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Does your significant other have every book ever written on Abraham Lincoln? Do you have a painting of George Washington in your dining room? Is following the footsteps of Lewis and Clark at the top of …

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Winter always makes me think about vacation time. And, vacations at our house always focus around books. Here’s a list of my top MUST see places in 2012.
 

Misty of Chincoteague  by Marguerite Henry – Chincoteague …

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Legends are created around characters like Molly Brown. She certainly deserves all the adoration, but so many people don’t know some of her best stories – the ones before and after the Titanic sank and …

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Greenville, South Carolina hits a home run for baseball fans with the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum.
“Most Americans learn about Shoeless Joe Jackson through the movie ‘Field of Dreams,’” Arlene Marcley, president of the Shoeless Joe …

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  Visiting the Windy City doesn’t have to include the usual tourist spots. Whatever your itinerary, we’ve created a list of five books about Chicago that will hlep you see the city in a new light!
 
Chicken …

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Book Journals: Journal your Travel and Itinerary

Travel anywhere with me and you’ll spend time watching me dig through my bag to find my glue stick. Or, if you’re unlucky, you’ll spend time at a grocery …

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Lewis and Clark passed this way just over 100 years ago. Following their trails leads history lovers to some pretty great locations along the Missouri River, including several that were very special to the Natives …

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Many library patrons have dozed off in a soft chair at their favorite local library, book in hand, but only a lucky few get the chance to snooze at the library with a cat.
Yes, a …

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Guest post by Kara Dirkson, ASA and owner of Artisia Fine Art Services
Not so long ago I discovered the writing of Minnesota native Siri Hustvedt.  She writes fiction as well as non-fiction and in both …

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Often, the women of the Alaska gold rush days are overlooked as simply “entertainers,” or worse. But, the women who populated Alaska’s dance halls and brothels were much more than that. They were confidants to …

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I first began leading “bookstore road trips” to New York City in 2003.  I’d load 50 people on a chartered bus in Harrisburg, PA, and we’d spend the day visiting the 20 or so indie …