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  • The Fourth of July celebration in Boston, Massachusetts
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    Celebrating with family on the Fourth of July

    ByEileen Ogintz June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

    What was your best Fourth of July? A parade, a barbecue with your nearest and dearest, fireworks or perhaps an entirely new experience?

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  • Getting instructions on hooking up RV to utilities
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    3 Lessons RV Pros Taught a First Time RVer

    ByEileen Ogintz June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

    My wife and I recently bought our first travel trailer. We had been waiting for months and we traveled from Colorado to Ohio to pick it up

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  • Schofferhofer’s juice and beer
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    Schofferhofer’s juice and beer

    ByEileen Ogintz June 24, 2022June 24, 2022

    Move over hard seltzer. This summer’s most satiating patio drink is Schöfferhofer’s half fruit juice/half beer Hefeweizen beers.

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  • The Dushi sign in Willemstad
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    The unique Caribbean culture of Curacao

    ByEileen Ogintz June 23, 2022June 28, 2023

    Do you know your ABCs? We’re talking the ABC islands — Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao, the three westernmost islands of the Leeward Antilles

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  • Sunrise Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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    Eight great family vacation spots for summer

    ByEileen Ogintz June 16, 2022July 15, 2022

    Whatever you’ve got on tap for summer vacation, plan to spend plenty of time outdoors. For kids, playing outside promotes curiosity, creativity and critical thinking, research shows.

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  • Roads Trips Every Kid Should Experience
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    Roads Trips Every Kid Should Experience

    ByEileen Ogintz June 14, 2022March 16, 2023

    Road trips allow you to get out of your comfort zone and explore the country while spending quality time and bonding as a family.

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  • Adventurist Backpack
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    Gadgets, gizmos and more for the traveling Dad

    ByEileen Ogintz June 9, 2022June 23, 2022

    This Father’s Day there are plenty of gadgets that will please your favorite travelers, and sustainably made duds to keep cool all summer.

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  • Mud Woman Rolls On by Roxanne Swentzell at Denver Art Museum
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    Engaging Kids with Art in Denver

    ByEileen Ogintz June 7, 2022June 29, 2023

    If you could jump into an artwork and walk around in it, what would you choose? It’s a good question to ask kids visiting an art museum

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  • Weber Traveler Grill
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    The Weber Traveler for your road trip cooking

    ByEileen Ogintz June 2, 2022June 2, 2022

    Although I love my trusty charcoal grill it isn’t always possible to haul it to a picnic at the park or a tailgater at the game.

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  • A snow owl at the Alaska Raptor Center
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    The bears and the raptors in Sitka, Alaska

    ByEileen Ogintz June 2, 2022June 8, 2022

    Lucky little orphans. Actually, big orphans — bear cubs. They were rescued and now live happily at the Fortress of the Bear in Sitka, Alaska

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