When most people think of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, they think of the famous scene in Rocky where Sylvester Stallone finished his training run by sprinting up the stairs. It’s a great scene, and is currently memorialized with a statue in front of the building – but if that’s where your familiarity with the […]
It’s pumpkin time at the pumpkin patch, bounce slides, haunted houses (not too scary for the kids). I have never seen so many happy children, choochoo train ride, swing rides and more… A pumpkin Festival!! I took my 3 year old grandson who I call fearless climbing up and down on giant slides…good family fun… […]
This October 7-10th the place to be is Misquamicut Beach in Westerly, RI for the first annual Atlantis RIsinf International Sand Sculpture Competition taking place. Ten of the world’s top professional sand sculptors arrive at Misquamicut State Beach to compete and a four-day event celebrates them all. With music, food, and amazing photo opportunities, it […]
Anyone who has seen Stephen King’s iconic 1989 movie Pet Sematary, can remember being disturbed by Gage Creed’s death-by-fuel-truck scene in the movie. Many say it is the most shocking scene and one that has stuck with them until this day. The actual truck used in the movie has an entire history of its own […]
The WW1 Servicemen’s Memorial was erected in 1921 by the people of Belair Road and with in the vicinity of, as a tribute to the boys who made the supreme sacrifice and those who served in Army and Navy in the Great World War 1917-1918. This Memorial is located in Belair-Edison in Baltimore, Maryland, at […]
John Pennekamp state park with over 3 miles of turquoise water offers the best snorkeling in the keys. It’s a must stop off “Route 1”. There are water adventures for everyone at any at age from paddleboarding to kayaking and fishing. If you’re not up to snorkeling you can see the beautiful underwater reefs and […]
In our popular culture, Francis Scott Key receives most of the credit for “writing” the Star Spangled Banner. However, the extent of his contribution were the lyrics he started writing after being released from the British ship HMS Tonnant on September 14th, 1814, which he finished two days later in Baltimore. The melody “To Anacreon […]
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