Space Shuttle Enterprise at USS Intrepid Museum

Space Shuttle Enterprise at USS Intrepid Museum

Walking into the Enterprise dome, you’re awed by the shuttle’s size. Dwarfed by her wide, black wings and smooth underbelly, Enterprise is a testament to the 1970’s engineering that carried Americans to outer space and back for over 150 missions.

Nieces on a road trip to Boston and New York City

Nieces on a road trip to Boston and New York City

My nieces from Arkansas recently visited Boston and New York with on a two week road trip with their parents. The girls used CityPASSes to visit top attractions and museums in New York and Boston.

The joys and values of summer sleepaway camps

The joys and values of summer sleepaway camps

I’m a real fan of sleep away camp. I went as a child and all three of my kids went for many years—my son to Camp Nebagamon in Wisconsin and my daughters to Camp Kamaji in Minnesota. My girls worked as counselors there as well, teaching sailing and leading wilderness trips.

Interacting with the Turtles at SeaWorld Orlando

Interacting with the Turtles at SeaWorld Orlando

TurtleTrek is home to adult and juvenile sea turtles, including hawksbill, Kemp’s Ridley, loggerhead and green sea turtles — all of whom, like Grandma, have been deemed nonreleasable by the Florida government.

Lots of places to rediscover your inner Titantic

Lots of places to rediscover your inner Titantic

The real point here is to encourage youngsters and their parents to “journey to new depths of discovery.” That includes a 4-D theater where SpongeBob SquarePants takes you and your kids on an undersea adventure, complete with mist and bubbles

Learning local history adds to vacation memories

Learning local history adds to vacation memories

Since we’re here on a girl’s getaway, we find it amusing that at the height of the mining boom in the 1900 census, there were 22 seamstresses in Park City but only two sewing machines.

A club dedicated to getting moms back on the slopes

A club dedicated to getting moms back on the slopes

Welcome to Park City Mountain Resort’s new Ladies’ Club, offered certain days of the week. Women who hadn’t skied in a while, said Martell, “didn’t want a high powered clinic. They just wanted an opportunity to get back on the mountain in a non-threatening way.”