You may recall from high school history lessons something about Harper’s Ferry in relation to the Civil War and you would be right! Harper’s Ferry West Virginia has an interesting history and Harper’s Ferry National Historic Park brings that…
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There is no doubt that the third verse of “Star Bangled Banner” is controversial, and scholars continue to debate whether Francis Scott Key, a known slave holder, wrote the verse as a threat to African slaves or whether it…
Need some motivation to finally tackle your closet and simplify your life? Feeling overwhelmed by gathering up everything you own and throwing it on your bed Marie-Kondo style? Try this instead. …
After about a week in Delaware’s portion of the DelMarVa peninsula, we headed towards Maryland and the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, which has eighty-one 5-star reviews online! The route took us through Cambridge Maryland and a roadside reader board…
From Annapolis MD, we headed northeast into Delaware, camped at Lums Pond State Park and turned our attention to some planning. We’d planned the details through Washington DC, so it was time to get more serious about the second…
We only had part of an afternoon to drive through Annapolis MD, but it was nice to do anyway. Annapolis is synonymous with the US Naval Academy and it could have been because we were there in late May…
One thing that’s interesting about eastern state campgrounds that is different from most western state campgrounds is that they are often within just a few miles of urban areas, but because of the density of the hardwood trees in…
Travelling has a way of bringing people closer together. It’s an opportunity to spend time together without the daily stresses of work and household chores. It’s a chance to work together while planning and exploring and it’s a way…
Our first evening in Shenandoah National Park was spent at Loft Mountain Campground. The next day was partly sunny, so we did a 2-mile hike straight down the hill to Upper and Lower Doyle’s Falls before hiking straight back…
From Floyd, VA (post here) we headed north and stopped in Roanoke for lunch and to check out the yellow and black church (St. Andrew’s Catholic Church) that’s prominent on the hill before heading to our first Harvest Host…
