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Chicago, IL–Crunch, crunch, crunch. The sound of fall leaves underfoot? Maybe, but probably a lot of acorns, too. You may have noticed an abundance of acorns this fall. It’s not because the squirrels can’t keep up. Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL reports that this is a natural phenomenon called a mast year. The warm, dry [...] Estes Park, CO–Families converge on the YMCA of the Rockies where there’s comfortable, reasonably priced lodge rooms and cabins and loads of activities. Oh yeah, and that amazing natural attraction surrounding it, Rocky Mountain National Park. Swim, play tennis and softball and minigolf, or just lounge around on Adirondack chairs shootin’ the breeze. At the [...] Glencoe, IL–What a treat! Record rainfall covered the Skokie Lagoons dams, making it easy to access all ponds without portaging. I paddled from the Tower Road boat launch down to the Willow Road dam first. Cormorants fished in their usual spot at the far south pond. A great blue heron eyed me from his perch [...] When the temperature hits 90° plus, it’s time to ditch the spray skirt. Head out early, keep to the shadows, and paddle out in the Skokie Lagoons on a hot July day. Lots of fishermen: a baker’s dozen of blue herons doing their goofy, loping head forward walk in the shallows, a family of mallards, a tern [...]
Floyd's City Barber Shop in Mt. Airy, NC Mount Airy, NC–Remember The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry RFD? Even if you never saw the original TV show, you can see the original Mayberry in real time at Griffith’s hometown. There’s Floyd’s City Barber Shop, where haircuts are still $8. Dine on a pork [...] Lobby of the O. Henry Hotel, Greensboro. Photo courtesy O. Henry Hotel. Greensboro, NC–The O.Henry Hotel is quirky. But it’s the good kind of quirky, one you wish you’d see more often in a hotel. A genuine London taxi (gosh, it’s cute!) sits at the portico, waiting to take guests to and from the nearby [...] Meretites sarcophogus, getting moved into exhibit position Kansas City–Arts galleries, shops, and museums are blooming along with the spring flowers here. The venerable Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, with a 33,000+ collection, in May opens a new Egyptian permanent exhibit featuring a 7-foot tall sarcophogus of Meretites. Other don’t miss sites at the free admission, free parking [...] Bikers ride past cows in St. Moritz. Photo by Laurie Borman Switzerland–The English had their bulldogs baiting bulls (outlawed in the 1800s) and the Spanish have their bullfights. In spring, it’s time for cow fighting in Switzerland. A special small, black breed, Heréns, found in Central Valis, and Valle d’Aosta in Northern Italy as [...] A Vancouver Island friend has been regaling me with her Olympic insider tips. She suggests hitting the Quebec House, with an open-air bar and a poutine chef. If you’ve not been to Quebec– and maybe even if you have–you might not have tried poutine, a gooey gravy-and-cheese-curd-covered french fry mess. Seriously, how did the Québécois with their [...]
Aquabus will take you in and around Vancouver. Photo by Laurie Borman Vancouver, British Columbia–Everybody’s watching Vancouver, with the Olympics in full swing. It’s cool, it’s sophisticated, it’s laid-back, and one of the best cities to visit. Here are my top five favorite things about Vancouver: Artful Caffe Artigiano latte. Photo by Laurie Borman [...] |
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