Chicago, having become a hotbed of the criminality in the 1930s, is now the third biggest city in the United States (after New York and Los Angeles), one of the country’s industrial and congress centers.
Chicago lies on the shores of the lake Michigan. Four hundred years ago this area was inhabited only by the [...]
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In March 1914, construction began on what is now known as Wrigley Field. At a cost of $250,000, Wrigley Field remains one of the oldest parks in the history of baseball. Located in Chicago, this facility is home to the Chicago Cubs. In the beginning, 10 investors purchased the team. In [...]
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Think about it for a minute. Are there really Online Travel Business Opportunities? Well, the answer is yes, absolutely. The hardest question to answer for most people is who, what, where and why ?
These are exactly the same questions we had here, and so we decided to search out the [...]
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If you are an NBA fan, then you are probably an avid collector of sports memorabilia. One of the most popular types of NBA collectibles are those that feature an autograph from the sport’s top athletes. When sold from a specialty store, autographs are often outside of the price range for many and [...]
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Summer is here. What better way to enjoy the summer than go on a camp. Students of all ages, from seven to eighteen or nineteen, love going to camps. They learn to live away from their families, staying with their people of their age group. They also learn to be independent. This in turn [...]
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A trip on the California Zephyr, across much of the North American continent, is considered one of the great train journeys of the world. Launched in 1949 and re-launched in 1983, the Zephyr became an American icon as one of the country’s earliest transcontinental lines. The train runs from Union Station in Chicago, to Emeryville, [...]
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Talk to the modest traveler as to where in the United States they would most likely want to visit and you are likely to hear Orlando, New York, Las Vegas and San Francisco. Big cities with big attractions have always been the staple of good, exciting vacations. For the lesser [...]
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The Land of Lincoln sprawls over 56,400 square-miles primarily of prairie, but half of its
population of 12 million is concentrated in the greater Chicago area. Let’s explore the five
regions of downstate and then discover Chicagoland.
Southern
This region is home to the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail, which is a 25-mile trail through the Shawnee National Forest that [...]
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The black bear interrupts its roadside foraging to glance reproachfully at the intruders. The bus driver has slowed down so that we can gape. His cry alerting the passengers is one we hear often on the Alaska Highway, and not just for bear sighting.
Dall sheep, standing out in brilliant white against rocky mountain slopes. Moose, [...]
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If you are planning a Michigan beach vacation, Lake Michigan is the place. Here is an overview on your options.
Finding Michigan Beach Lodgings
Lake Michigan is the second largest of the Great Lakes of the United States. In fact, it borders four separate states: Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Lake Michigan is also the [...]
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