Jerusalem Mill Village hosts the Revolution

Historic Jerusalem Mill Village, in Maryland, hosted hundreds of re-enactors in a battle between Continental soldiers and the British Redcoats on Oct 10-11, 2009.  The battle  pitted over a hundred soldiers...

"Circus in a Box" - Kooza

Escape to the Circus of the Sun and be amazed at the physical artistry of acrobats flying through the air, contortionists twisting beyond human limits and the death defying balance and skill of those on the Wheel...

Living Christmas Trees Sing Out Around the World

This time of year, the message of Christmas is presented countless times in various ways throughout the world. Growing in popularity are the living singing tree performances held throughout the United States...

See 4-D Polar Express for Christmas at the National Aquarium

With pocket watch in one hand and oil lantern in the other, the mid-twentieth century train conductor greets us with a drawn out baritone "alllll aboard." Not the usual greeting one would expect at the National...

The Mysterious Underground of Pendleton Oregon

Like an epic novel, the intriguing "city beneath a city" of Pendleton, Oregon, is rich with characters and settings as diverse as underground opium dens and ice cream parlors. The entertaining and knowledgeable...

Wallowa Lake and the City of Joseph

A trip to Northeast Oregon is an opportunity to witness where one of history's tragic stories begins. This is where the Nez Perce Indians spent their last free days, before going to a reservation. Today, among...

Biking Through History - The Civil War Northern Campaign on a Bike

      I arrived nearly 150 years too late for the Battle of Antietam. The signs of war however were still evident across the Maryland landscape.  Burnside Bridge still crosses...

What Lies Beneath – An Underground Journey through Carlsbad Caverns

Daylight vanishes as we walk down the steep serpentine trail leading into the huge mouth of Carlsbad Caverns located in the southeast corner of New Mexico. My two daughters and I were glad to be wearing...

Angels and Knights over Nation’s Capitol

(updated) Screaming in formation through the blue skies near the nation's capitol, the phenomenal U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the Army's premier parachute team, the Golden Knights join a host of other aerial...

Kinetic Race a Big Success in Baltimore - Race Results

Wilma and the Wombats, Fifi and Platypus were crowd favorites at the 10th annual Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race, hosted by the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM).  The annual race started under...

The Other Air and Space Museum

The largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world traces the history of human flight in grand fashion at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.  The Smithsonian has two Air and...

Living Christmas Tree Sings Out

This is the time of year for many churches across America to erect elaborate scaffolding in the shape of a Christmas tree for their annual Christmas presentations. One of the largest singing Christmas trees is at...

48 Hours in New York

New York, New York - If you had 48 hours for a family weekend in New York City what would be your top five places to visit?Before giving the specifics about where we went during our 48 hours, I want to state that...

Enchanted Evening at the Hearst Castle

The rich and famous have always fascinated me, particularly after watching the classic 1941 film Citizen Kane.  The movie by Orson Welles traces the life of the fictional Charles Foster Kane, whose rise to...