Visiting Mount Rushmore with Children
I’ve always known I wanted to make American history a top priority for my children, and one of the best ways to do that when…
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Sandpearl Resort: A Clearwater Beach Vacation Review
What Florida’s west coast beaches lack in white-capped surf, they more than make up for in clear, calm aquamarine water and powdery white sand. We…
21 Hours in Vail, Colorado: Summer Fun with Tweens and Teens
Who says you need a week for vacation? Last Friday night a freelance-writing assignment brought me, my husband, 11-year-old daughter and 14-year-old niece to Vail…
Making Family Connections at Pearl Harbor on Oahu, Hawaii
Poignant, inspiring, sad, thoughtful, important. Those are the words I jotted down in my notebook as I toured the newly expanded WWII Valor in the…
Stand Up Paddling with Wakiki Beach Services
Stand up paddling was a “must do” while my husband Quent and I were on Oahu, Hawaii, earlier this month. Also known as stand up…
Wisconsin: Jelly Belly Tour
If there is one thing my kids love it’s candy. During our recent trip to Milwaukee when people inquired about our plans and we mentioned…
Six Unexpected Highlights of our Family Vacation in the Riviera Maya, Mexico
Mexico’s Riviera Maya has long been a favorite family vacation destination; we’ve traveled to the Yucatan coast on the Caribbean Sea several times over the…
Milwaukee: Palermo’s Pizza Tour
Milwaukee-based Palermo’s Pizza company is an American Dream story. In 1964 the Fallucca family, Italian immigrants, opened a bakery called Palermo Villa. Eventually the establishment…
American Girl Store at Mall of America
The American Girl store at Mall of America here in Minnesota draws doll-loving girls locally and from out of town. But I believe that’s the…
Exclusive Video from the Disney Dream’s AquaDuck!
One must-do on the brand-new Disney Dream? A ride on the first-in-the-cruise-industry on-board water slide. Truly, this was a coveted activity on the two-night Inaugural…