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Monthly Archives: October 2014
Greenfield Village – The Ford Village Experience
Or: Reassembling early 20th Century America Where can you walk into the Wright Brothers’ bicycle shop (from Dayton, Ohio), and five minutes later tour the homes of Noah Webster (from New Haven Connecticut), and Robert Frost (from Ann Arbor, Michigan), … Continue reading
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Tagged Dearborne, Edison, Ford, Frost, Greenfield Village, grist mll, Michigan, Model T, museum, railroad, roundhouse, steam engine, Webster, Wright Brothers
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New Batman Movie signs on to Save the Bats
Just In Just received a news item from the Organization for Bat Conservation. This is a new “Save the Bats” promo from the cast and crew of the upcoming Batman Movie: youtu.be/lVIpW25r9uY For the full article See:
Not Just an Airplane Museum – A National History Lesson
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force On a recent trip to Ohio, my friend John and I spent a day and a half in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, on Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio. With … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Force Museum, B-36, Dayton, museum, Peacemaker, Valkyrie, wright patterson, X-1B, XB-70
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Riverside RV – Craftsmanship and Customer Awareness in Action
Introduction Several months ago, I wrote a review of our new Riverside RV 177 camper, followed by a second review in which I identified several, albeit minor, issues with the camper—specifically that it was low to the ground and the … Continue reading
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Tagged 177, camper, craftsmanship, factory, lift kit, production, Retro, Riverside RV, upgrade, White Water
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Two Old Guys Trying to Recapture Their Youth – Part 2
(Continued from Part 1 – See) Day 4 – The Organization for Bat Conservation (OBC), Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Our first destination in Michigan was the OBC at the Cranbrook Institute in Bloomfield Hills, about 50 miles north of our campground. … Continue reading
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Tagged air force, Bat, Bloomfield Hills, campground, camping trip, Conservation, Dayton, Dearborn, dutch oven, Ford Museum, Greenfield, Indiana, Michigan, Monroe, museum, OBC, Ohio, Sterling, storms, Tennessee
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Two Old Guys Trying to Recapture Their Youth – Part 1
Well, not exactly, but… John and I became friends as college classmates in the mid-1960s. In the spring of our junior year, we took off on spring break for a week’s trip to Florida. That was our first road trip. … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Force Museum, Bat, camper, campgrounds, Conservation, Cranbrook, dutch oven, Ford Museum, Greenfield Village, Indiana, Institute, Lagrange, Michigan, Monroe, Ohio, Riverside RV, Science, Sterling, travel
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Renaissance Musings 