Want to introduce a kid to rockhounding? Adventure Publications editor, dad, and Lake Superior agate aficionado Brett Ortler gives you his tried-and-true tips. Kids seem to instinctively love rocks and minerals. Maybe it’s because they are shiny and brightly colored—or perhaps because of the sheer fun...
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Autumn is the perfect time of year for a day trip. The kids are settled into their school routines. The air temperature rests in that sweet spot between “turn on the AC” and “grab your coat.” Every bend along a country road reveals a new...
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Don’t fall victim to a misconception about Biltmore Estate. Some people think they can fit a visit to George Vanderbilt’s castle into a day trip to Asheville, but Biltmore is a day trip in itself. You’ll wind up disappointed if you think you can pop...
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We are excited about our upcoming book (March 2020) Arizona Day Trips by Theme! We asked the book’s author, Leigh Wilson, to share her thoughts behind the decision to make Arizona her home. Here is her story. I was born and raised in the Midwest, spent...
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Pick any month in North Carolina and you’re sure to find a festival to attend. There are beer festivals, food festivals, craft festivals, music festivals—even festivals celebrating Bigfoot, Mayberry, and NASCAR. It’s impossible to detail every festival, but Marla Hardee Milling, author of North Carolina...
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If you’ve ever asked, “What should we do today?,” then you need North Carolina Day Trips by Theme. This comprehensive guide to the Tar Heel State is jam-packed with hundreds of North Carolina’s top spots for fun and entertainment. Take a simple day trip, or string...
Read MoreMichigan’s famous stone and its “rays of the rising sun” are admired and desired across the country―and around the world. In his book Petoskey Stone: Finding, Identifying, and Collecting Michigan’s Favorite Fossil, Dan R. Lynch prepares readers for their next rock-hunting adventure! Petoskey stone is undoubtedly Michigan’s...
Read MoreSpray Falls might be one of the most dramatic waterfalls that flows into Lake Superior. Greg Kretovic, author of Waterfalls of Michigan, takes us on a visit. Situated along Lake Superior and the towering sandstone cliffs of Pictured Rocks, this falls is a sheer drop into...
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Join Randall Sanger, author of Waterfalls of Virginia & West Virginia: 174 Falls in the Old Dominion and the Mountain State, on a visit to the Rose River Falls. The Rose River Falls hike is a pleasant stroll through beautiful forest; the stream parallels the trail about...
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Randall Sanger, author of Waterfalls of Virginia & West Virginia: 174 Falls in the Old Dominion and the Mountain State, recalls the Cascades being one of the first waterfalls he visited as a young teen. The Cascades is one of the first waterfalls I can recall seeing....
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