Tag: history
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In the Home of the Blues: The Mississippi Blues Trail
From juke joints to museums and historical sites, a self-guided drive along the Mississippi Blues Trail is a celebration of the music and its place in history. Everything has an origin story. For the blues, the story starts in the Mississippi Delta. The various song forms first heard in the spirituals and fieldworkers’ chants common…
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Top 5 reasons to drive Minnesota’s North Shore All-American Scenic Drive
If you know me, you know that I love a good road trip. Writing about the North Shore All-American Scenic Drive for Travelocity was the cherry on top. For as short as this drive is, it sure did pack a lot of fun. So, if you’ve been looking to take a family road trip this…
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Three Hours in St. Augustine
December is one of the coldest months to visit Florida and the weather can change seemingly every 20 minutes. It’ll be sunny and clear, then the dark clouds will drift over, rain will fall, then it’ll be sunny, then one more time, the rain will fall, this time as a heavy downpour. I’ll take it…
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