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Key Considerations for Planning a Family Trip to Gatlinburg

Planning a family vacation can feel like untangling a ball of yarn – there’s so much to consider! And when the destination is a place as exciting and full of options as Gatlinburg, the task can seem even more overwhelming. Located in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains, Gatlinburg

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Street Seens: Gettysburg Moments

Do you suppose the small gathering at Gettysburg that 19th century afternoon appreciated the lasting impact of the words scrawled on the back of an envelope spoken by a son of America’s heartland? Perhaps not.  In the end, it was the plain rightness of the way the words fit the

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Street Seens: Hats On (and Off) to “Brutal” Weather

Having donned a hat purchased at an outdoor farmers’ market at Helsinki’s Harbor many Februarys ago, I felt armed to deal with current weather here in our urban village.  Despite its “foxy furriness” that inspired honorary nephew Will Cosmas, JD to name it “Aunt Annette’s Finnish Fright Wig,” I wear

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Key Considerations for Planning a Family Trip to Gatlinburg

Planning a family vacation can feel like untangling a ball of yarn – there’s so much to consider! And when the destination is a place as exciting and full of options as Gatlinburg, the task can seem even more overwhelming. Located in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains, Gatlinburg offers an eclectic mix of outdoor adventure, charming attractions, and family-friendly fun. But how do you transform your trip from just fun to unforgettable?  This

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Street Seens: Gettysburg Moments

Do you suppose the small gathering at Gettysburg that 19th century afternoon appreciated the lasting impact of the words scrawled on the back of an envelope spoken by a son of America’s heartland? Perhaps not.  In the end, it was the plain rightness of the way the words fit the occasion that made them immortal. How modestly they captured the emotions of a scarred nation and honored the people who were not there but whose

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Street Seens: Hats On (and Off) to “Brutal” Weather

Having donned a hat purchased at an outdoor farmers’ market at Helsinki’s Harbor many Februarys ago, I felt armed to deal with current weather here in our urban village.  Despite its “foxy furriness” that inspired honorary nephew Will Cosmas, JD to name it “Aunt Annette’s Finnish Fright Wig,” I wear it with peace of mind and seem to hear it whisper, “And I thought it was cold there on the Baltic!” It has made me

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