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Riding The Great Allegheny Passage Trail & C&O Canal Towpath

The Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) and C&O Canal Towpath with over 330 miles is an excellent long-distance trail for a multi-day bike tour. Especially,...

Gifts from Great Lakes Region

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Out-of-Place Viking Church – Wang Temple in Poland

Wang Temple
The Wang Temple is an old Viking-built structure that you would expect to find in Norway, but not in Poland. Yet, the temple is located in the Polish city of Karpacz. (Find out why later, in a section about the temple’s history.) At present, the Wang...

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What the Heck are Pasties?

  When you drive in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, occasionally you will pass a place with “pasties” in the name. Unless, you’ve been to UP before,...

Gear for Slippery Situation

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