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  • Good idea, Mrs Obama!
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    Good idea, Mrs Obama!

    ByEileen Ogintz June 18, 2010June 28, 2023

    With the First Lady’s help, the National Park Service is kicking off a Let’s Move Outside Junior Ranger Program in 20 national parks—all part of Michelle Obama’s nationwide campaign to end childhood obesity

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  • To Lake Placid, an Old-Fashioned Vacation Destination
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    To Lake Placid, an Old-Fashioned Vacation Destination

    ByEileen Ogintz June 17, 2010June 28, 2023

    No one cares that the water is cold. The kids splash at the lake’s edge, play on the small sand beach as older, daring ones splash in the water and peddle kayaks, rowboats and paddleboats. Our pup eyes them all curiously

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  • How to avoid problems sending kids into the air alone
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    How to avoid problems sending kids into the air alone

    ByEileen Ogintz June 14, 2010June 28, 2023

    Here we go again. Delta Air Lines blames a paperwork mix-up for sending two children traveling as unaccompanied minors to wrong destinations, AP reported this past week. Before you put your child or teen on an airplane along, here’s what you need to know.

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  • To California Wine Country
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    To California Wine Country

    ByEileen Ogintz June 6, 2010June 28, 2023

    If you think Wine Country — especially Sonoma County — is just for grown-ups (at least those over 21) think again. There are plenty of places to bike, hike and kayak on the Russian River.

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  • Lots of choices for lodging in Lake Placid
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    Lots of choices for lodging in Lake Placid

    ByEileen Ogintz June 4, 2010June 28, 2023

    DAY 3 — There is every variety of place to stay in Lake Placid from B&Bs, motels, condos and houses, and even luxe resorts.

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  • Taking the Kids – To Clean Beaches and Avoiding the Oil
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    Taking the Kids – To Clean Beaches and Avoiding the Oil

    ByEileen Ogintz June 3, 2010June 28, 2023

    As vacation season gets into high gear — with officials yet to figure out how to stem the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico in the worst oil spill in U.S history — families who planned to head to the Gulf Coast are worried too about clean beach waters — as are those who count on their business.

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  • Learn Winter Olympic history at Lake Placid
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    Learn Winter Olympic history at Lake Placid

    ByEileen Ogintz June 3, 2010July 2, 2023

    You can learn a little, or a lot, of Olympic history in Lake Placid at the Olympic Center.

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  • PUPPY OR TODDLER?
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    PUPPY OR TODDLER?

    ByEileen Ogintz June 2, 2010June 28, 2023

    When we took our six-month-old pup Trooper to Lake Placid last weekend, I kept thinking about the similarities to road trips when the kids were toddlers….

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  • A weekend in dog-friendly Lake Placid, NY
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    A weekend in dog-friendly Lake Placid, NY

    ByEileen Ogintz June 2, 2010June 28, 2023

    The water is cold in Mirror Lake in Lake Placid, NY but that’s not keeping the kids—or hardy parents out. The little ones are splashing at the water’s edge while older ones are out in kayaks , rowboats and paddle boats. Our pup is eyeing them all curiously. “It’s got everything you want with little kids,” said Jim Carroll, vacationing here with his wife and two daughters

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  • To the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
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    To the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

    ByEileen Ogintz May 27, 2010October 4, 2023

    We’re at Hall of Human Origins, the newest exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, now celebrating its centennial year. (It’s the most visited of the 19 Smithsonian museums with 7.4 million visitors last year!) It’s the most visited museum in the country and has the most visited science museum in the world. It’s easy to see why. Even kids who profess to “hate science” can’t help but love this 21st-century museum.

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