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What to do when it rains on your family’s long-awaited vacation
ByEileen Ogintz July 18, 2013July 15, 2021

Sometimes when the weather interferes with your plans, it’s best to move on to Plan B. Rain has sent us racing to the nearest B-and-B when we were camping in New Hampshire. (A hot shower never felt so good!) We literally flew to Oahu when the forecast was better there than the continued wet weather we were experiencing on Kauai.

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Remembering a special small cruise in Alaska’s Inside Passage
ByEileen Ogintz July 14, 2013July 17, 2021

I understand why the Native Tlingits called glaciers “white thunder.” We see harbor seals lounging on chunks of blue ice in the water. The glacier looks like blue cotton candy with chocolate sprinkles.

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Eileen in the Media

Eileen talks about a family RV camping trip on Foxnews.com
ByEileen Ogintz July 12, 2013July 16, 2021

Eileen discusses the merits of a camping trip in a Recreational Vehicle on Foxnews.com

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Water sports, bike riding and bringing home the lobsters in Maine
ByEileen Ogintz July 12, 2013July 17, 2021

Food, of course, is a big part of vacation and that’s certainly the case in Maine famous for its no-frills lobster “shacks” where you can get lobster rolls—lobster salad sandwiches typically served on a hot dog bun to restaurants in Portland, about 20 miles from here, known for serving food that have just come from local farms.

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Teaching a kid to fish with a “Wicked Tuna” star in Kennebunkport ME
ByEileen Ogintz July 11, 2013July 12, 2021

“Sometimes the girls have more patience,” acknowledges Capt Bruce Hebert, known for his stint on the National Geographic Channel’s Wicked Tuna reality show but here in Kennebunkport for his Libreti Rose II fishing charters that cater to families and is named for his wife and three daughters—Lisa, Brie, Tiara and Rose.

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Visiting kids should meet local kids
ByEileen Ogintz July 11, 2013July 7, 2021

Wherever you go this summer, encourage your kids to chat up local kids, join a pick-up soccer game in a city park or play in a playground or on the beach. They’ll go home with an entirely different perspective. I met these Bahamian kids at the Abaco Beach Resort where they’ve signed on to be Bahamas Buddies

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Three days in the Kennebunks (ME) over the Fourth of July holiday
ByEileen Ogintz July 10, 2013June 27, 2024

It’s July 4th night and everyone is in vacation mode after a long day on the beach with teens setting off sparklers, parents nursing a beer or a glass of wine and everyone, for the moment, feeling all is well in the world, especially here in Maine where locals have been welcoming vacationers for generations—including the Bush family.

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Eileen on Rudy Maxa radio show – not too late for summer vacay plans
ByEileen Ogintz July 9, 2013July 16, 2021

Eileen discusses why it’s not too late to book a great summer vacation on Rudy Maxa’s weekly syndicated radio travel show.

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A summer day well spent at Denver’s Elitch Gardens
ByEileen Ogintz July 7, 2013July 8, 2021

A day at a theme park like Elitch Gardens is about more than having fun, we discover. It’s about facing disappointment when we lose at an arcade game and it rains when we want sun. It’s about riding that first thrill ride and recognizing when it may be too much thrill for a little girl (or a grown up).

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Eileen is quoted in Parents Magazine article
ByEileen Ogintz July 1, 2013July 16, 2021

Eileen is quoted in a Parents Magazine article on family-friendly doings in Orlando, Washington DC and Chicago.

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Pennsylvania’s Forgotten Park, Frozen In Time

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What to do when it rains on your family’s long-awaited vacation

Remembering a special small cruise in Alaska’s Inside Passage

Eileen talks about a family RV camping trip on Foxnews.com

Water sports, bike riding and bringing home the lobsters in Maine

Teaching a kid to fish with a “Wicked Tuna” star in Kennebunkport ME

Visiting kids should meet local kids

Three days in the Kennebunks (ME) over the Fourth of July holiday

Eileen on Rudy Maxa radio show – not too late for summer vacay plans

A summer day well spent at Denver’s Elitch Gardens

Eileen is quoted in Parents Magazine article

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Nature’s Retreat

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The Seasonal Edit

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13 Pennsylvania Small-Town Getaways That Turn Magical In December

12 North Carolina Day Trips That Make November The Best Time To Explore

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