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Rockland, Maine in the northeastern United States is one of a few places in the world where one can wake up in the morning, look out to the harbor and see the amazing sight of a large number of historic sailing vessels. It is like watching a floating museum of schooners and other tall ships. One that stands out among the fleet is the painstakingly restored and meticulously maintained schooner American Eagle, a proud lady that sails three seasons of the year. |
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| Call of the Wild (At 60 m.p.h.) |
Actually, the speed limit is 30 m.p.h. for snowmobiles in the Kennebec Valley of western Maine. This state in northernmost New England on the Atlantic Coast of the United States has an astounding 13,000 miles of snowmobile trails twisting and winding through its once pristine forests. |
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Best known today for an aberrant blip in its long history--six months of witch hysteria in 1692--Salem, Massachusetts' true legacy lies not in witchcraft but in its golden decades of commercial ascendancy resulting from its enormously prosperous maritime trade with the Orient. |
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| Glacier National Park: Montana's Jewel In The Crown |
Glacier National Park in Montana is Nature at her most dramatic, with plunging valleys, sparkling waters, towering mountains and an unparalleled haven for the wildlife of the northern United States. Today, historic hotels and inns and the National Park Service make it an easy and comfortable place to visit. |
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| Maine Rafting: White Water To White Wine |
Whitewater opportunities in the American northeastern state of Maine range from teeth-clenching rafting over churning rapids on Class V rivers to overnight stays in elegant inns complete with gourmet meals, choice of wines and chocolates-on-the-pillow service. |
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| Canada’s Wanuskewin Heritage Park |
Saskatoon City's Wanuskewin Heritage Park, located in Canada's central province of Saskatchewan, celebrates the indigenous cultures of North America's great plains. It is "Dances With Wolves" country. |
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Rancho Las Cascadas combines Swiss attention to detail with Mexican exuberance and color to offer its international guests impressions of the real Mexico and the spectacular Mexican highlands as experienced from horseback. |
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| Maine Schoonering On The Stephen Taber |
The coastal schooner Stephen Taber sails the ruggedly handsome coastline of Maine. She represents an unbroken link with the golden Age of Sail as it was along the northeastern shores of the United States, and today she offers an authentic glimpse of life during those times to adventurous travelers and would-be sailors.
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| Québec City: Fire And Ice |
Every January and February in Québec City, Canada fires up one of the world's biggest winter carnivals. A highlight is the Hotel de Glace, the Ice Hotel, a unique resort constructed entirely of ice. The theme for the fifty-first edition of Québec's Winter Carnival is 'Fire and Ice'. |
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San Luis Potosí may be the least well known of the legendary silver cities in Mexico's highlands. Once its silver mines were among the most important sources of that prized metal. Today San Luis Potosí thrives as a center of industry, but at the same time its rich past has been carefully preserved in its historic center and its folk traditions. It is well worth a visit. |
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Not just another sleepy Mexican village... |
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| Exploring The San Juan And Gulf Islands |
A seascape of towering firs and rocky outcrops against a backdrop of snowy mountain peaks and sun-streaked seas beckon travelers to the San Juan and Gulf Islands on the Northwest Coast of the United States. |
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| San Antonio, TX, Bienvenidos |
San Antonio, Texas is a large, sophisticated city with an easy-going life style, and a festive spirit. San Antonio's heritage combines all that is Texas, the South West and Mexico and comes out with its own original personality. |
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| Montana's Mountain Sky Guest Ranch |
Bozeman Airport is the first glimpse many travelers will see of the Big Sky State on their way to the upscale Mountain Sky Guest Ranch, and it is an eye opener. |
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Part I: The Inns of Connecticut at Thanksgiving Time |
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Part II: The Quiet Corner |
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| Biking The Whites In Autumn |
New Hampshire's White Mountains will show you New England's autumn at its best when experienced on a bicycle or on a hiking trail.
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Situated between ocean and pine forest, Virginia Beach's attractions are for anyone looking for relaxation as well as eco-adventures. |
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| Grand Ladies Of The River |
Mark Twain's love for the Mississippi River lasted all his life, and he noted, "When I was a boy, there was one permanent ambition among my comrades in our village on the west bank of the Mississippi River. That was, to be a steamboatman." |
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Some of the world's best cycling is right here at your front door, America. |
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Soft Adventure and Mayan Ruins |
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Fiesta Americana Grand Los Cabos hotel is one of the latest properties to open in Baja California's trendy Los Cabos. |
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