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  • Making memories by embracing imperfection this Thanksgiving
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    Making memories by embracing imperfection this Thanksgiving

    ByEileen Ogintz November 15, 2012July 10, 2021

    Inevitably, we’ll reminisce about less-than-perfect Thanksgiving gatherings, like the time we arrived back home at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago to discover our car battery was dead, or the time in Connecticut our dog devoured the homemade pate a cousin brought to Thanksgiving dinner before anyone had a bite.

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  • Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Lincoln Park in Chicago
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    Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Lincoln Park in Chicago

    ByEileen Ogintz November 11, 2012July 7, 2021

    The view of Lake Michigan from my windows changed my perspective of the great lake and forced me to concede in the everlasting debate I had held with my native Chicagoan friends – that the shores of Lake Michigan are worthy of the title “beach.”

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  • Eileen’s presentation to the 2nd Family Travel Conference
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    Eileen’s presentation to the 2nd Family Travel Conference

    ByEileen Ogintz November 9, 2012July 16, 2021

    Download a PDF file of Eileen’s presentation to the 2nd Family Travel Conference in Dallas on November 9-11, 2012. The Family Travel Conference brings together media and industry leaders in family travel and gives them the practical training, latest tools, and best practices they need to navigate this leading travel segment.

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  • Becoming a junior conservationist at one of America’s premier museums
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    Becoming a junior conservationist at one of America’s premier museums

    ByEileen Ogintz November 8, 2012July 10, 2021

    The Hall of North American Mammals, with its famous mammal dioramas, includes several that recreate scenes from national parks and monuments that Theodore Roosevelt helped preserve and protect.

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  • A safe harbor after the storm in the Poconos
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    A safe harbor after the storm in the Poconos

    ByEileen Ogintz November 5, 2012July 10, 2021

    Ten-year-old Charlie Baker writes: When Hurricane Sandy hit, we didn’t have any power in my New Jersey town. A lot of the families left and went to grandma’s house, but my grandma lives in Manhattan and we couldn’t get there because there was a lot of traffic and a giant crane was hanging nearby. So we had to figure out where else to go. My mom ended up surprising us with a trip to the Great Wolf Lodge.

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  • Disney promising a lot of magic for 2013
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    Disney promising a lot of magic for 2013

    ByEileen Ogintz November 4, 2012July 6, 2021

    The Disney resorts have just announced Limited Time Magic for all of 2013 –52 weeks of what they promise will be magical experiences that appear, then disappear as the next special surprise debuts.

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  • Touring on a bike offers new insights and fun
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    Touring on a bike offers new insights and fun

    ByEileen Ogintz November 1, 2012July 17, 2021

    it’s worth checking out a bike tour wherever you are visiting with the kids. You can bike along the new beach promenade in Clearwater, Fla., or sample Portland’s famous local eats on a Bites by Bike tour that claims it is the best in the country for cyclists, offering an extensive network of trails.

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  • Eileen’s blog on Hurricane Sandy featured on Foxnews.com
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    Eileen’s blog on Hurricane Sandy featured on Foxnews.com

    ByEileen Ogintz October 29, 2012July 16, 2021

    Foxnews.com: Eileen’s blog on Hurricane Sandy messing up travel plans.

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  • The best laid plans, waylaid by Frankenstorm
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    The best laid plans, waylaid by Frankenstorm

    ByEileen Ogintz October 27, 2012July 5, 2021

    UPDATE (Wednesday, Oct 31) — It’s Halloween, but the really scary thing is now bad the damage from SuperStorm Sandy is all over the Northeast. We still have power at our house so we are one of the few lucky ones. But we lost cable, which means almost all forms of communication for us these days. I’m updating this blog from our Town Hall where they have electricity and free public wi-fi. It’s impressive the way people are pulling together and helping each other out. Just this morning my husband helped a neighbor jump-start his car. His battery had run down after he and his son tried to recharge too many electronic devices. Meanwhile… if you trying to travel, or get home, during the storm’s aftermath, check out www.johnnyjet.com for some great tips!

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  • Snowshoeing – the quieter side of a winter vacation, day or weekend
    Backyard Vacations | Destinations | Families & Groups | Parks & Outdoors | Snow Vacations | Weekly Column

    Snowshoeing – the quieter side of a winter vacation, day or weekend

    ByEileen Ogintz October 25, 2012July 17, 2021

    You don’t need a gourmet meal to enjoy snowshoeing. It’s fun to take a sandwich and hot cider with you in your backpack; it’s fun just to get out and enjoy the back-country landscape away from the hustle and bustle of a snow sports resort. I try to take a day off from skiing each trip just for the experience.

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