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  • Orlando is the most visited place in the USA. What this means for you…
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    Orlando is the most visited place in the USA. What this means for you…

    ByEileen Ogintz April 7, 2015July 17, 2021

    Spring is one of the busiest times in Orlando which happens to be not only the theme park capitol of the world but the most visited city in the country. What does that mean for your family?

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  • New coasters arrive to thrill — or scare — your family senseless!
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    New coasters arrive to thrill — or scare — your family senseless!

    ByEileen Ogintz April 2, 2015July 15, 2021

    For you coaster lovers, there are more than two dozen new attractions with unprecedented technology, spins and speed at large and small theme parks around the country this year,

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  • Enjoying a week of baseball spring training in Arizona with a young cousi
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    Enjoying a week of baseball spring training in Arizona with a young cousi

    ByEileen Ogintz March 31, 2015July 15, 2021

    Matt Yemma and his 12-year-old cousin Ethan Sitzman spend a week shagging baseballs, autographs and enjoying the waterparks and sunshine of spring training in Arizona.

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  • Boarding, burgers and teen bonding in Bolton Valley, VT
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    Boarding, burgers and teen bonding in Bolton Valley, VT

    ByEileen Ogintz March 30, 2015July 10, 2021

    A high school junior and scholar in the A Better Chance program writes about a weekend of snowboarding fun and bonding time with his housemates in Bolton Valley, VT.

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  • Modern camping with kids – and WiFi
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    Modern camping with kids – and WiFi

    ByEileen Ogintz March 26, 2015July 10, 2021

    Younger campers say having a smartphone on a camping trip is nearly as important as toilet paper, according to the 2015 North American Camping Report. I’m guessing your kids would agree

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  • Families get acquainted with Thomas Jefferson at historic Monticello
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    Families get acquainted with Thomas Jefferson at historic Monticello

    ByEileen Ogintz March 19, 2015July 15, 2021

    It is only fitting that the home of our third president and the man who wrote the Declaration of Independence is so kid friendly. Jefferson was very fond of his 12 grandchildren, many of whom lived here with him after his retirement.

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  • Skiing and Soaking at Sunlight Mountain and Glenwood Springs
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    Skiing and Soaking at Sunlight Mountain and Glenwood Springs

    ByEileen Ogintz March 15, 2015July 15, 2021

    By springtime, many skiers are exhausted by the lift lines, carved out runs, and crowded resorts in Colorado Ski Country. But Sunlight Mountain Resort is the perfect little oasis where skiers can hit the mountain without having to schlep to the lifts.

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  • Cousins Mel Yemma and Chris Yemma in the gondola at Telluride
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    Telluride: An A-Lister’s Dream; a No-Lister’s Playground

    ByEileen Ogintz March 13, 2015July 15, 2021

    Skiing down the “Galloping Goose,” it hit me — Telluride has something for everyone, even the 1 percent A-listers.

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  • Tapping his inner rebel at Crested Butte Mountain Resort
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    Tapping his inner rebel at Crested Butte Mountain Resort

    ByEileen Ogintz March 12, 2015July 15, 2021

    A die-hard snowboarder since his teens, Chris Yemma decided to try skiing on a blue-bird day at Crested Butte to see if his inner rebel still lives.

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  • Plenty more for families to do while visiting the Cactus League
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    Plenty more for families to do while visiting the Cactus League

    ByEileen Ogintz March 12, 2015July 15, 2021

    March is all about baseball in Arizona — some 2.75 million visitors, 60 percent from outside Arizona, come to watch 15 major league teams get ready for the season through April 4

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