Savoring Theater and Wine in Niagara-on-the-Lake
affiliate program I just spent a blissful half-week break in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, and would cheerfully have stayed longer. This charming town has a pair of main streets that burst with flowers and shops, and lovely, tree-lined side streets full of historic houses, many of which are bed and breakfasts. The main summer event is, of [...]
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Cincinnati Tunes Up for 2012 World Choir Games
affiliate program Listen! Fingers are already snapping as more than 80 choirs from around the world rehearse for the World Choir Games July 4-14, 2012, in Cincinnati. This is the first time the biennial games have been held in the U.S. Choirs from 18 countries are already registered, including singers from China, Indonesia, Israel, Ireland, [...]
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Johnny X Savors Montreal and Maple Syrup
affiliate program Johnny X goes north of the border to Montreal to meet his Francophone pals! The bear travels for Meredith Schroeder’s third-grade class at St. Joseph Consolidated School in Hamilton, Ohio, as part of the Traveling Teddy program of the Society of American Travel Writers. Johnny X is a cousin of Cookie the Bear, [...]
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July is for Joking at Montreal Laughs Festival
Who doesn’t need a laugh about now? Montreal’s 28th edition of the Just For Laughs Festival will run July 6-17, with the eclectic lineup of Cheech & Chong, Pamela Anderson, John Leguizamo and Nick Cannon, host of NBC’s America’s Got Talent. Afterwards, the free Urban Arts street fair will take to the bricks July 17-25, [...]
Keep Reading...Halloween’s Horror-Rama Roundup
You can’t have too many frights for Halloween. Here are a few heart-pounding possibilities, as well as some gentle family events. Winnipeg, Canada, has launched its first Ghost Walk, a 90-minute trail led by experienced ghost guides. What was found hidden in the walls of the old Masonic Temple? Where did the first executions in [...]
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Ahoy! Ashley Gets Her Sea Paws!
Ashley the Traveling Teddy has taken the helm of several boats recently, and captain and crew all lived to tell about it! Ashley travels for the third-grade class of Meredith Schroeder at St. Joseph Consolidated School in Hamilton, Ohio. The Traveling Teddy program is a geography outreach of the Society of American Travel Writers. This [...]
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Prince Edward Island Teddy-Made for Bears
The Traveling Teddy has been on a fabulous cruise through New England and Canada aboard the ms Maasdam–boy, some wild adventures! On Prince Edward Island, he met Steve Parsons, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, just as he left the ship in Charlottetown. Traveling Teddy globetrots for the third-grade class of Meredith Schroeder at St. Joseph Consolidated [...]
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