continues his westward trip off the highways, and shares his new discoveries and some ideas about random travel.
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Willis Tower and Our Skydeck Experience—Chicago
A visit to Chicago's tallest building, with its spectacular new glass features, with Samantha.
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Michigan named for best fall foliage
Michigan edges out New York this year as Nikon's top place to photograph fall foliage.
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Uber has built partnership with the GM’s Maven- a car sharing service
General Motors has become the short-term car leasing partner for the Uber drivers. General Motors is the investor for the Uber’s competitor in the ride-hailing services, Lyft. Uber and Maven, a 10-month old car sharing division within the GM has built the partnership and announced the new pilot program in San Francisco, which will allow the Uber drivers to rent the car on the weekly basis for the work as well as the personal use. As per the 90-day test, drivers will rent their cars for $179...
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10 Top Rated Tourist Attractions to Explore in Chicago
Monica Albert offers ten top suggestions for things you should do in the Windy City of Chicago (sponsored content)
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Top 3 Best Golf Tours for Beginners
Sebastian offers suggestions for where people who love to golf should tee off soon (sponsored content)
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Top 12 Blogs For Travel Bloggers
This is a list of creative travel blogs that I read and follow. They are written by independent travel writers, the list include those that I consider as heavy-weights in travel blogging. These bloggers are associated with large travel sites/blogs but their focus is on living a unique life (getting to see the world around them) and be an insightful writers. All of them are fun and inspirational to read. Blog: Everything-Everywhere Writer: Gary Arndt Gary has been on the road since 2007 as a...
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Where in the World was Gumbo? #25 - Milwaukee WI
And we have a winner! Port Moresby correctly identified Gumbo as visiting the Michigan Ave. Bridge in Milwaukee WI. Last summer I went to Milwaukee to visit one of my daughters. While there we took a cruise on the Milwaukee River and out onto Lake...
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Lake Havasu Lighthouse Replicas - Part 1 of 3
Lake Havasu, Arizona has become “the city with most lighthouses in America,” thanks to its collection of 1/3 scale lighthouses from everywhere.
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Spirit keeps the pressure on legacy carriers
Spirit strikes again...this time with more non-stops from Philadelphia The ultra-low-cost carrier is taking on JetBlue and American this time, with non-stops from Philadelphia to Fort Lauderdale and Detroit. The Spirit "bare-fare" services that it hopes will win it market share competing with the majors on high-density has already pushed all three of the big legacy carriers—Delta, United and American—into offering no-frills fares in competition. (For Gumbo's coverage of that...
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Chicago to hold a "Ferris Buellers Day Off" Festival
Ferris Fest to be held in Chicago to mark "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" 30th
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Lighthouses of Lake Havasu – Part 3 of 3
The final part of our visit to the replica lighthouses of Lake Havasu, narrated by Samantha.
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The Niagara River and Horseshoe Falls
DrFumblefinger shares a visit to lovely and memorable Horseshoe Falls, also known as Canadian Falls.
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Hershey's Antique Auto Museum: Something for Everyone
Stephanie Kalina-Metzger visits the wonderful collection of automobiles on display at the Antique Automobile Club of America Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
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Six American Road Trips to Explore and Enjoy
Rebecca Brown shares her selection of 'must-do' U.S. road trips, both short and super-long.
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Indiana Dunes upgraded to National Park
One of America's most diverse ecosystems, and one often threatened by development, has been upgraded to a National Park.
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Re: Spain: a campaign for quiet dining
This is a big problem in the Caribbean too. You book a table in a fine restaurant. Candles on each table. Napkins and best silver cutlery. And the gentle tones of a Spanish Guitar soloist provide the entertainment. Then 2 families sitting at tables 15 feet apart discover they both come from Michigan. They have to shout to each other to be heard above the music. The soloist takes a break. The conversation continues and the noise level stays the same.
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Ahoy, matey! $10 million in treasure buried!
Promoters hope the lure of buried treasure and a reality show for TV will make them a treasure greater than the one they've buried for you to find...
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Northern Lights season coming up
The peak season for observing the aurora borealis is arriving, and this may be an especially good year for spotting them.
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Cape May Ferry, Early Morning
PHeymont is a ferryboat fan—enough to have bent the route of a recent road trip to take the boat from Cape May, New Jersey to Lewes, Delaware
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Lighthouses of Lake Havasu – Part 2 of 3
With Samantha as our guide, we continue the tour of Lake Havasu's unique attraction: large-scale replicas of famous lighthouses.
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Hawaii too far? Try Michigan!
Now an official Google Maps Tourist Attraction, Port Huron's giant wooden pineapple is only one of its not-well-known distinctions.
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Unusual Name and a Giant Hotdog
Samantha and her husband found another unique hotdog stand on a recent trip to Mackinaw City, Michigan.
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Pizza at Pasta Jay's, Moab, Utah
Samantha and Gene fill in the story of a favorite Italian restaurant on the road and how they found it again in their home area
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Welcome to Michigan!
Another stop on Samantha's odyssey to collect photos of every state's welcome sign.
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Fox Theatre in Detroit
Samantha shares pictures of the historic Fox Theatre in Downtown Detroit, Michigan.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
While in the Ann Arbor area, Samantha and her husband made a quick stop to see a small section of the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus.
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Welcome to Ohio!
Samantha and her husband shares pictures from the Ohio state line, as they continue their quest to visit every state
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United dropping small-city routes
United is pulling out of a range of small cities, possibly leaving opportunities for startups focused on small cities.
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Re: Welcome to Ohio!
Toledo in Ohio is an interesting story. If I recall a program I once saw on how state lines were determined, Toledo was in Michigan territory but that was contested by Ohio. After a bloodless skirmish between the two, a deal was struck where Ohio got Toledo and Michigan was given most of the Upper Peninsula (The Mitten). Who got the best deal?
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Mackinaw Bridge: Spanning the Straits of Mackinac
The Mackinaw Bridge is currently the fifth-longest suspension bridge in the world and the longest bridge in the western hemisphere. Samantha shares her visit and some facts.