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  • Visiting the theme parks with the youngest members of the family
    Backyard Vacations | Destinations | Families & Groups | Parks & Outdoors | Weekly Column

    Visiting the theme parks with the youngest members of the family

    ByEileen Ogintz August 7, 2014July 15, 2021

    Wherever you and your toddlers and preschoolers find yourselves this summer, you’ll find plenty to amuse and entertain, even when they’re not walking yet. Go after the older kids go back to school and you can avoid the crowds. According to Visit Orlando, September is the cheapest month of the year to visit there.

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  • A Family Friendly Guide to The Florida Keys
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    A Family Friendly Guide to The Florida Keys

    ByEileen Ogintz August 6, 2014July 12, 2021

    Riding down the highway towards the Florida Keys, I caught a glimpse of aqua marine colored medians, and even they began to soothe my stressed soul.

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  • Farmer John knows how to grow pumpkins in Half Moon Bay
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    Farmer John knows how to grow pumpkins in Half Moon Bay

    ByEileen Ogintz August 4, 2014July 15, 2021

    Farmer John Muller, who is a third generation farmer and happens to be the Mayor of Half Moon Bay, knows how to grow a great pumpkin!

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  • Fish right out of the water, strawberries, goat cheese and more
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    Fish right out of the water, strawberries, goat cheese and more

    ByEileen Ogintz August 1, 2014July 12, 2021

    At Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay near, where we were staying at the Beach House, locals either have downloaded the free FishLine App or call 650-726-8724 to see what fresh-caught fish commercial fishermen are selling “off the boat.”

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  • Half Moon Bay, CA — no crowds or rush yet near San Francisco
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    Half Moon Bay, CA — no crowds or rush yet near San Francisco

    ByAndy Yemma July 31, 2014November 10, 2025

    My daughter is planning her wedding near Half Moon Bay. I can see why she loves this area — between the mountains to the East and the Pacific to the west. The best part—it’s not busy or crowded, though we’re less than hour’s drive from San Francisco.

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  • Sonoma County: the right locale for a trip with a grown-up kid
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    Sonoma County: the right locale for a trip with a grown-up kid

    ByEileen Ogintz July 31, 2014July 15, 2021

    Who says grown kids don’t want to travel with their parents? I don’t get to see my daughter that often and was determined to make our few days together as fun and as stress-free as possible for both of us. The key, I discovered, is choosing the right locale.

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  • Relaxing in the mineral pools at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn
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    Relaxing in the mineral pools at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn

    ByEileen Ogintz July 30, 2014July 15, 2021

    Water Yoga anyone? What a way to start the day. I’m moving from one mineral pool to the next at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn.

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  • Exploring Bodega Bay CA – bike rides, redwoods, great food
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    Exploring Bodega Bay CA – bike rides, redwoods, great food

    ByEileen Ogintz July 29, 2014July 15, 2021

    People come to Bodega Bay to watch the whales, hike among the huge Coast redwoods — some are 1,000 years old and 250 feet tall like in the Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve in Guerneville — and of course, eat.

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  • Families up close with African animals – in Sonoma County CA
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    Families up close with African animals – in Sonoma County CA

    ByEileen Ogintz July 28, 2014July 15, 2021

    Who knew there is the chance to see so many rare endangered African animals right in the middle of Sonoma County, just 75 miles north of San Francisco

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  • Discovering the family and foodie side of Sonoma County CA
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    Discovering the family and foodie side of Sonoma County CA

    ByEileen Ogintz July 25, 2014July 15, 2021

    Sonoma County CA – Twenty coastal beaches… soaring Coas Redwoods… 11 state parks, 27 historical landmarks… 120 farms open to the public and 12 farmers markets… 400 wineries and more than 500 restaurants committed to bringing you food grown locally.

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  • Families love meeting future baseball stars on Cape Cod
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    Families love meeting future baseball stars on Cape Cod

    ByEileen Ogintz July 24, 2014June 29, 2023

    We’re sitting on the grass with several hundred parents and kids on a balmy summer night in Falmouth, Massachusetts on Cape Cod watching the Falmouth Commodores play the Orleans Firebirds.

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  • A Two-Nation Vacation to Roosevelt’s Campobello and Downeast Maine
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    A Two-Nation Vacation to Roosevelt’s Campobello and Downeast Maine

    ByEileen Ogintz July 22, 2014July 15, 2021

    Campobello is an island off the Maine coast, located in New Brunswick, Canada. Unless you’re a U.S. history buff, you might not know that our longest serving President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, spent countless summers vacationing on this Canadian island.

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  • Summer Family Fun in Colorado: The Telluride Bluegrass Festival
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    Summer Family Fun in Colorado: The Telluride Bluegrass Festival

    ByEileen Ogintz July 21, 2014July 15, 2021

    Telluride, Colorado holds a festival almost every weekend throughout the summer. From the film festival, to the mushroom festival, and its renowned fall Blues and Brews festival, I’ve heard it said before…”Telluride pretty much holds a festival for everything.” But the most famous event the town offers is the annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival.

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  • Learning about oceanography in Woods Hole, MA
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    Learning about oceanography in Woods Hole, MA

    ByAndy Yemma July 18, 2014November 10, 2025

    WOODS HOLE, MA – Do you recognize the name of this small port on Cape Cod? It has something to do with the Titanic, right?

