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Posted on October 15, 2019September 7, 2020

A Run-in With the Redcoats and a Lighthouse in Mackinaw City

I tour a colonial fort and a lighthouse right by the eastern reaches of the Mackinac Bridge.

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Posted on June 18, 2019June 25, 2019

My Take on Mackinac Island

History and nature mesh well here.

Posted on June 4, 2019June 6, 2019

Why I Think Pinecrest Historical Village is Awesome

My favorite living museum.

Posted on December 4, 2018January 28, 2019

Christmas at the Grignon Mansion.

I must confess, I don't feel much like writing.  I've come down with an Illness that, according to my doctor, will be with me for…

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Posted on November 6, 2018August 27, 2019

A Few Historic Places in De Pere

The first European inhabitants in De Pere, Wisconsin arrived in 1671, being French monks.  It became the French Empire's western most settlement in North America.   Known as Rapides…

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Posted on July 17, 2018January 28, 2019

Heritage Hill-a look inside

I have to say, some places I've visited in the past year are worth a second glance.  Heritage Hill is a historical park that I've seen many…

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Posted on July 3, 2018January 28, 2019

Appleton’s Hearthstone Historical House Museum-the Victorian age ‘house of the future’

They're  tourist attractions all by themselves.  I'm sure you've heard of buildings said to be the "Home of the Future."  The problem with those houses, in today's evolving world, shortly they…

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Posted on June 19, 2018January 28, 2019

Cana Island Lighthouse-classic Door County

It seems, these days, that every town is delving into the tourist market, whether it be a museum, multi-use arena, trendy refurbished 'main street', historical sight, renovated…

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Posted on June 4, 2018January 28, 2019

Old World Wisconsin-little house in the park.

Did your ever wonder, as you sat through history class, what a rural landscape would look like in the 1800's?  I mean,  you can visit some outdoor…

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Posted on May 1, 2018January 28, 2019

Aztalan State Park-a cloudy story of a mysterious people.

You know the old real estate motto- location, location, location.  It can pertain to ancient towns as much as it does to the modern cities…

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