The St Lawrence Seaway
The St. Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959 and is ranked as one of the outstanding engineering feats of 20th century.
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Thursday, December 11, 2025
midwest USA
Hiking the Oklahoma Plains
Oklahoma is a wonderful place to learn about native America and to attend one of the numerous gatherings or ‘pow-wows’ that occur throughout the year.
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I’m a lumberjack: The Paul Bunyan Show
In downtown Cambridge, Ohio, for one weekend each October, a ten-foot tall wooden lumberjack, donning a flannel that reveals defined biceps, directs passers-by to paradise at the annual Paul Bunyan Show held at Guernsey County Fairgrounds.
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Red Cliff Indians of Apostle Islands
The Apostle Islands, on the Northeastern tip of Wisconsin’s Bayfield Peninsula, can be visited by ferry or kayak. The Apostles is an archipelago of 21 virgin islands that covers an area of more than 720 square miles on the southern shore of Lake Superior.
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The Mackinac Bridge – pronounced “Mackinaw”
The idea of crossing one of the longest suspension bridges in the US bares no excitement for some, and in the case of the Mackinac Bridge, the sight of this 8km long bridge leaves other people terrified.
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