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  • Families get up close and with the animals at Busch Gardens in Tampa
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    Families get up close and with the animals at Busch Gardens in Tampa

    ByEileen Ogintz July 17, 2014July 15, 2021

    Welcome to the state-of-the-art Animal Care Center at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida — a unique 16,000-square-foot facility opened a little more than two years ago where visitors can watch how the park’s veterinarians take care of the animals that live here

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  • At the Farm Institute on Martha’s Vineyard with the kids
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    At the Farm Institute on Martha’s Vineyard with the kids

    ByEileen Ogintz July 17, 2014July 7, 2021

    Kids learning about food at the Farm Institute on Martha’s Vineyard, MA. These 180 acres at the edge of Edgartown has been farmed since the first Europeans arrived in the 17th Century and before that by the local Wampanoag.

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  • Exploring historic and family-friendly Martha’s Vineyard, MA
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    Exploring historic and family-friendly Martha’s Vineyard, MA

    ByEileen Ogintz July 16, 2014July 12, 2021

    Does a summer night get any better? Not on Martha’s Vineyard at the historic Harbor View Hotel in Edgartown that dates back 123 years. We loved sitting on the rocking chairs on the porch

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  • PLAY BALL!  At the very family-friendly Cape Cod League
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    PLAY BALL! At the very family-friendly Cape Cod League

    ByEileen Ogintz July 15, 2014July 8, 2021

    Tonight they’ve gathered for another Cape tradition—the Cape Cod Baseball League—10 teams comprised of 350 elite college players from around the country who live with 200 local families for the summer season.

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  • Old old-fashioned summer vacation on Cape Cod, MA
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    Old old-fashioned summer vacation on Cape Cod, MA

    ByEileen Ogintz July 14, 2014June 29, 2023

    Cape Cod—more than 550 miles of spectacular coastline in Massachusetts with beaches (the Cape Cod National Seashore), historic light houses, clam shacks, bike trails and summer vacations like they used to be.

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  • More than beaches – Maine’s museums and zoos
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    More than beaches – Maine’s museums and zoos

    ByEileen Ogintz July 11, 2014July 12, 2021

    Taking the Kids Correspondent Andrea Timpano chronicles three days in the beach towns of Maine. Day 3- Ogunquit and York

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  • In the Maine Beach towns – Ogunquit and lobsters
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    In the Maine Beach towns – Ogunquit and lobsters

    ByEileen Ogintz July 10, 2014July 12, 2021

    Taking the Kids Correspondent Andrea Timpano chronicles three days in the beach towns of Maine. Day 2- OGUNQUIT

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  • Three days on the Maine beaches: first stop Old Orchard Beach
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    Three days on the Maine beaches: first stop Old Orchard Beach

    ByEileen Ogintz July 9, 2014July 12, 2021

    Taking the Kids Correspondent Andrea Timpano chronicles three days in the beach towns of Maine. First stop Old Orchard Beach.

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  • Old Saybrook CT: like Cape Cod but without the traffic
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    Old Saybrook CT: like Cape Cod but without the traffic

    ByEileen Ogintz July 7, 2014July 8, 2021

    A short trip to Old Saybrook CT, which dates to 1635 when it was first settled by a company of English puritans. Yale University was founded here.

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  • Flying home upgraded – when travel is a pleasure
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    Flying home upgraded – when travel is a pleasure

    ByEileen Ogintz July 5, 2014July 7, 2021

    It’s our lucky day! We’ve gotten upgraded to Club World on British Airways. We’re not sure how it happened but we’re not complaining.

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  • Speed museum-seeing in Oslo with the OsloPASS
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    Speed museum-seeing in Oslo with the OsloPASS

    ByEileen Ogintz July 4, 2014July 17, 2021

    We were in Oslo at the end of an Adventures by Disney trip to Norway, and thanks to the Oslo Pass that provides admission to more than 30 museums and free public transport (including the ferry to the Viking Museum), we were able to hit four museums in about six available hours.

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  • At the Hotel Union (and spa) in Geiranger, Norway
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    At the Hotel Union (and spa) in Geiranger, Norway

    ByEileen Ogintz July 3, 2014July 17, 2021

    I like that they love kids—there is a great indoor splash play area with a view of the fjords. Parents can relax while the kids play.

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  • Generations gather at the ballfields in Cooperstown all summer long
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    Generations gather at the ballfields in Cooperstown all summer long

    ByEileen Ogintz July 3, 2014June 29, 2023

    With the families and generations at Cooperstown Dreams Park, which draws 104 Little League baseball teams each week to its 22 pristine fields spread out over 150 acres.

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  • A rainy hike up to a Norwegian fjord country farm
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    A rainy hike up to a Norwegian fjord country farm

    ByEileen Ogintz July 2, 2014July 17, 2021

    We’re at Westeras Farm, which has been in the Westeraas family since the 17th Century, with the Adventures by Disney group touring Norway

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  • Day five in Norway — trout fishing and glacier gazing
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    Day five in Norway — trout fishing and glacier gazing

    ByEileen Ogintz July 1, 2014July 16, 2021

    Fresh trout for lunch? Of course you have to catch them first. And drive two and a half hours on roads with hairpin turns, the fog so thick at times you can barely see in front of you. Good thing I’m not driving!

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  • Riding the roads in Norway’s Western Fjord region
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    Riding the roads in Norway’s Western Fjord region

    ByEileen Ogintz June 30, 2014July 17, 2021

    A day on road with a new Adventures by Disney tour, passing a lot of the sites that inspired the hit movie Frozen —the fjords, the glaciers, the small villages and of course Norway’s famous Stave Churches

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